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(P/B) CARAVAGGIO
This generously illustrated volume on the work of Caravaggio makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. This monograph explores Caravaggio's entire life and career by focusing on the most important of his works. Readers will learn about his innovative use of light and shadow, his physical and psychological realism, and his radical technique of omitting initial drawings and creating straight onto the canvas. Along the way readers will learn details of the artist's colorful, and often troubled life, ...
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(P/B) GOSPEL FIGURES IN ART
In viewing the great works of sacred Western art, many people find difficulty in understanding the stories and identifying the figures portrayed in them. This informative guide decodes these often-mysterious scenes and reveals a vibrant world of images from the Christian tradition for museum visitors, students and art enthusiasts alike. "Gospel Figures in Art" examines depictions of stories and figures from both the New Testament's canonical gospels (the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) and the apocryphal gospels (early Christian wri...
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(H/B) RAPHAEL IN DETAIL
Crowned the "Prince of Painters" by Giorgio Vasari, Raphael (1483-1520) was one of the most popular artists of the Italian Renaissance. Famous for his serene and harmonious series of Madonnas and his work at the Vatican Palace, he was an extremely influential painter, both during and after his own lifetime. Pope Julius II hired Raphael as his chief architect and his first commission charged him with the task of decorating the papal apartments at the Vatican in 1509. Now known as the Raphael Rooms, these astonishing displays continue to att...
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(P/B) REMBRANDT
This generously illustrated volume on the work of Rembrandt makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. Celebrated for his penetrating portraits, richly detailed landscapes, and evocative narrative paintings, the seventeenth century artist Rembrandt is generally considered one of Europe's greatest painters and printmakers, and the master of the Dutch School. His work is distinguished by broad brushwork, luminous palettes, and a sense of order and movement that recalls the finest Renaissance art. Ove...
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(H/B) CARAVAGGIO IN DETAIL
Caravaggio in Detail is the fourth title in our successful In Detail series, following Van Eyck, Bruegel and Bosch. The Italian genius Caravaggio is considered one of the most important artists of the Baroque era. The Italian master's painting style was groundbreaking, not only because of his unique treatment of light and shade, but above all for his unprecedented realism: instead of the customary idealised figures, he painted everyday, working-class people, even in religious scenes. This book allows you to explore Caravaggio's turbulent l...
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(P/B) DURER
The works of the German artist Albrecht Durer reflect a passionate interest in nature and art that at the time was to be found only on the other side of the Alps, in Renaissance .Italy. He created highly original works, including a series of extraordinary self-portraits, that were admired throughout Europe, his prints in particular being widely distributed far beyond Germany's borders. Through Durer's portraits we encounter many of the most important figures of the Reformation, while in his religious works we can trace his ceaseless search...
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(P/B) UNDERSTANDING ITALIAN RENAISSANCE PAINTING
The perfect companion for art lovers and gallery-goers, filled with great masterpieces by such artists as Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Masaccio, Piero della Francesca, Mantegna and Titian. 180 works illuminate key ideas in Renaissance painting, from perspective and the golden section to grace and symbolism. In addition, there are brief biographies of the major artists. As in the acclaimed and innovative How to Read a Painting, each spread uses an important work as a way to explain a key concept, with many large details. T...
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(P/B) EUROPEAN ART OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY
The art through the centuries series introduces readers to the important visual of Western art. (From the publisher)...
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