History of art Books
Pindar Press L'Art Monumental de la France Romane: Le XI
Book SynopsisThe most important of Eliane Vergnolle's publications focus on the study of Romanesque art in France. In particular, she has concentrated on the period during which this type of art was born and has investigated the processes which, from the beginning of the 11th century onwards, led to the renewal of monumental sculpture in several regions. Having investigated previous methods of analysis, she has proposed a new way of looking at the chronological order of the first steps in this period, notably from the example of the exceptional workshop which created the abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire. Her study of the Corinthian capital and its multiple transformations came about from a greater understanding of the notion of the Renaissance of Antiquity, which recurs throughout the period. Other studies concentrate on the role of sculptural decoration in the buildings, as well as the genesis of certain forms of architectural structure. Much of this research has appeared in the form of monographic studies of important individual monuments. These nineteen studies are principally concerned with the Loire valley, the Berry, the Bourbonnais and Burgundy and they delineate the artistic landscape of those regions which were among the most precocious and the most inventive in the Capetian kingdom.Table of ContentsIntroduction Un carnet de modèles de l'an mil provenant de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire (Paris, B.N. lat. 8318 et Rome, Vat. Reg. let 596) Chronologie et méthode d'analyse: doctrines sur les débuts de la sculpture romane en France La première sculpture romane de la France moyenne (1010-1050) Fortune et infortunes du chapiteau corinthien dans le monde roman Chapiteaux corinthisants de France et d'Italie (IXe-XIe siècles) Autour d'Anzy-le-Duc: histoire d'un groupe de chapiteaux pré-clunisiens de Bourgogne Réflexions sur les chapiteaux à feuilles lisses: à propos de Saint-Sever Les chapiteaux romans de l'église de Bort-les-Orgues (Corrèze) Le rôle architectural des chapiteaux du haut Moyen Age occidental: remplois, groupes, paires L'art des frises dans la vallée de la Loire Passages muraux et escaliers: premières expériences dans l'architecture du XIè siècle L'église Saint-Vorles de Châtillon-sur-Seine L'ancien prieuré de Saint-Benoît-du-Sault L'ancienne église abbatiale de Saint-Pierre de Méobecq L'église de Meusnes Saint-Genest de Lavardin Ebreuil: l'ancienne église abbatiale L'église Saint-Nazaire de Bourbon-Lancy Additional Notes Bibliography of Professor Vergnolle's Publications Index
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Pindar Press Studies in Imagery I: Text and Images
Book SynopsisDr Jean Michel Massing is a Reader in the History of Art and a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. The first volume of Studies in Imagery, Text and Images, consists of 25 "studies grouped under four sections: Classical Art and its Nachleben; Symbolic Languages; Saints and Devils; Comets, Dreams and Stars. The topics include the Celto-Roman "goddess Epona, the Calumny of Apelles and its reconstructions, the Triumph of Caesar, proverb illustration, the art of memory, emblematic and didactic imagery, the temptations of St Anthony, as well as dreams and celestial phenomena. They span a wide range of periods, from classical antiquity to the nineteenth century. Vol. 2, The World Discovered, deals variously with the relationship of European with non-European cultures, cartography in medieval and early modern times, the representation of foreign lands and people, and the collecting of exotic artefacts. A central theme involves the imagery of black Africans from the Middle Ages up to the nineteenth century.Table of ContentsIntroduction Classical Art and its Nachleben: Le culte d'Epona dans les vallées de la Sarre et de la Blies Le devant de sarcophage romain de l'ancienne collection Huber: une copie d'après P.S. Bartoli Nicola da Urbino and Signorelli's lost Calumny of Apelles A few more Calumnies. Lucian and the Visual Arts The Illustrations of Lucian's Imago vitae aulicae Jacobus Argentoratensis. Etude préliminaire The Triumph of Caesar by Jacobus Argentoratensis. Its Iconography and Influence ... huit pièces du triomphe de César for the Emperor Maximilian Veleda, Susanna, Boadicea or Dorothy: Antiquarian Discussions on some Sixteenth-century Bricks Symbolic Languages: Proverbial Wisdom and Social Criticism: two new pages from the Walters Art Gallery's Proverbes en Rimes Proverbes en Rimes et Dictz moraulx pour faire tapisserie. New material on old topics Casting flowers to swine: From the proverbial to the emblematic pig A New Work by François Du Moulin and the Problem of Pre-Emblematic Traditions The Broad and Narrow Way. From German Pietists to English Open-Air Preachers Laurent Fries et son Ars memorativa. La cathédrale de Strasbourg comme espace mnémonique From Manuscript to Engravings. Late Medieval Mnemonic Bibles Autour de quelques essais musicaux inédits de Durer (with Christian Meyer) Saints and Devils: Gert van Lon's Madonna in the Rosary L'iconographie de l'agression de saint Antoine de Grunewald The Iconography of Schongauer's Tribulations of St Anthony and the influence of this Print on German Art 'Sicut erat in diebus Antonii'. The devils under the bridge in the Tribulations of St Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch in Lisbon Schongauer, Bosch, Grunewald et les autres. De quelques Tribulations de saint Antoine et de leurs influences Three Panels by the Master of the View of Sainte-Gudule in the Chapel of Queens' College, Cambridge Comets, Dreams and Stars: Der Stern des Giotto. Naturschilderung und Symbolismus in der Kometenikonographie des XIII und XIV Jahrhunderts Durer's Dreams A Sixteenth-century Illustrated Treatise on Comets Index
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Thames & Hudson Ltd When We See Us
Book SynopsisA Sunday Times Art Book of the Year: a major study of Black figurative art from Africa and the African diaspora, covering 100 years from the early 20th century to now. Published to accompany a major exhibition at Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, this book presents a comprehensive exploration of Black self representation through portraiture and figuration, celebrating Black subjectivity and Black consciousness from Pan-African and Pan-Diasporic perspectives. With a primary focus on representational painting, When We See Us celebrates how artists from Africa and the African diaspora have imagined, positioned, memorialized and asserted African and African diasporic experiences during a 100-year period spanning from the early 20th century to the present. The publication demonstrates how generations of artists throughout the 20th century and at the beginning of the 21st have critically engaged with multiple notions of Blackness and Africanity. Figurative painting by Black artists has risenTrade Review'This book – aside from being a feast for the eyes – is an abundant art-historical resource, and will be a springboard for discussions around Black figuration for decades to come' - The World of Interiors
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Restoring NotreDame de Paris
Book SynopsisCurrently rising from the ashes, Notre-Dame cathedral's restoration is shown in this beautiful book, a genuine ode to a monument rich in symbolism and secrets.
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Abrams The Art of Futurama
Book Synopsis From Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, the first art book that delves into the development and history of his beloved TV series, Futurama—timed for the show’s 25th anniversary The world of Futurama comes to life in this deluxe art book, with commentary from the show’s creator, Matt Groening, showrunner David X. Cohen, and producer Claudia Katz. Just in time for the show’s 25th anniversary and the new season on Hulu, this first and only Futurama art book examines the first seven seasons of the series, which first aired on Fox in 1999. Readers can dive into the development and visual history of all 150 episodes, including brand-new content, never-before-seen concept art, sketches, developmental work, and a complete episode guide.TV Guide named Futurama one of the Greatest TV Cartoons of All Time. This comprehensive visual history is a must-have for any animation, televi
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George Braziller Inc Jazz
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Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Katharina Grosse
Book SynopsisThis is the most comprehensive monograph to-date on the innovative abstract site-related installations of German artist Katharina Grosse (b.1961). Grosse's daring move from the canvas into both architectural space and the landscape, with her signature colourful spray paintings, has resulted in a deeply compelling body of work. From a Toronto airport to a decrepit beach structure on the New York coast and the spaces of major museums worldwide, Grosse's works present thorough, yet temporary, carnivalesque transformations of extant places and situations. Author Gregory Volk has known Katharina Grosse and written about her work since the very outset of her career, and has witnessed her journey from unique talent to radical visionary. As he suggests here, Grosse's continually developing practice, simultaneously ungainly and exhilarating, bewildering and liberating, radically extends the possibilities for contemporary abstract painting.Table of ContentsForeword; 1. Introduction; 2. Origin Stories; 3. A Colorful Duende; 4. Towards a Carnival Art; 5. Conclusion; Notes; Chronology; List of Installations; Bibliography; Index
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Pearson Education (US) History of Modern Art
Book SynopsisElizabeth C. Mansfield is Vice President for Scholarly Programs at the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. She has taught art history at New York University and the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee . A scholar of modern European art and art historiography, her publications include books and articles on topics ranging from the origins of modernism to Picasso's Demoiselles d'Avignon to the contemporary performance and body art of Orlan. Her 2007 book Too Beautiful to Picture : Zeus, Myth, and Mimesis was awarded the College Art Association's Charles Rufus Morey book prize. The late H.H. Arnason was a distinguished art historian, educator, and museum administrator who for many years was Vice President for Art Administration of the Solomon Guggenheim Museum in New York. He began his professional life in academia, teaching at Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and the UnTrade Review"This is a significant and usable text for all undergraduate students of art history, and a very good source book for graduate students. It is an excellent source book for students studying the late nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries." - -Caterina Pierre, Kingsborough Community College CUNY "It demonstrates a strong commitment to writing a history of modern art that is inclusive of women and artists of color. It is clearly written and works toward thorough consideration of a topic rather than superficial analysis. The best text for a course on Modern Art." - Cynthia Fowler, Emmanuel College "Comprehensive, in-depth study of respective stylistic developments in history of modernism; high-quality photographic reproductions; fundamental investment in discussing objects through its own evidence; willingness of text and author(s) to adjust with the times." - Mysoon Rizk, University of Toledo "I am pleased with the inclusion of more women and artists of color and with the context, technique and source boxes. As well, I am pleased with the increased quality of reproductions." - Prudence Roberts, Portland Community CollegeTable of Contents In this Section: Brief Table of Contents Full Table of Contents BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1: The Origins of Modern Art Chapter 2: The Search for Truth: Early Photography, Realism, and Impressionism Chapter 3: Post-Impressionism Chapter 4: Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, and the Beginnings of Expressionism Chapter 5: The New Century: Experiments in Color and Form Chapter 6: Expressionism in Germany and Austria Chapter 7: Cubism Chapter 8: Early Modern Architecture Chapter 9: European Art after Cubism Chapter 10: Picturing the Wasteland: Western Europe during World War I Chapter 11: Art in France after World War I Chapter 12: Clarity, Certainty, and Order: De Stijl and the Pursuit of Geometric Abstraction Chapter 13: Bauhaus and the Teaching of Modernism Chapter 14: Surrealism Chapter 15: American Art Before World War II Chapter 16: Abstract Expressionism and the New American Sculpture Chapter 17: Postwar European Art Chapter 18: Nouveau Réalisme and Fluxus Chapter 19: Taking Chances with Popular Culture Chapter 20: Playing by the Rules: Sixties Abstraction Chapter 21: Modernism in Architecture at Mid-Century Chapter 22: Conceptual and Activist Art Chapter 23: Post-Minimalism, Earth Art, and New Imagists Chapter 24: Postmodernism Chapter 25: Painting through History Chapter 26: New Perspectives on Art and Audience Chapter 27: Contemporary Art and Globalization FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1: The Origins of Modern Art Making Art and Artists: The Role of the Critic The Modern Artist What Does It Mean to Be an Artist?: From Academic Emulation toward Romantic Originality Making Sense of a Turbulent World: The Legacy of Neoclassicism and Romanticism Chapter 2: The Search for Truth: Early Photography, Realism, and Impressionism New Ways of Seeing: Photography and its Influence Only the Truth: Realism Seizing the Moment: Impressionism and the Avant-Garde From Realism to Impressionism Nineteenth-Century Art in the United States Chapter 3: Post-Impressionism The Poetic Science of Color: Seurat and the Neo-Impressionist Form and Nature: Paul Cézanne The Triumph of Imagination: Symbolism An Art Reborn: Rodin and Sculpture at the Fin de Siècle Primitivism and the Avant-Garde: Gauguin and Van Gogh A New Generation of Prophets: The Nabis Montmartre: At Home with the Avant-Garde Chapter 4: Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, and the Beginnings of Expressionism “A Return to Simplicity”: The Arts and Crafts Movement and Experimental Architecture Experiments in Synthesis: Modernism beside the Hearth With Beauty at the Reins of Industry: Aestheticism and Art Nouveau Natural Forms for the Machine Age: The Art Nouveau Aesthetic Painting and Graphic Art Toward Expressionism: Late Nineteenth-Century Avant-Garde Painting beyond France Chapter 5: The New Century: Experiments in Color and Form Fauvism “Purity of Means” in Practice: Henri Matisse’s Early Career “Wild Beasts” Tamed: Derain, Vlaminck, and Dufy Religious Art for a Modern Age: Georges Rouault The Belle Époque on Film: The Lumière Brothers and Lartigue Modernism on a Grand Scale: Matisse’s Art after Fauvism Forms of the Essential: Constantin Brancusi Chapter 6: Expressionism in Germany and Austria From Romanticism to Expressionism: Corinth and Modersohn-Becker Spanning the Divide between Romanticism and Expressionism: Die Brücke The Spiritual Dimension: Der Blaue Reiter Expressionist Sculpture Self-Examination: Expressionism in Austria Chapter 7: Cubism Immersed in Tradition: Picasso’s Early Career Beyond Fauvism: Braque’s Early Career “Two Mountain Climbers Roped Together”: Braque, Picasso, and the Development of Cubism Constructed Spaces: Cubist Sculpture An Adaptable Idiom: Developments in Cubist Painting in Paris Other Agendas: Orphism and Other Experimental Art in Chapter 8: Early Modern Architecture “Form Follows Function”: The Chicago School and the Origins of the Skyscraper Modernism in Harmony with Nature: Frank Lloyd Wright Temples for the Modern City: American Classicism 1900—15 New Simplicity Versus Art Nouveau: Vienna Before World War I Tradition and Innovation: The German Contribution to Modern Architecture Toward the International Style: The Netherlands and Belgium Chapter 9: European Art after Cubism Fantasy Through Abstraction: Chagall and the Metaphysical School “Running on Shrapnel”: Futurism in Italy “Our Vortex is Not Afraid”: Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism A World Ready for Change: The Avant-Garde in Russia Utopian Visions: Russian Constructivism Chapter 10: Picturing the Wasteland: Western Europe during World War I The World Turned Upside Down: The Birth of Dada “Her Plumbing and Her Bridges”: Dada Comes to America “Art is Dead”: Dada in Germany Idealism and Disgust: The “New Objectivity” in Germany Chapter 11: Art in France after World War I Eloquent Figuration: Les Maudits Dedication to Color: Matisse’s Later Career Celebrating the Good Life: Dufy’s Later Career Eclectic Mastery: Picasso’s Career after the War Sensuous Analysis: Braque’s Later Career Austerity and Elegance: Léger, Le Corbusier, and Ozenfant Chapter 12: Clarity, Certainty, and Order: De Stijl and the Pursuit of Geometric Abstraction The de Stijl Idea Mondrian: Seeking the Spiritual Through the Rational Van Doesburg, de Stijl, and Elementarism De Stijl Realized: Sculpture and Architecture Chapter 13: Bauhaus and the Teaching of Modernism Audacious Lightness: The Architecture of Gropius The Building as Entity: The Bauhaus The Vorkurs: Basis of the Bauhaus Curriculum Die Werkmeistern: Craft Masters at the Bauhaus From Bauhaus Dessau to Bauhaus U.S.A. Chapter 14: Surrealism Breton and the Background to Surrealism “Art is a Fruit”: Arp’s Later Career Hybrid Menageries: Ernst’s Surrealist Techniques “Night, Music, and Stars”: Miró and Organic—Abstract Surrealism Methodical Anarchy: André Masson Enigmatic Landscapes: Tanguy and Dalí Surrealism beyond France and Spain: Magritte, Delvaux, Bellmer, Matta, and Lam Women and Surrealism: Oppenheim, Cahun, Maar, Tanning, and Carrington Never Quite “One of Ours”: Picasso and Surrealism Pioneer of a New Iron Age: Julio González Surrealism’s Sculptural Language: Giacometti’s Early Career Surrealist Sculpture in Britain: Moore Bizarre Juxtapositions: Photography and Surrealism Chapter 15: American Art Before World War II American Artist as Cosmopolitan: Romaine Brooks The Truth about America: The Eight and Social Criticism A Rallying Place for Modernism: 291 Gallery and the Stieglitz Circle Coming to America: The Armory Show Sharpening the Focus on Color and Form: Synchromism and Precisionism The Harlem Renaissance Painting the American Scene: Regionalists and Social Realists Documents of an Era: American Photographers Between the Wars Social Protest and Personal Pain: Mexican Artists The Avant-Garde Advances: Toward American Abstract Art Sculpture in America Between the Wars Chapter 16: Abstract Expressionism and the New American Sculpture Mondrian in New York: The Tempo of the Metropolis Entering a New Arena: Modes of Abstract Expressionism The Picture as Event: Experiments in Gestural Painting Complex Simplicities: Color Field Painting Drawing in Steel: Constructed Sculpture Textures of the Surreal: Biomorphic Sculpture and Assemblage Expressive Vision: Developments in American Photography Chapter 17: Postwar European Art Re-evaluations and Violations: Figurative Art in France A Different Art: Abstraction in France Postwar Juxtapositions: Figuration and Abstraction in Italy and Spain “Forget It and Start Again”: The CoBrA Artists and Hundertwasser The Postwar Body: British Sculpture and Painting Marvels of Daily Life: European Photographers Chapter 18: Nouveau Réalisme and Fluxus “Sensibility in Material Form”: Klein Fluxus Chapter 19: Taking Chances with Popular Culture “This is Tomorrow”: Pop Art in Britain Signs of the Times: Pop Art in the United States Getting Closer to Life: Happenings and Environments “Just Look at the Surface”: The Imagery of Everyday Life Poetics of the “New Gomorrah”: West Coast Artists Personal Documentaries: The Snapshot Aesthetic in American Photography Chapter 20: Playing by the Rules: Sixties Abstraction Drawing the Veil: Post Painterly Abstraction At an Oblique Angle: Diebenkorn Forming the Unit: Hard-Edge Painting Seeing Things: Op Art New Media Mobilized: Motion and Light The Limits of Modernism: Minimalism Complex Unities: Photography and Minimalism Chapter 21: Modernism in Architecture at Mid-Century “The Quiet Unbroken Wave”: The Later Work of Wright and Le Corbusier Purity and Proportion: The International Style in America Internationalism Contextualized: Developments in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia Breaking the Mold: Experimental Housing Arenas for Innovation: Major Public Projects Chapter 22: Conceptual and Activist Art Art as Language Conceptual Art as Cultural Critique The Medium Is the Message: Early Video Art When Art Becomes Artist: Body Art Radical Alternatives: Feminist Art Erasing the Boundaries between Art and Life: Later Feminist Art Invisible to Visible: Art and Racial Politics Chapter 23: Post-Minimalism, Earth Art, and New Imagists Metaphors for Life: Process Art Big Outdoors: Earthworks and Land Art Public Statements: Monuments and Large-Scale Sculpture Body of Evidence: Figurative Art Animated Surfaces: Pattern and Decoration Figure and Ambiguity: New Image Art Chapter 24: Postmodernism Postmodernism in Architecture “Complexity and Contradiction”: The Reaction Against Modernism Sets In In Praise of “Messy Vitality”: Postmodernist Eclecticism Ironic Grandeur: Postmodern Architecture and History What Is a Building?: Constructivist and Deconstructivist Architecture Structure as Metaphor: Architectural Allegories Flexible Spaces: Architecture and Urbanism Postmodern Practices: Breaking Art History Chapter 25: Painting through History Primal Passions: Neo-Expressionism Searing Statements: Painting as Social Conscience In the Empire of Signs: Neo-Geo The Sum of Many Parts: Abstraction in the 1980s Taking Art to the Streets: Graffiti and Cartoon Artists Painting Art History Chapter 26: New Perspectives on Art and Audience Commodity Art Postmodern Arenas: Installation Art Strangely Familiar: British and American Sculpture Reprise and Reinterpretation: Art History as Art New Perspectives on Childhood and Identity The Art of Biography Meeting Points: New Approaches to Abstraction Chapter 27: Contemporary Art and Globalization Lines That Define Us: Locating and Crossing Borders Skin Deep: Identity and the Body Occupying the Art World Globalization 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Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East
Book SynopsisPublished to coincide with the first UK exhibition of these masterworks at The Wallace Collection, Forgotten Masters celebrates the work of a series of extraordinary Indian artists. As the East India Company extended its sway across India in the late eighteenth century, many remarkable artworks were commissioned by Company officials from Indian painters who had previously worked for the Mughals. Each had their own style, tastes and agency, and all of them worked for British patrons between the 1770s and the bloody end of the Mughal rule in 1857. Edited by writer and historian William Dalrymple, these hybrid paintings explore both the beauty of the Indian natural world and the social realities of the time in one hundred masterpieces, often of astonishing brilliance and originality. They shed light on a forgotten moment in Anglo-Indian history during which Indian artists responded to European influences while keeping intact their own artistic visions and styles. These artists represent the last phase of Indian artistic genius before the onset of the twin assaults - photography and the influence of western colonial art schools - ended an unbroken tradition of painting going back two thousand years. As these masterworks show, the greatest of these painters deserve to be remembered as among the most remarkable Indian artists of all time.Trade ReviewThe book accompanying the exhibition is far more than just a catalogue….this [is] the best and most handsome book on the subject currently available. -- Peter Parker * Literary Review *He does a sensitive, subtle job of reframing the argument by focusing attention back on the artists, who fashioned a captivating hybrid style that drew on European and Mughal models. -- Alastair Sooke * The Daily Telegraph *Table of ContentsDirector’s Foreword Xavier Bray Introduction William Dalrymple The Master Artists of Lucknow Painting in Lucknow 1776–1799 Rosie Llewellyn-Jones The Master Artists of the Impey Album The natural history paintings of Shaikh Zain ud-Din, Bhawani Das and Ram Das Andrew Topsfield The Natural World Indian Export Art? The botanical drawings H.J. Noltie The Bengali artist Haludar Malini Roy Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya and Yellapah of Vellore Bespoke: painting to order in 1830s Calcutta and Vellore Lucian Harris The Late Mughal Master Artists of Delhi And Agra Ghulam Ali Khan and the Delhi School of Painting Yuthika Sharma Sita Ram and the Hastings Albums Sita Ram J.P. Losty
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Ashmolean Museum Raphael: The Drawing
Book SynopsisThe Ashmolean Museum and the Albertina are collaborating on a two-part exhibition project that will examine anew the role and the significance of drawing in Raphael's career. The Ashmolean holds the greatest collection of Raphael drawings in the world, and the Albertina is the custodian of a major collection including some of the most beautiful and important of the artist's sketches. Taken together, the two collections provide extraordinary resources that, amplified by carefully-selected international loans, will allow us to transform our understanding of the art of Raphael. The Oxford exhibition is based on new research by Dr Catherine Whistler of the Ashmolean Museum and Dr Ben Thomas from the University of Kent, in collaboration with Dr Achim Gnann of the Albertina. It will take Raphael's art of drawing as its focus, with the concept of eloquence as its underlying structure. Oratory runs as a linking thread in Raphael's drawings, which stand out for the importance given to the study of gestures, facial expressions, and drapery.Moreover, Raphael treated the expressive figure of the orator - poet, philosopher, muse, apostle, saint or sibyl - in fascinating and significant ways throughout his life. This selection of drawings demonstrates how Raphael created a specific mode of visual invention and persuasive communication through drawing. He used drawing both as conceptual art (including brainstorming sheets) and as a practice based on attentive observation (such as drawing from the posed model). Yet Raphael's drawings also reveal how the process of drawing in itself, with its gestural rhythms and spontaneity, can be a form of thought, generating new ideas. The Oxford exhibition will present drawings that span Raphael's entire career, encompassing many of his major projects and exploring his visual language from inventive ideas to full compositions. The extraordinary range of drawings by Raphael in the Ashmolean and the Albertina, enhanced by appropriate loans, will enable this exhibition to cast new light on this familiar artist, transforming our understanding of Raphael's art.
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Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd Ranjit Singh
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Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Norman Rockwell
Book SynopsisAt the outset of his career, Norman Rockwell was not the most likely candidate for long-term celebrity; he was just one of many skilful illustrators working within the conventions of the day.But there was something tenacious about his vision, and something uncanny about his access to the wellsprings of public taste. Although technically he was an academic painter, he had the eye of a photographer and, as he became a mature artist, he used this eye to give us a picture of America that was familiar - astonishingly so - and at the same time unique.It seems familiar because it was everyone''s dream of America; and it was unique because only Rockwell managed to bring it to life with such authority.This was, perhaps, an America that never existed, but it was an America the public wanted to exist.And Rockwell put it together from elements that were there for everyone to see.Rockwell helped preserve American myths, but, more than that, he recreated them and made them palatable for new generations.His function was to reassure people, to remind them of old values in times of rapid change.
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Titan Books Ltd Tarzan In The City of Gold Vol. 1
Book SynopsisBurne Hogarth is one of the most famous artists in the history of comic strips - at the peak with Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon) and Hal Foster (Prince Valiant). In 1936 he followed Foster on the massively popular Tarzan comic strip, and set a new standard for dynamics and excitement. This is the first of four exclusive volumes that will collect Hogarth''s entire run, beginning with Tarzan and the Golden City.Restored and reproduced in an oversized format, these editions will finally do justice to one of the most lauded illustrators of all time, whose work has been out of print for more than a decade. Details of illustrations: Full-color restorations of the newspaper strips, reproduced in the oversized full-page format made popular by current collections of Prince Valiant and Popeye the Sailor.Details of extras: Historical articles from Scott Tracy Griffin, author of Tarzan: The Centennial
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Yale University Press Detroit Style
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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale The Sun the Sea and the Stars
Book SynopsisA beautiful visual representation of personal growth and healing based around striking affirmations, mantras, and ancient wisdom, from Lao Tzu to Rumi and beyondWhen it seems that you have been left behind, in a moment of stillness you might realize that the infinite stars, the restless sea, and the patient moon are all traveling along with you. In this beautiful collection, artist Iulia Bochis pairs visual storytelling with timeless wisdom to take you on a voyage of self-discovery through the seasons of life. Following a traveler as they face the changes of fall, the loneliness of winter, the hopeful nature of spring, and the happiness of summer, these pages capture the grief, transformation, healing, and growth we all experience on the journey toward self-love. Guided by Iulia’s insightful words and punctuated with Zen proverbs and quotes from prominent thinkers from Lao Tzu to Rumi, this vibrantly illustrated book will inspire you to trust th
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Flame Tree Publishing Art Nouveau Masterpieces of Art
Book SynopsisFounded in the 1880s as a response to the art world’s elitist obsession with painted and sculptural arts, ‘New Art’ quickly found ethusiastic support. Art Nouveau combined a desire for the complete reflection of art through craft and design, with the flowing lines of nature and Japonisme. It remains hugely popular, with the ever-present work of Mucha, Klimt, Toulouse-Lautrec and Mackintosh.
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Yale University Press The Unicorn Tapestries at the Metropolitan Museum
Book SynopsisWritten by one of the world's leading authorities on medieval textiles and illustrated with many lovely colour reproductions, The Unicorn Tapestries traces the origins of the tapestries as well as possible interpretations of their symbolic meaning. This is an essential book for any lover of medieval art and textiles.
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Princeton University Press Body History Myth
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Yale University Press Matisse
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The Cleghorn Collection: South Indian Botanical
Book SynopsisThe Cleghorn Collection reproduces more than 200 of the drawings from the Cleghorn Collection in colour, for the first time. These include drawings from nature, copies based on European prints, and Nature Prints made from herbarium specimens. They are the work of several South Indian artists and of pupils of the pioneering Madras School of Art.
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Random House USA Inc Your Brain on Art
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts—and how this knowledge can improve our health, enable us to flourish, and build stronger communities.“This book blew my mind!”—Angela Duckworth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of GritA BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • Finalist for the Inc. Non-Obvious Book Award and the Porchlight Business Book AwardMany of us think of the arts as entertainment—a luxury of some kind. In Your Brain on Art, authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross show how activities from painting and dancing to expressive writing, architecture, and more are essential to our lives.We’re on the verge of a cultural shift in which the arts can deliver potent, accessible, and proven solution
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Skira Escher
Book SynopsisMark Veldhuysen is CEO of the M.C. Escher Company. Federico Giudiceandrea is one of the world's leading Escher experts.
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ECCO PR Black in Blues
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University of California Press Henry Ossawa Tanner
Book SynopsisRecognized as the patriarch of African American artists, the pioneering African American artist Henry O Tanner (1859-1937) forged a path to international success, powerfully influencing younger black artists who came after him. This book presents a complex overview of the life and career of the artist.Trade Review"What he achieved was remarkable." Philadelphia Inquirer "The most substantial scholarly catalogue to date on Tanner's life and work." Digital Journal "This splendid catalogue ... takes Tanner on his own terms." Christianity Today/ Books & Culture "[A] remarkably broad and enlightening catalog." -- Bob Duggan Big Think "The most substantial scholarly catalogue to date on Tanner's life and work." Artdaily.org "A fresh look at [Henry Ossawa Tanner's] remarkable career and oeuvre." -- Stephen May Antiques And The Arts Weekly
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Niyogi Books Reflections on Mughal Art & Culture
Book SynopsisDiscover Mughal India's cultural heritage through new perspectives from 13 scholars. Book explores norms, connections, and comparisons with Safavids and Ottomans. Articles challenge ideas, compare art, and discuss themes like royal portraits, temple patronage, and Mughal gardens. Richly illustrated for connoisseurs and scholars.
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Abrams Marvel Studios The Art of Ryan Meinerding
Book Synopsis Marvel Studios: The Art of Ryan Meinerding goes behind the scenes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Marvel Studios’ Head of Visual Development Ryan Meinerding has been a key creative force in designing the look of the beloved Super Heroes and villains of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the early stages of Iron Man (2008). Marvel Studios: The Art of Ryan Meinerding showcases the artist’s singular and iconic vision, from his work-in-progress sketches to his finished illustrations. Included are: Character designs for Iron Man Keyframe and concept designs for Thor Concept designs for Captain America’s many suits Character designs for Marvel’s The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, created in collaboration with Charlie Wen Suit and gear designs for Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Black Panther: Wakanda
£37.50
Design Studio Press Srd Sketch Collection Vol. 02
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£13.49
Flame Tree Publishing Edgar Degas Masterpieces of Art
Book SynopsisFrench artist Edgar Degas was famous for his drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking. Although a member of the Impressionists, with Monet, Pissaro and Renoir his work focused on indoor subjects, particularly his acutely observed pieces on ballerinas. His masterful studies of real life resonate still today and he remains one of the most popular painters in the world. This beautiful new book showcases all of his major works (including Ballet Rehearsal, The Star and The Ballet Class), with detailed captions, and a long essay on life, art and influences.
£11.04
Simon & Schuster Ltd Grapefruit
Book SynopsisBack in print for the first time in nearly thirty years, here is Yoko Ono''s whimsical, delightful, subversive, startling book of instructions for art and for life. Burn this book after you''ve read it. -- Yoko A dream you dream alone may be a dream, but a dream two people dream together is a reality. This is the greatest book I''ve ever burned. -- John
£21.24
University of California Press The Art Museum from Boullee to Bilbao
Book SynopsisOffers a framework for understanding contemporary debates as they have evolved in Europe and the United States. From the visionary museums of Boullee in the eighteenth century to the new Guggenheim in Bilbao and beyond, this book explores various aspects of museum theory and practice: ideals and mission; architecture; the public and commercialism.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Ideals and Mission Architecture Collecting, Classification, and Display The Public Commercialism Restitution and Repatriation Conclusion Appendix Notes List of Illustrations Index
£29.70
Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide
Book SynopsisFeaturing beautiful color reproductions and enlightening descriptions, this is the definitive guide to one of the largest, and most beloved, collections of art in the world More than a simple souvenir book, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide provides a comprehensive view of art history spanning five millennia and the entire globe, beginning with the ancient world and ending in contemporary times. It includes media as varied as painting, photography, costume, sculpture, decorative arts, musical instruments, arms and armor, works on paper, and many more. Presenting works ranging from the ancient Egyptian Temple of Dendur to Canova’s Perseus with the Head of Medusa to Sargent’s Madame X, this revised edition is an indispensable volume for lovers of art and art history, and for anyone who has ever dreamed of lingering over the most iconic works in the Metropolitan’s unparalleled collection.Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
£18.04
Occasional Papers Roger Ackling Between the Lines
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£15.20
Princeton University Press The Grammar of Ornament A Visual Reference of
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Architects, design nerds and hard-core antiquarians may be the natural audience for the reissue of this Victorian-era classic. But if you have wondered--as I have--about the subtle differences between the filigrees featured in Persian, Byzantine and Arabian tilework, The Grammar of Ornament: A Visual Reference of Form and Colour in Architecture and the Decorative Arts (Princeton University Press) is a good book to have on hand. . . . The illustrations are delightful, and perhaps surprisingly, it is easy to pick a page at random and find a bit of tasty decorative information to digest. Summer grazing at its best."---Ted Loos, Introspective Magazine
£37.80
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Grease
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£24.00
Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd. Tarot de Marseille Paris 1890
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£25.28
Insights Harry Potter Hogwarts Teachers 12Month Undated
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£19.19
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Women Who Read Are Dangerous
Book SynopsisWhat is it about a woman reading that has captivated hundreds of artists over the centuries? Stefan Bollmann's Women Who Read Are Dangerous explores this popular subject in more than 70 artworks - drawings, paintings, photographs, and prints - by iconic artistsTrade ReviewStefan Bollmann's Women Who Read Are Dangerous was featured in Your Sun. - Your Sun
£15.19
Getty Trust Publications Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta - A
Book SynopsisNow back in print, "the ultimate book-lover's gift book" (Los Angeles Times) In 1561-62 the master calligrapher Georg Bocskay (died 1575), imperial secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, created Mira calligraphiae monumenta (Model Book of Calligraphy) as a demonstration of his own preeminence among scribes. Some thirty years later, Ferdinand's grandson, the Emperor Rudolf II, commissioned Europe's last great manuscript illuminator, Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), to embellish the work. The resulting book is at once a treasury of extraordinary beauty and a landmark in the cultural debate between word and image. Bocskay assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historical scripts for a work that summarized all that had been learned about writing to date-a testament to the universal power of the written word. Hoefnagel, desiring to prove the superiority of his art over Bocskay's words, employed every resource of illusionism, color, and form to devise all manner of brilliant grotesques, from flowers, fruit, insects, and animals to monsters and masks.Trade Review“It’s back! Out of print for a decade, this gorgeously produced, slip-cased facsimile edition of an exquisite Renaissance manuscript unfurls a battle between brilliant advocates for the beauty of the written word (Hungarian scribe Georg Bocskay) and the painted image (Flemish illuminator Joris Hoefnagel). The small volume, with a bonus alphabet book tucked in at the end, is a sheer pleasure to hold in your hands.” ― Christopher Knight ― Los Angeles Times
£60.00
Insight Editions Powerpuff Girls Squishy Lock Key Diary
Book SynopsisAdd a bit of sugar, spice, and everything nice (and possibly Chemical X™) to your writing with this lock & key diary that includes a stress-relieving squishy on the front cover, 192 ruled pages, and a lock and two keys to keep your thoughts secure from Mojo Jojo™. Celebrate your love for The Powerpuff Girls with this adorable lock & key diary and be inspired by the confidence of Blossom™, the toughness of Buttercup™, and the sweetness of Bubbles™. SQUISHY COVER: Squish and poke the colorful heart featuring all three Powerpuff Girls™ on the front cover for endless entertainment and stress-relief! Squishy toys are proven to help kids and people of all ages to relax, focus, and release feelings of stress, anxiety, or anger. 192 RULED PAGES: Includes 192 pages of wide-rule paper to give you plenty of space to record your notes and thoughts, or to keep track of all the details next time the Mayor calls
£11.37
Abrams Mighty Marvel Calendar Book A Visual History
Book SynopsisMighty Marvel Calendar Book: A Visual History presents seven years of Marvel history in this incredible showcase featuring art from some of the greatest illustrators who drew stories for the House of Ideas. From 1975–81, Marvel created seven consecutive calendars that were as artistically designed and captivatingly written as any of their comic books. Each of these annual calendars—whether they celebrated the Bicentennial (1976) or spotlighted a specific character such as Spider-Man (1978), Hulk (1979), or Doctor Strange (1980), featured heroes and villains across the pantheon of the Marvel Universe—and all shared inspired features. These included visual call-outs for birthdays of noted Marvel staff and creators; key moments in Marvel history; special events, famous quotes from fan-favorite issues, and other celebratory mentions; with exclusive art from iconic Marvel artists, created especially for these calendars by Jack Kirby,Trade Review“These calendars showcase some of the greatest artwork ever done in comics. I’ve been waiting a long, long time for this book.” * Alex Ross *
£28.00
Whitefox Publishing Ltd Cedric Morris: A Life in Art and Plants
Book SynopsisCedric Morris (1889-1982) was an accomplished painter of flowers and landscapes, and a plantsman whose irises are an enduring legacy. This is a timely study of a man whose stock has risen appreciably in recent years, with two London exhibitions, a stand at the Chelsea Flower Show and a surge in prices for his paintings. With his lifelong partner, Arthur Lett-Haines, Cedric Morris set up the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing in Suffolk, where students included the young Lucian Freud and Maggi Hambling. Drawing on archive material and extensively illustrated with the work of Morris as well as artists who became part of his circle, this book explores Morris's family roots in South Wales, follows his travels in Europe and beyond in the 1920s, and evokes the singular camaraderie of the East Anglian School.
£999.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Consumptive Chic A History of Beauty Fashion and
Book SynopsisCarolyn Day is Assistant Professor at Furman University, South Carolina, USA.Trade ReviewA well-researched and diligently compiled cultural history of tuberculosis. * Book of the Week, Times Higher Education *Drawing on medical treatises, beauty manuals, fashion periodicals, and other literature of the period, this thoroughly researched and erudite work will satisfy those interested in social and cultural history. * Library Journal *I enjoyed learning more about the historical development of the disease ... very well written, with substantial attention to detail. * Fashion, Style and Popular Culture *[Carolyn] Day’s monograph is a valuable addition to our understanding of just how a disease as overdetermined as consumption plays out across different discourses that constitute a particular social world: in this case, the period roughly covering 1780–1850. * Social History of Medicine *At its best, the book is an innovative and well-researched effort to explore how the apparently meaningless ebb and flow of aesthetic tastes is linked to a larger epidemiological and discursive contexts. * Victorian Studies *Consumptive Chic fuses medical, social, appearance and fashion histories into a fascinating, challenging story about the disease-ridden shadows behind idealized feminine beauty between 1785 and 1850. -- Lou Taylor, University of Brighton, UK.Impeccably researched and beautifully executed, Consumptive Chic tells the surprising, wholly engrossing story of how a wretched disease became both fashionable and aesthetically pleasing. This is a relentlessly intelligent study, one that will find a wide and admiring audience. -- Mark Smith, Carolina Distinguished Professor of History, University of South Carolina, USAConsumptive Chic strips the beauty myths of tuberculosis down to the corset. She takes us on an emotional journey, using the slim, pale, and pathetic lives of women sufferers in the early 19th century to explain why many found the look so appealing. It is an illuminating and chastening read. -- Helen Bynum, author of Spitting Blood: The History of Tuberculosis, University College London, UKBeautifully illustrated, Consumptive Chic weaves together the histories of fashion and medicine to chart the symbolic import of the female tubercular body. Day mobilizes an impressive range of primary materials to illuminate the rise of consumption as a fashionable malady, in spite of – or perhaps owing to – its devastating effects. -- Jessica Clark, Assistant Professor of History, Brock University, USATable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Approach to Illness 2. The Curious Case of Consumption: A Family Affair 3. Exciting Consumption: The Causes and Culture of an Illness 4. Morality, Mortality, and Romanticizing Death 5. The Angel of Death in the Household 6. Tragedy and Tuberculosis: The Siddons Story 7. Dying to Be Beautiful: The Consumptive Chic 8. The Agony of Conceit: Clothing and Consumption Epilogue: The End of Consumptive Chic Conclusion Bibliography Index
£26.99
Hartmann Projects Fleckhaus: Design, Revolt, Rainbow
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£39.60
Laurence King Publishing Art of the Northern Renaissance: Courts, Commerce
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£24.99
Rizzoli International Publications Black Panther The Revolutionary Art of Emory
Book SynopsisA reformatted and reduced price edition—including a revised and updated introduction by Sam Durant and new text on the artist today by Colette Gaiter--of the first book to show the provocative posters and groundbreaking graphics of the Black Panther Party. The Black Panther Party for Self Defense, formed in the aftermath of the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, sounded a defiant cry for an end to the institutionalized subjugation of African Americans. The Black Panther newspaper was founded to articulate the party’s message, and artist Emory Douglas became the paper’s art director and later the party’s minister of culture. Douglas’s artistic talents and experience proved a powerful combination: his striking collages of photographs and his own drawings combined to create some of the era’s most iconic images. This landmark book brings together a remarkable lineup of party insiders who detail the crafting of the party’s visual identity.
£17.95
Simon & Schuster Hitlers Holy Relics
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£15.20
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Art of Dora Carrington
Book SynopsisDora Carrington's association with Lytton Strachey and his Bloomsbury friends has tended to overshadow her own contribution to modern British painting. This book aims to redress the balance by looking at the immense range of her work: portraits, landscapes, glass paintings and letter illustrations.
£20.89
