ｈｏｕ - Art History 1

Dutch painter and printmaker Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is considered one of the greatest artists of all time. As a painter, he never considered glamorizing what he saw, and he was a master of c……続きを見る

The name Giotto di Bondone may not be as well-known as Leonardo da Vinci, but it was Giotto who made da Vinci and his contemporaries of the Renaissance possible. Giotto, born in the late thirteenth ……続きを見る

Ce livre rassemble quelques-unes des chroniques parues dans "Colles en Stock" depuis sa création en 1993. L'objectif en était alors de traiter du collage et de sa périphérie sous toutes ses coutures……続きを見る

Publier un livre sur la vie et l’œuvre de Pierre-Paul Rubens est un immense défi. Peintre des grands de ce monde, diplomate, érudit, Rubens traversa son siècle tel un nouveau démiurge, inventeur en ……続きを見る

La société médiévale apparaît souvent comme une société d’affrontement, distinguant le clerc du laïc, le supérieur de l’inférieur, le croyant de l’incroyant, le courtois du vilain, mais aussi le bea……続きを見る

The definitive account of Whitney Houston’s astonishing life, ground-breaking career, and tragic death ー complete with never-before-seen photographs ー from the only one who truly knows the story b……続きを見る

This book argues that painter Antonello da Messina (c. 1430–1479) is a formative cross-cultural figure in the practice of art history itself. Featuring new interpretations of some of his best-known ……続きを見る

Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb (1841-1905) was a British classical scholar and Member of Parliament for Cambridge University. He was acknowledged to be one of the most brilliant classical scholars of ……続きを見る

In "Turner," W. Cosmo Monkhouse crafts a meticulous exploration of the life and work of J.M.W. Turner, one of Britain's most celebrated landscape painters. The book is distinguished by its lyrical p……続きを見る

Rigorously inventive and revelatory in its adventurousness, 1650–1850 opens a forum for the discussion, investigation, and analysis of the full range of long-eighteenth-century writing, thinking, an……続きを見る

3 Oeuvres de Henry Houssaye Historien, critique d'art et critique littéraire français (1848-1911) Ce livre numérique présente une collection de 3 Oeuvres de Henry Houssaye éditées en texte intégral.……続きを見る

David Houston Jones builds a bridge between practices conventionally understood as forensic, such as crime scene investigation, and the broader field of activity which the forensic now designates, f……続きを見る

The late Victorian artist John William Waterhouse produced stunning paintings of women from ancient mythology, Shakespearean drama and Arthurian legend. The darling of the Royal Academy, where he ex……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur le maréchal Pétain en moins d’une heure ! L’histoire de France est jalonnée de grands personnages qui ont façonné son destin. Philippe Pétain, quoi qu’o……続きを見る

Taking as its point of departure Roland Barthes' classic series of essays, Mythologies, Rebecca Houze presents an exploration of signs and symbols in the visual landscape of postmodernity. In nine c……続きを見る

続きを見る

Wimsey the Bloodhound believes that all pictures look better with a Hound in them--even if they were painted by Leonardo! Aided and abetted by his art-loving French Bulldog colleague, Professor Plut……続きを見る

Wimsey the Bloodhound believes that all pictures look better with a Hound in them--even if they were painted by Leonardo! Aided and abetted by his art-loving French Bulldog colleague, Professor Plut……続きを見る

Wimsey the Bloodhound believes that all pictures look better with a Hound in them--even if they were painted by Leonardo! Aided and abetted by his art-loving French Bulldog colleague, Professor Plut……続きを見る

In "Turner," W. Cosmo Monkhouse offers an insightful exploration of the life and works of the celebrated British landscape painter Joseph Mallord William Turner. Engagingly written, this biographica……続きを見る

This collection investigates the wide array of local antiquarian practices that developed across Europe in the early modern era. Breaking new ground, it explores local concepts of antiquity in a per……続きを見る

On the leading edge of trauma and archival studies, this timely book engages with the recent growth in visual projects that respond to the archive, focusing in particular on installation art. It tra……続きを見る

The northern Chinese mountain range of Mount Wutai has been a preeminent site of international pilgrimage for over a millennium. Home to more than one hundred temples, the entire range is considered……続きを見る

Playing with Earth and Sky reveals the significance astronomy, geography, and aviation had for Marcel Duchampーwidely regarded as the most influential artist of the past fifty years. Duchamp transfo……続きを見る

The Royal Opera House receives over 1 million visitors a year. Published jointly by the ROH and Oberon Books, this is the first ever guide to the magnificently rebuilt theatre. The guide covers the ……続きを見る

Edouard Manet: 29 Masterpieces by Louis Hourticq. Édouard Manet (1832–1883) was a French painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the trans……続きを見る

I am a true Confederate today as I was when I first rode from Warrenton to Manassas. I think the greatest calamity that has befallen the country is the wreck of the Confederacy (WHF Payne). This boo……続きを見る

A biography of an unsung Victorian hero, Joseph Paxton was the man behind the garden design at Chatsworth and the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Victorians heralded a new era of……続きを見る

Monet was a French artist and a leading member of the Impressionist group of painters. Monet’s exquisite sensitivity to light, color, and detail was central to his work. Cézanne characterized Monet ……続きを見る

Famed poet and critic Cosmo Monkhouse discusses the works of Edward Burne-Jones, artist in oil and stained glass who is closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement. 続きを見る