Theory of art Books

La Belleza Y Las Bellas Artes Segun Las Doctrinas De La Filosofía Socrática Y De La Cristiana... explores the concepts of beauty and fine arts through the lens of Socratic and Christian philosophical doctrines. Joseph Jungmann delves into the...

Explication des ouvrages de peinture et dessins, sculpture, architecture et gravure, des artistes vivans, Volume 1846, offers a fascinating glimpse into the French art world of the mid-19th century. This volume, documenting the Salon of the...

《中國文人畫之研究》is a study of Chinese literati painting by Chen Shizeng (陳師曾), originally published in 1922. This work explores the history, theory, and aesthetics of wenrenhua, a style of Chinese painting typically produced by...

System der Ästhetik by Johannes Immanuel Volkelt is a seminal work in the field of aesthetics, offering a comprehensive and systematic exploration of artistic beauty and its philosophical foundations. Volkelt's detailed analysis delves into the nature...

Il volume 15 delle "Vite De' Piu' Eccellenti Pittori, Scultori E Architetti" di Giorgio Vasari offre uno sguardo approfondito sulla vita e le opere degli artisti rinascimentali italiani. Originariamente pubblicata nel XVI secolo e qui presentata in...

Photography and Imagination investigates their effect on photography's capacity, through various forms and modalities of imaginative investments and displacements, to affect reality itself.

Miskolc az a magyar város, ahol az egyik legnagyobb zenésznek, Bartók Bélának szentelt "Bartók Plusz Operafesztivál" zajlik. Különleges város azért is, mert a nehézipar összeomlása után megfelelően tudta kezelni az átmenet éveit, így ma Miskolc "zöld és...

This book focuses on Christina and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, it demonstrates the interconnectedness of their friendships and creativity, giving information about literary composition and artistic output, publication and exhibition, and details literary and...

""An Inquiry Into The Origin And Early History Of Engraving, Upon Copper And In Wood"" is a two-volume book written by William Young Ottley in 1816. The book explores the history and evolution of engraving techniques on copper and wood, tracing the...

Essai D'Une Bibliographie Generale Des Beaux-Arts (1866) par Duplessis, Georges est un livre qui propose une bibliographie compl�����te des beaux-arts. L'auteur, Georges Duplessis, �����tait un historien de l'art fran�����ais du XIXe si�����cle qui a...

""Eros in der Vasenmalerei"" ist ein Buch des deutschen Kunsthistorikers Adolf Furtw�����ngler aus dem Jahr 1874. Das Werk besch�����ftigt sich mit der Darstellung des griechischen Gottes Eros auf antiken Vasen und analysiert die k�����nstlerischen...

El libro ""El Arte Latino-Bizantino en Espa�����a y las Coronas Visigodas de Guarrazar (1861)"" escrito por Jos����� Amador de los R������os, es una obra que se enfoca en el arte y la cultura de la �����poca visigoda en Espa�����a. En particular, se...

Das Buch ""Ein Beitrag V1-2: Zur Geschichte Der Zeitgenossischen Kunstpflege (1895)"" von Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach besch�����ftigt sich mit der Geschichte der zeitgen������ssischen Kunstpflege. Der Autor geht dabei auf verschiedene Aspekte ein und...

Die Enkaustische Malerei ist ein Buch von Franz Xavier Fernbach aus dem Jahr 1845. Es ist ein umfassendes Handbuch zur Technik der Enkaustischen Malerei, einer antiken Maltechnik, bei der Farbpigmente in Wachs gebunden werden. Das Buch beschreibt die...

The Metallic Inlay is a book written by Henry William Charles Bodecker in 1911. It is a comprehensive guide to the art of metal inlay, covering the techniques, tools, and materials used in the process. The book provides detailed instructions on how to...

The Gilded Beauties of the Second Empire is a historical book written by Frederic Loliee and published in 1910. The book explores the lives of the women who lived during the Second French Empire, a period of political and cultural change in France from...

Le livre ""M�����langes sur l'art contemporain"" (1866) de Delaborde, Henri est une collection d'essais sur l'art moderne et contemporain de l'�����poque. L'auteur, un c�����l�����bre critique d'art fran�����ais, explore divers sujets tels que la...

Das Buch ""Das Neue Italien V1"" von Gustav Rasch wurde im Jahr 1862 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine umfassende Darstellung der politischen, kulturellen und gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen in Italien zu dieser Zeit. Der Autor beschreibt die...

This book employs a new approach to the art of sixteenth-century Europe by incorporating rhetoric and theory to enable a reinterpretation of the origin of Mannerism as being grounded in sixteenth-century spirituality.

This book investigates the notion of beauty in participatory art, an interdisciplinary form that necessitates the audience's agential participation and that is often seen in interactive art and technology-driven media installations. After considering...

Drawing on an interdisciplinary panel of contributors, this book presents a stimulating dialogue between economics and art theory and considers how this might aid our understanding of both areas of research.

Is writing a world art history possible? Does the history of art as such even exist outside the Western tradition? Is it possible to consider the history of art in a way that is not fundamentally Eurocentric? In this highly readable and provocative book,...

Just out of college, Patricia Hampl was mesmerized by a Matisse painting in the Art Institute of Chicago: an aloof woman gazing at goldfish in a bowl, a Moroccan screen behind her. In Blue Arabesque, Hampl explores the allure of this lounging woman,...

Only a few years ago, if you needed an appraisal of The revolution in the personal property appraisals gems and jewelry for any reason, you asked your local field (of which jewelry is a part) is a little more than a jeweler,...

This book provides the most important and illuminating analysis of Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man drawing that has ever been made in the more than 500 years that have elapsed since its production. Everyone in the past has focused on how the drawing illustrates...

This volume reflects Professor Gombrich's lifelong interest in the social dynamics that help to determine the course art takes. It discusses the role of supply and demand, the 'ecology' of images, the idea of 'feedback' as developing skills in turn...

Presents an accessible selection of Professor Gombrich's best and most characteristic writing, and introduces his ideas and arguments on many fundamental questions. Includes selections from The Story of Art, Art and Illusion and The Sense of Order, plus...

The third volume in the series focuses on the classical tradition and the twin ideals of perfect beauty and the perfect imitation of nature. Contains important and influential analyses of the survival and revival of classical techniques and ideas in the...

Das Buch ""Das Programm Der Handwerker"" wurde im Jahr 1893 von Hugo Bottger ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um ein Werk, das sich mit den Anliegen und Forderungen der Handwerker im damaligen Deutschland auseinandersetzt. In diesem Programm werden...

Das Buch ""Das Elend Unserer Jugendlitteratur: Ein Beitrag Zur Kunstlerischen Erziehung Der Jugend"" von Heinrich Wolgast wurde im Jahr 1896 ver������ffentlicht. In diesem Werk setzt sich der Autor kritisch mit der damaligen Jugendliteratur auseinander...

John Ruskin was a writer and artist who had a profound impact on Victorian England. This book is a compilation of his works, including essays on art, architecture, and social issues. His unique voice and insight into the world around him continue to be...

Le rapport entre l'art et sa valeur marchande est un thème qui divise les artistes et les amateurs d'art. Dans cet ouvrage, Guillaume Dubufe essaie de répondre à la question de savoir ce qui donne de la valeur à une œuvre d'art. Une lecture passionnante...

Women have been making art for centuries, yet their work has been seen as secondary or has gone unrecognised altogether. Women Making Art asks why this is so, and what it would take for us to realise the extent of women's extraordinary contribution to...

Drawing on recent theoretical frameworks from critical disability studies and art education including normalcy, ableism, disability and Crip theory, this book offers an analysis of the conceptualisation of ability in art education and its relationship...

Die Ausstellung NEUERE DEUTSCHE KUNST war die letzte große Auslandsausstellung der Weimarer Republik. Von Mitarbeitern der Berliner Nationalgalerie konzipiert und durchgeführt, gab die Ausstellung einen Überblick über die Kunst der ersten dreißig Jahre...

Die Frage nach der eigenen Identität besitzt in Brasilien eine besondere Brisanz und wird seit dem 19. Jahrhundert sehr kontrovers diskutiert, ohne dass bislang ein allgemeiner Konsens darüber erreicht worden wäre. Die Brasilianer definieren sich selbst...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

WILD ZONES: PORNOGRAPHY, ART AND FEMINISMREVISED AND UPDATED, WITH NEW ILLUSTRATIONS <P> Kelly Ives explores the worlds sexual representation in art and pornography, from a feminist viewpoint. </P>  <P> The book includes...

This is the first single-authored book in English on the photographer Claude Cahun, whose work was rediscovered in the 1980s. Doy moves beyond standard postmodern approaches, instead repositioning the artist, born Lucy Schwob, in the context of the...

The Iron Founder Supplement: A Complete Illustrated Exposition Of The Art Of Casting In Iron (1893) is a comprehensive guide to the art of casting iron. Written by Bolland and Simpson, the book provides a detailed overview of the techniques and processes...

The Art Of Looking At Pictures: An Introduction To The Old Masters (1916) is a book written by Carl Hammond Philander Thurston. This book is a comprehensive guide for art enthusiasts who want to learn how to appreciate and analyze old masterpieces. The...