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Revised and edited translation of Leonard de Vinci, l'artiste & le savant, essai de biographie psychologique. Gabriel Seailles, author --Provided by publisher.
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Architecture, painting, furniture, and sculpture, dissected by the author, proclaim the druthers for sharp lines and broken angles. Although ephemeral, the Art Deco movement keeps on influencing contemporary design.
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The Brueghels, Pieter the Elder, Pieter Brueghel the Younger ( Hell Brueghel ) andJan Brueghel the Elder ( Velvet Brueghel ), embody one of the largest dynasties of Flemish painting. Beyond their history, their masterworks bear witness to the priceless contribution of this family... in the evolution of northern European painting.Refusing the canons of
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From Uccello's The Battle of San Romano to Picasso's Guernica, this work offers a captivating look at artworks inspired by war, and examines what they reveal about humanity's history. The images are accompanied by the iconic text of the legendary Chinese military strategist Sun T...zu.
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Revised and enhanced edition of The life and masterworks of J.M.W. Turner. Eric Shanes, author --Provided by publisher.
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The term of Roman art distinguishes, in art history, the period between the 11th and the 13th century. This era shows a great diversity of regional schools which were all specific in their own way. In architecture as well as in sculpture, the Roman art is marked by raw forms. By ...its rich iconography and through a captivating text, this work redisco
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The Baroque period lasted from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the middle of the eighteenth century. Rich in images encompassing the arts of painting, sculpture and architecture, this work offers a complete and didactic insight into this passionate period in the histo...ry of art, and will thus appeal to a large audience
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Featuring 1,000 internationally recognized paintings, this collection spans the history of art from the 13th century to the present, from the early stirrings of the Renaissance movement in Italy to the boundary-pushing experiments of the Abstract Expressionists in post-World War ...II America.
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Felix Vallotton (1865-1925) was active at the turn of the century. Although he is best known for his striking and elegantly composed Japanese-inspired woodblock prints, Vallotton was also a skilled painter, creating works that arrestingly combined technical perfection with emotio...nal realism. This seminal text provides readers with a fascinating assessment of the career of this revolutionary artist.
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From ancient fertility statues to Renaissance engravings designed to encourage procreation within marriage, erotic art has always held an important place in society. This book features 1,000 images of erotic art, spanning centuries and civilisations to demonstrate the evolution o...f the genre.
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