Art History 20

Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) (Florence, 1445 – 1510). Botticelli était le fils d'un citoyen jouissant d'une situation confortable, et avait été «instruit dans toutes les choses……続きを見る

Maler, Designer, Hersteller von seltsamen Gegenständen, Autor und Filmemacher: Dali wurde der Berühmteste der Surrealisten. Bunuel, Lorca, Picasso und Breton hatten einen großen Einfluss auf seine K……続きを見る

First published in 1972. Studying Shakespeare's 'art of preparation', this book illustrates the relationship between the techniques of preparation and the structure and theme of the plays. Other ess……続きを見る

Guardians of Republicanism analyses the political and intellectual history of Renaissance Florence-republican and princely-by focusing on five generations of the Valori family, each of which played ……続きを見る

The City Rehearsed offers an entirely new perspective on printed architecture in early modern Europe through the lens of Hans Vredeman de Vries. It probes the geographical encounters of dozens of en……続きを見る

First published in 1961. Critiquing the critics, and examining the vocabulary of twentieth century criticism of the Shakespearean tragedies, John Holloway's book covers Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, Kin……続きを見る

This beautifully presented edition reproduces all of Doré's London illustrations alongside carefully selected texts of the period. 続きを見る

In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy an……続きを見る

Egon Schiele werd geboren in Tulln op 12 juni 1890 en stierf in Wenen op 31 oktober 1918. Hij was een Oostenrijks expressionistisch kunstschilder. Zowel zijn grootvader als zijn vader werkten bij de……続きを見る

The expressions of American hostility toward France after 9/11 are not new - Franco-American relations in the early twentieth century were also difficult, characterized by the same antagonistic depi……続きを見る

This book explores body images in visual culture, from revolutionary France to contemporary New York. It engages with artists' use of different kinds of body images in painting, sculpture, photograp……続きを見る

Pierre-Auguste Renoir werd geboren in Limoges op 25 februari 1841 en stierf in Cagnes-sur-Mer op 3 december 1919. Hij was een Frans impressionistisch kunstschilder. Al op zijn dertiende werkte Renoi……続きを見る

The medieval bestiary was a contribution to didactic religious literature, addressing concerns central to all walks of Christian and secular life. These essays analyze the bestiary from both literar……続きを見る

Camille Claudel (8 décembre 1864-19 octobre 1943), sœur de l’écrivain Paul Claudel, fut l’élève de Rodin avec qui elle eut une relation passionnelle et tumultueuse. Cet amour impossible la mena à la……続きを見る

11 black-and-white illustrations. Volume 10 of Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Scultptors and Architects According to Wikipedia: "Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 27 June 1574) was an Italian painte……続きを見る

This book provides a survey of the architecture and urbanism of Provence during the Roman era. Provence, or 'Gallia Narbonensis' as the Romans called it, was one of the earliest Roman colonies in We……続きを見る

First published in 1952. An invaluable introduction to Shakespeare, this book places Shakespeare's work and criticism against the background of Elizabethan life in its historical, social, political,……続きを見る

Lang vor der Erfindung von neuen, mit exotischen Monstern gespickten Medien wie Comics und Computerspielen zeigte der niederländische Maler Hieronymus Bosch in seinen Gemälden, oft mit einer Prise H……続きを見る

Large-scale wall charts were fundamental tools of classroom instruction throughout Europe in the mid-nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Collected here for the first time in one deluxe volume are ov……続きを見る

Aldiss’ acclaimed 1979 essay collection reissued for the first time in over thirty years. Most of the arts – architecture, music, painting, cinema – come under review in this thought-provoking colle……続きを見る

Packed with facts, attributions, and entertaining anecdotes about his contemporaries, Vasari's collection of biographical accounts also presents a highly influential theory of the development of Ren……続きを見る

For nineteenth-century Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt, the Italian Renaissance was nothing less than the beginning of the modern world - a world in which flourishing individualism and the competit……続きを見る

How did Leonardo paint his Last Supper mural? Why is it so famous? Why is it in such bad shape? This short e-book attempts to give the reader a look at those questions and numerous other ones. A gre……続きを見る

From James Rosenquist, one of our most iconic pop artistsーalong with Andy Warhol, Jim Dine, Claes Oldenburg, and Roy Lichtensteinーcomes this candid and fascinating memoir. Unlike these artists, Ro……続きを見る

Phase 2 was one of the creative forces that helped birth hip hop. He was a master writer and is often credited with inventing the bubble letters that evolved into Wild Style. He was an early break d……続きを見る

First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. Exploring the interaction ……続きを見る

This fantastic classic text is Pater's graceful collection of essays discussing the achievements of Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and other artists. The book concludes with an uncompromising a……続きを見る

A brilliant book by Nobel Prize winner Eric R. Kandel, The Age of Insight takes us to Vienna 1900, where leaders in science, medicine, and art began a revolution that changed forever how we think ab……続きを見る

Alfred Sisley (Paris, 1839 – Moret-Sur-Loing, 1899). Alfred Sisley naquit à Paris le 30 octobre 1839 dans une famille anglaise. Ayant atteint ses dix-huit ans, ses parents l'envoyèrent en Angleterre……続きを見る

Portraits have for centuries been one of the most important art forms. But what do portraits tell us? What do they mean? And what makes a picture into a portrait? In this book, leading art philosoph……続きを見る