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This book places the discourse surrounding stigmata within the visual culture of the late medieval and early modern periods, with a particular focus on Italy and on female stigmatics. Echoing, and t……続きを見る

Schools of art represent one of the building blocks of art history. The notion of a school of art emerged in artistic discourse and disseminated across various countries in Europe during the early m……続きを見る

This collection embraces the increasing interest in the material world of the Renaissance and the early modern period, which has both fascinated contemporaries and initiated in recent years a distin……続きを見る

Rare femme de son époque à avoir intégré l’Académie royale de peinture, Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (1755-1842) fut une portraitiste très appréciée de l’aristocratie. Ses tableaux témoignent d’une périod……続きを見る

An elaborately crafted and decorated tomahawk from somewhere along the North American east coast: how did it end up in the royal collections in Stockholm in the late seventeenth century? What does i……続きを見る

Franz Marc (1880-1916) was a key figure in the German Expressionist movement of the early 20th century. Marc was a founding member of the expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter along with other great ……続きを見る

This study offers a radically new perspective on Dutch Neorealism, one that emphasizes the role of film as an apparatus, the effects of which, when emulated in painting, can reproduce the affective ……続きを見る

In "The Invention of Lithography," Alois Senefelder presents a remarkable narrative detailing the revolutionary technique he developed for printing images and text. This work merges personal memoir ……続きを見る

In "Royal English Bookbindings," Cyril Davenport provides an intricate exploration of the artistry and craftsmanship behind English bookbinding from the Renaissance to the Victorian era. This compre……続きを見る

Contrary to what Kant believed about the Dutch (and their visual culture) as “being of an orderly and diligent position” and thus having no feeling for the sublime, this book argues that the sublime……続きを見る

Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola also known as Parmigianino ("the little one from Parma") was an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, Bologna, and his native city of Pa……続きを見る

Born in 1860 in a small Czech town, Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) was an artist on the forefront of Art Nouveau, the modernist movement that swept Paris in the 1910s, marking a return to the simplicity……続きを見る

Impressions of Japan, first published in 1901, 73 color illustrations. According to Wikipedia: "Menpes was born in Port Adelaide, South Australia, the second son of property developer James Menpes, ……続きを見る

C. Lewis Hind's 'Hogarth' is a profound exploration of the life and artistic legacy of the 18th-century English painter and engraver, William Hogarth. Employing a meticulous narrative style, Hind of……続きを見る

In his seminal work 'The Stones of Venice', John Ruskin meticulously explores the architectural marvels of the historic city of Venice. Ruskin's rich prose and profound insights delve into the intri……続きを見る

Luigi Lanzi's 'The History of Italian Painting' is a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the evolution of Italian painting from its earliest manifestations to the Renaissance period. Lanzi s……続きを見る

This Lanzi's work features the history of painting in Italy from the period of the revival of the fine arts to the end of the 18th century. The method that the author applies in treating of each sch……続きを見る

"Renaissance in Italy" is one of the best-known works by John Addington Symonds. This carefully crafted e-artnow ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.……続きを見る

In "History of Ancient Art," Franz von Reber meticulously traverses the artistic legacy of the ancient civilizations, encompassing Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Etruscan contributions. His literary st……続きを見る

In "The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq," John Galt offers a meticulous biography of the famed American artist Benjamin West, who played a crucial role in the transition of art in Bri……続きを見る

In "The Story of Spanish Painting," Charles H. Caffin provides a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of Spanish art from its roots in the medieval period through the Golden Age and beyond. Ex……続きを見る

An authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicaments In this wide-ranging and authoritative book, the first of its kind in English, Christopher Wood tracks th……続きを見る

Paul Gauguin was first a sailor, then a successful stockbroker in Paris. In 1874 he began to paint at weekends as a Sunday painter. Nine years later, after a stock-market crash, he felt confident of……続きを見る

Hans Memling was a Flemish artist of German origin, who received his education and started his career in Germany, but then he continued to paint in Flanders. He was born and spent his childhood in M……続きを見る

Europe has many wonderful old traditions, and one of them is the Christmas market. The Christmas market in Vienna in Austria is truly amazing. It is one of the oldest in the World – it started at a ……続きを見る

Europe has many wonderful old traditions, and one of them is the Christmas market. The December market in Vienna is recorded since 1298, but Innsbruck was actually founded as a market in a field alr……続きを見る

Tradition and Transformation in Christian Art approaches tradition and transculturality in religious art from an Orthodox perspective that defines tradition as a dynamic field of exchanges and syner……続きを見る

Le regard passionné et désenchanté avec un violoniste Naples est le fil qui relie les nœuds de son existence. La magie de Budapest comme toile de fond le naufrage de leurs illusions; mais il est pré……続きを見る

Walter Horatio Pater was an English essayist, literary and art critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great stylists. His works on Renaissance subjects were popular but controversial in ……続きを見る

Jacob Burckhardts Buch 'Der Cicerone: Eine Anleitung zum Genuß der Kunstwerke Italiens' bietet eine umfassende und detaillierte Anleitung für Kunstreisende, die Italien besuchen. Burckhardt präsenti……続きを見る