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This fascinating exploration of Leonardo da Vinci's life and work identifies what it was that made him so unique, and explains the phenomenon of the world's most celebrated artistic genius who, 500 years on, still grips and inspires us.
Martin Kemp offers us...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-10-06
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This fascinating exploration of Leonardo da Vinci's life and work identifies what it was that made him so unique, and explains the phenomenon of the world's most celebrated artistic genius who, 500 years on, still grips and inspires us.
Martin Kemp offers us...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-10-06
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WITH A FOREWORD BY GRAYSON PERRY Carola Hicks sets out to solve the mystery of one of art history’s greatest paintings, The Arnolfini Portrait The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck in 1434 hangs in the National Gallery in London and remains a mystery to this day. Is...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2011-09-29
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The all-inclusive guide—from theory to practice—for print and Web design Any well-conceived print or Web design features the dynamic interplay between visual artistry and technical skill. It becomes important, therefore, for the designer to cultivate an aesthetic eye...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2011-09-19
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The skull is one of the most recognizable symbols of today’s contemporary visual culture. Adorning T-Shirts, badges and rock memorabilia as the ultimate symbol of anarchy and rebellion, the image of the skull has found its way into the vocabulary of urban life. In...
Editeur :
Laurence King Publishing
Parution :
2011-09-19
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Using a combination of explanatory text, step-by-step photographs and classic and contemporary examples, this unique survey brings together over 80 processes involved in creating lettering and applying it to surfaces. Included are hand-drawn lettering techniques (from...
Editeur :
Laurence King Publishing
Parution :
2011-09-12
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A Companion to Medieval Art brings together cutting-edge scholarship devoted to the Romanesque and Gothic traditions in Northern Europe. Brings together cutting-edge scholarship devoted to the Romanesque and Gothic traditions in Northern Europe. Contains over 30...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-09-07
Collection :
Blackwell Companions to Art History
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Inspired by research undertaken for the new Medieval & Renaissance Galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Re-thinking Renaissance Objects explores and often challenges some of the key issues and current debates relating to Renaissance art and culture. Puts...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-09-07
Collection :
Renaissance Studies Special Issues
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Collage is at the cutting edge of visual design, and can be seen everywhere from advertisements, magazine editorials and fashion stories to street art, album covers, animation and website design.Cut & Paste brings together over 250 images from more than 40 contemporary...
Editeur :
Laurence King Publishing
Parution :
2011-09-05
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Since 1993, Bryant Park has been the event's home, but in 2010 relocated to Lincoln Center. New York Fashion Week focuses on what's already been termed the "Golden Era" of Fashion Week, the Bryant Park Years. It is filled with hundreds of never-before-seen photos and...
Editeur :
Running Press Adult
Parution :
2011-08-30
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A carefully selected edition of the letters of Van Gogh. For this great artist it is unusually difficult to separate his life from his work. These letters reveal his inner turmoil and strength of character, and provide an extraordinary insight into the intensity and...
Editeur :
Magpie
Parution :
2011-08-18
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Materials may seem to be sculpture’s most obvious aspect. Traditionally seen as a means to an end, and frequently studied in terms of technical procedures, their intrinsic meaning often remains unquestioned. Yet materials comprise a field rich in meaning, bringing into...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-08-12
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The vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It is one of Europe's greatest treasures and its own story is full of drama and surprise. Who commissioned the tapestry? Was it Bishop Odo, William's ruthless...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2011-07-31
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Die ‘Frühe Neuzeit’ ist eine Reflexionsepoche der Moderne. Besonders in den letzten Jahrzehnten variieren Zeitdiagnosen das Konzept der ‘Wiederkehr’ von historischen Phasen der Vormoderne, um die Gegenwart im Licht der Vergangenheit zu erkennen, um etablierte...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-07-08
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At the beginning of the 20th century, the discovery of early cultures exerted a formative influence on modern architecture. Discussions on early civilizations in the Middle East, South-East Asia, and the pre-Columbian cultures of North and South America as well as new...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-07-08
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Dieses Buch widmet sich einer bisher in der Minnesangforschung nur wenig behandelten Gattung: dem dialogischen Lied. Während die Minnekanzone die Stimme des Sängers als Minnendem privilegiert und die besungene Dame darin zum Schweigen verdammt, präsentiert das...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-07-08
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This book explores the social history of contemporary Italian art with a focus on its relation to theories of national identity, cultural inheritance, and baroque historiography. Its scope encompasses Fascism’s involvement in the visual arts in the first half of the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-07-08
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In 1938 Action Comics #1 introduced the world to Superman.In a matter of years, the skies of our imaginations were filled with mutants, aliens and vigilantes. Batman, Wonder Woman and the X-Men - in less than a century they've gone from not existing at all to being...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2011-07-07
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Cézannes glücklichste Zeit war seine frühe Jugend in der Provence, wo er zusammen mit Zola und einem anderen Freund in der Natur umherstreifte. Ermutigt durch Renoir, stellte er 1874 und 1877 zusammen mit den Impressionisten aus. Doch die ablehnende Haltung, mit der man...
Editeur :
Parkstone International
Parution :
2011-07-01
ePub
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Egon Schiele (1890-1918) ist einer der wichtigsten expressionistischen Künstler. Er wurde von Klimt und der Wiener Sezession beeinflusst und brach bereits in jungen Jahren mit der traditionellen österreichischen Kunst. Seine vielen Akte und Selbstporträts bleiben dem...
Editeur :
Parkstone International
Parution :
2011-07-01
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