Can anyone recommend me a good book on art and its history in general. Something simple for someone that is just interested for a hobby . Found one on amazon called art : a history that looks promising.
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Living-Art-Mark-Getlein/dp/0073190764]Amazon.com: Living with Art (9780073190761): Mark Getlein: Books[/ame] I got this book for my art history class, it is pretty overpriced though so you might want to see if you can find them 2nd hand. [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Story-Art-16th-H-Gombrich/dp/071483355X/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1322089679&sr=1-1Another]Amazon.com: The Story of Art, 16th Edition (9780714833552): E.H. Gombrich: Books[/ame] another good one and it is much cheaper! Have fun!