History of art Books

En este libro, Francisco Pacheco describe el arte de la pintura desde sus orígenes hasta la época moderna. La obra explica las técnicas y la historia de la pintura, así como las figuras más relevantes de la pintura española. Es un libro esencial para los...

Questo libro presenta una raccolta di vite di artisti dell'epoca moderna, tra cui pittori, scultori ed architetti. L'opera è divisa in sei volumi.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of...

Questo libro presenta una raccolta di artefatti storici dal Museo Egizio Vaticano, tra cui sarcofagi, statue e vasi funerari. Marucchi, un archeologo italiano del XIX secolo, fornì una guida dettagliata a questi tesori antichi, raccontando la loro storia...

Le Vite dei Pittori Scultori e Architetti Veronesi di Diego Zannandreis fornisce una panoramica completa degli artisti di Verona dal Rinascimento al XIX secolo. Il libro è diviso in sezioni per artisti e fornisce informazioni sulle loro vite e opere...

L'Arte di Adolfo Venturi e Domenico Gnoli è considerato uno dei migliori libri sull'arte italiana. Questo volume tratta dell'arte italiana dal Rinascimento al Barocco, fornendo una panoramica completa delle opere più importanti e dei loro autori. Il...

William Dunlap's landmark work chronicles the development of the arts of design in the United States from colonial times to the early 19th century. Through detailed analyses of important works and major artistic movements, Dunlap offers an insightful and...

This book showcases a collection of illuminated ornaments from different manuscripts and printed books ranging from the 6th to 17th centuries. It provides a detailed analysis of the art of illumination and its evolution during the early modern period...

The Irving Sketch Book is a charming and unique collection of the regular classwork of the children of the Irving School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is an inspiring example of what children can achieve when they are given the opportunity to express...

Ce dictionnaire complet et bien recherché est une ressource essentielle pour les historiens de l'art, les archéologues et les étudiants de l'Antiquité. Les sculpteurs de l'Antiquité sont présentés de manière concise et bien documentée, avec des...

Neoplatonic Aesthetics: Music, Literature, and the Visual Arts explores the idea of a Neoplatonic aesthetic, a philosophy of the arts based on the writings of Plato and the Neoplatonists - principally Plotinus, Proclus, Pseudo-Dionysius, Nicolas Cusanus,...

Explores how historical, artistic, and technological developments and cross-cultural exchange have altered our conceptions of creativity.Creativity and Beyond offers a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary tour of cultures past and present to examine the...

In this pioneering book, Christopher Whitehead provides an overview and critique of art interpretation practices in museums and galleries. Covering the philosophy and sociology of art, traditions in art history and art display, the psychology of the...

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...

In this highly engaging book, Antony Easthope examines 'Englishness' as a form and a series of shared discourses. Discussing the subject of 'nation' - a growing area in literary and cultural studies - Easthope offers polemical arguments written in a...

This book examines transmissibility to remind us why the vitality and epistemic significance of an artwork is anachronistic and futural. Transmissibility: Writing Aesthetic History performs a transdisciplinary philosophy of aesthetic history via the work...

This book examines the mediated shift in the contemporary human condition, focusing on the ways in which we synthesise with media content in daily life, essentially transmediating ourselves into new forms and (re)creating ourselves across media.Across an...

The ancient landscape of North Asia gave rise to a mythic narrative of birth, death, and transformation that reflected the hardship of life for ancient nomadic hunters and herders. Of the central protagonists, we tend to privilege the hero hunter of the...

Illuminates the presence of the supernatural and Gothic elements of the Western on screen, examining this through key historic moments in Western film and its contemporary incarnations.This book considers the presence of the supernatural and Gothic...

This book written by author Dr. Asha Kumari is a unique journey of the rich rural art and traditions of Haryana. In this, an in-depth study and revival of folk art and cultural heritage flourishing in the villages of Haryana has been attempted. This book...

This book was first published in 2016. Many people were touched by it, and so the author thought he would revisit the works, add more emotion, through more expressive writing and art. This is a book that invites you to journey through life from the...

The confederate army of the American civil war was not all white!"Heroes by force" is a 225-page illustrations search directory of black confederate books listing 5,000 by slave names and state divisions, or militia and volunteers. This book is compiled...

How do you fall in love with a game that ends in a draw 20% of the time? A game in which goals happen on only 10% of all shots and shots happen on only 11% of all possessions?To truly love soccer, you need to love the moments between goals. Non-Goals...

This amazing photo book, with colorful HDR images of the most amazing city on the planet, Jerusalem!, covers the most popular places in the Mt. of Olives, as well as the Old City of Jerusalem, and other areas. As author, guide, theologian, archaeologist,...

Colonial memory and interdisciplinary memorialization across Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Belgium Belgian colonialism was short-lived but left significant traces that are still felt in the twenty-first century. This book explores how the imperial past has...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Kunst - Kunstgeschichte, Note: 1,0, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Kunstgeschichte), Veranstaltung: Asien im Mittelalter, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Frage,...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Kunst - Allgemeines, Kunsttheorie, Note: 1, Universität Leipzig (Institut für Kunstgeschichte), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Wilhelm Leibl ist ein ungewöhnlicher Maler. Bauernidyllen, die keine sind...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Kunst - Kunstgeschichte, Note: 2,0, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit hat die klassischen Darstellungen des Parisurteils auf attischen Vasenbildern des 5...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Kunst - Kunstgeschichte, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit dem Gemälde "Bonaparte an der Brücke von Arcole" des französischen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Kunst - Kunstgeschichte, Note: 1,0, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover (Kunstwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Nah am Werk, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Es sollen hier 2 Pietadarstellungen besprochen...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Kunst - Architektur, Baugeschichte, Denkmalpflege, Note: gut, Universität Wien (Kunstgeschichte), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit gibt einen Einblick in die Geschichte und Entwicklung des...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Kunst - Kunstgeschichte, Note: 1,3, Universität Osnabrück (Kunsthistorisches Institut), Veranstaltung: Der Kölner Dom und seine Ausstattung, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Kölner Dom an sich ist als...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Kunst - Kunstgeschichte, Note: 1,7, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Kunstgeschichte), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Jeder kennt das menschliche Bedürfnis durch den Besuch eines gewissen Ortes einem...

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...

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...

Thomas Paine developed his political and economic thought in Lewes the County Town of East Sussex. He was selected from 2700 officers of excise to write the pamphlet The Case of the Officers of Excise. Plucked from obscurity Paine learnt the skills in...

This is the first ever book about Paul Dufficey’s art. It includes his collages, oil paintings, book illustrations, new digital paintings and his landmark work in the cinema and the opera house.Paul Dufficey was first discovered by Derek Jarman in...