Chinese Art Book- The

The book examines the art of the oldest continuous civilization on Earth through 300 works, from the (earliest dynasties) Neolithic period to the new generation of contemporary artists enlivening the global art world today. Every form of Chinese visual art is featured –including painting, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, figurines, jades, bronzes, gold and silver, photography, video, install…

Life and Works of Leonardo Da Vinci

This comprehensive book is an essential volume for anyone who wants to learn more about Leonardo da Vinci and to survey his greatest works in one collection.

The Lion Companion to Church Architecture

From the earliest establishments up through present day structures- this expansive history explores how churches have been conceived as spaces for worship throughout the centuries. Their development from the early Roman house churches through Byzantine- Romanesque- Gothic structures is addressed- as are the significant changes brought about by the Reformation. Infused throughout with the spirit…

Van Gogh: The Man and the Earth

The Man and the Earth is the catalogue of the exhibition organised in collaboration with the Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo, the Netherlands. It includes the self-portrait of Vincent, and many works from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Museo Soumaya-Fundacion Carlos Slim in Mexico City, the Centraal Museum in Utrecht, and private collections normally unavailable to the public. The focus…

Romanticism in the North: From Friedrich to Turner

During the Romantic Era landscape painting reached the height of its popularity through artists such as J M W Turner in Great Britain, Caspar David Friedrich in Germany and Johan Christian Dahl in Norway. Whilst to this day their paintings continue to fascinate our imagination, a whole new artistic vision emerged during this era which would prove to have a determining influence on modern art. I…

Mesopotamia: Ancient Art and Architecture

This book illuminates the artistic creativity of ancient Mesopotamia with new and profound conceptualizations for our generation.

Masterpieces of Classical Art

Encounter the magnificent art of the classical world in the pages of this richly illustrated book. Spans nearly 5000 years of mediterranean civilization. The British Museum holds one of the largest and most important collections of classical antiquities in the world.

Manet: Portraying Life

This remarkable book, published to accompany an important traveling exhibition, explores the artist's stylistic evolution in the context of his portraiture. The relationship between Manet's portraits and his genre scenes is presented for the first time, illustrated by such masterpieces as The Luncheon (In the Studio) of 1868, and In the Conservatory (M. and Mme. Guillemet) of 1879.

Caspar David Friedrich

One of his generation’s most popular painters, Friedrich imagined landscapes of powerful beauty and spirituality from within the confines of his studios. This breathtaking monograph, filled with glorious reproductions and details of his paintings, argues for Friedrich’s reputation as a sublime artist and interpreter of nature. In his thoughtful and well-researched commentary, author Johanne…

The Great Masters of Italian Art

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9788881172900

Collation

400 hlm., 29 cm

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Call Number

759.5 Cap