Art History 71

This book is a record of an exploration of the links between The Green Man, the Templars, and Baphomet, with a journey to Santiago de Compostela. It's a journey through time and space spread over a ……続きを見る

This book aims at combating the Hostility Theory which claims that the Christians in the pagan Roman Empire had no images and rejected them as idolatrous. Did the early Christians, during the first ……続きを見る

In 1462 Pope Pius II performed the only reverse canonization in history, publicly damning a living man. The target was Sigismondo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini and a patron of the arts with ties to the ……続きを見る

In Mounting Frustration Susan E. Cahan uncovers the moment when the civil rights movement reached New York City's elite art galleries. Focusing on three controversial exhibitions that integrated Afr……続きを見る

Throughout the Renaissance, composers often expressed themselves in a language of riddles and puzzles, which they embedded within the music and lyrics of their compositions. This is the first book o……続きを見る

Y a-t-il un lien entre les images romanes du Christ et les icônes orthodoxes ? Les études sur l'art roman, d'un côté, et les icônes, de l'autre, sont légion. Mais où sont les livres qui comparent le……続きを見る

In Remote Avant-Garde Jennifer Loureide Biddle models new and emergent desert Aboriginal aesthetics as an art of survival. Since 2007, Australian government policy has targeted "remote" Australian A……続きを見る

Egyptian Myth: A Treasury of Legends, Art, and History 続きを見る

Intricate, expressive, given to grandeur and even excess, Baroque art as a style is inseparable from the meanings it seeks to convey. Vernon Hyde Minor’s Baroque Visual Rhetoric probes this combinat……続きを見る

Van Gogh in close-up, telt vijftien essays, waarin Jan Hulsker tal van bijzondere biografische en iconografische ontdekkingen beschrijft. Hulsker geeft een treffende ‘close-up’ van het domineesgezin……続きを見る

De Essays in duodecimo (1952) zijn niet alleen bondige kritische artikelen over beroemde schrijvers als Dickens of Lawrence, Goethe of Pascal. Simon Vestdijk ontvouwt stukje bij beetje zijn levens- ……続きを見る

Arthur Dove, often credited as America’s first abstract painter, created dynamic and evocative images inspired by his surroundings, from the farmland of upstate New York to the North Shore of Long I……続きを見る

Standaardwerk over de geschiedenis van het boek in Vlaanderen Meer nog dan in andere landen biedt het boek in Vlaanderen stof voor een alternatieve cultuurgeschiedenis, die de ontwikkeling van onze ……続きを見る

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is een van de grootste schilders van de negentiende eeuw. Maar weinig mensen weten dat hij ook honderden prachtige brieven schreef, voornamelijk aan zijn broer Theo. In ……続きを見る

Een vlot geschreven en inzichtelijke biografie van de beroemde schilder Als we aan Jeroen Bosch denken, denken we aan een wirwar van griezelige, helse en vreemde beelden. Bosch’ raadselachtige schil……続きを見る

For over 100 years Modern Art has received almost universal praise. The author Eli Levin takes exception to this received wisdom. Mr. Levin is of the opinion that fine art has been in accelerating d……続きを見る

The first quarter of the 15th century saw the start of the construction of this building, which has always been known as the Escuelas Mayores. In 1411, Cardinal Pedro de Luna, an enthusiastic suppor……続きを見る

La evolución histórica del Mediterráneo enunciada por Henri Pirenne aún conforma una parte de la historiografía. La progresiva desmembración del imperio de Roma y, sobre todo, las crisis del imperio……続きを見る

Si bé cal reconèixer que és probable que hi hagin hagut variacions en les pràctiques al llarg del temps i a través de les diverses regions, aquesta peça segueix sent una de les evidències físiques m……続きを見る

Aquest estudi té per objecte analitzar un conjunt d?obres procedents del Museu Nacional del Prado i dipositades al Museu Consorci de l?Empordà (mE), de manera que amplia el ventall d?obres analitzad……続きを見る

An interdisciplinary collection of essays exploring the complex and conflicted topic of beauty in cultural, arts and medicine, looking back through the long cultural history of beauty, and asking wh……続きを見る

Dieses Buch ist eine Liebeserklärung an einen der größten Opernkomponisten der Musikgeschichte und eine Einladung, den Meister selbst und seine heute viel zu selten aufgeführten Meisterwerke kennenz……続きを見る

Against Ambience diagnoses - in order to cure - the art world's recent turn toward ambience. Over the course of three short months - June to September, 2013 - the four most prestigious museums in Ne……続きを見る

Kristine Stiles has played a vital role in establishing trauma studies within the humanities. A formidable force in the art world, Stiles examines the significance of traumatic experiences both in t……続きを見る

The definitive biography of this brilliant polymath--director of the National Gallery, author, patron of the arts, social lion, and singular pioneer of television--that also tells the story of the a……続きを見る

Although usually associated with the 1920s and the '30s, in fact the Art Deco style had begun to emerge in France prior to the advent of the First World War. But it was during the interwar years tha……続きを見る

The 1960s witnessed a sustained period of economic growth, consumer spending and stable employment. This hitherto unknown prosperity enabled a market growth in levels of owner occupation and a subse……続きを見る

The Arts and Crafts Movement espoused values of simplicity, craftsmanship and beauty quite counter to Victorian and Edwardian industrialism. Though most famous for its architecture, furniture and or……続きを見る

The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious imagery and colourful patterns. Though often shadows of their former selves, these paintings are among the most enigmatic art to s……続きを見る

During her sixty-five-year career, Susie Cooper introduced more than 4,500 ceramic patterns and shapes, making her one of the most prolific, versatile and influential designers the industry has ever……続きを見る