(Izdošanas datums: 07-Jun-2017, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Ammonite Press, ISBN-13: 9781781453025)
The Biographic series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the worlds greatest thinkers and creatives. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey all o...Lasīt vairāk
A social history of reception, this study focuses on sacred art and Catholicism in Rome during the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The five altarpieces examined here were painted by artists who are admired today - Caravaggio, Guercino, and...Lasīt vairāk
Antonio Canova invented a new genre with his Ideal Heads. They were intended as gifts for close friends and persons he admired as an expression of his affection and gratitude. Starting from the famous bust La Riconoscenza, this magnificent large-for...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: D Giles Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781917273121)
These two cabinets, stamped BVRB, may well be the last pieces of furniture made by the celebrated Parisian cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh II just before he retired in 1764 and sold his workshop to his son, Bernard van Risenburgh III, who finish...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Toronto Press, ISBN-13: 9781487569020)
Dragons have roamed human consciousness throughout time and across cultures. A dragon is the embodiment of death and destruction in the Apocalypse battles of the Christian Bible and the evil that is vanquished by chivalrous knights in Medieval sagas...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300282412)
An accessible, fun, yet authoritative guide to male and female Regency fashions An accessible, fun, yet authoritative guide to male and female Regency fashions Celebrated dress historian Hilary Davidson brings together n...Lasīt vairāk
An unprecedented accumulation of international loans buttresses this showstopping retrospective of the Baroque masters life and legacyCaravaggio is an Old Master for a modern age. His recent resurgence in popularity owes in no small...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 23-Sep-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Rizzoli International Publications, ISBN-13: 9780789346087)
This is one of the few books to focus on the full range of Cuban architecture, both geographically and stylistically. It is an insiders view, presented by a lauded Cuban architectural historian, made available at a time when the country is on the...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 19-Sep-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198964483)
A study of a selection of objects in the royal collectionincluding oil paintings, relic objects, miniatures, and embroiderythat have a relationship to Shakespeares life or work. Tambling explores the relationship between the post-1714 royal family...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Sep-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: ACC Art Books, ISBN-13: 9781788841894)
Over 250 stunning new color photographs with detailed captions Revised and expanded edition of the jewelry worlds bible on 19th century adornment A comprehensive history of jewelry, from Napoleonic classicism and G...Lasīt vairāk
In the late autumn of 1789, two of Europes most celebrated painters met in Rome. One, Angelica Kauffman, was a Swiss-born prodigy who had conquered the art scenes of London and Italy. The other, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, a Parisienne portraiti...Lasīt vairāk
Citrons, lemons, and bitter oranges float like heavenly bodies above Italian villas, Nuremberg gardens, and picturesque countryside in J. C. Volkamers ode to the citrus fruit. Reproducing a hand-colored set of copper plates, this publication shows 1...Lasīt vairāk
This captivating study of the life and career of Maria Sibylla Merian focuses on her artistic output and accomplishments. The career and achievements of Maria Sibylla Merian (16471717) are well-documented. A pioneering artist and scie...Lasīt vairāk
The first English-language monograph to explore the remarkable life and diverse oeuvre of one of the most famous artists of the Portuguese Baroque era....Lasīt vairāk
The first monograph on the artist to be published in English, this book provides a long-overdue introduction to the life and work of Portuguese painter Josefa de Ayala, known as Josefa de Óbidos (1630-1684). One of the best known and most celebrated...Lasīt vairāk
In 1679, the commentator Joachim von Sandrart described Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) as a painter who had perfected the art of the miniature and of flower painting, a high and deserved honour. Posthumously, however, it is Merians status as an en...Lasīt vairāk
Cristina Cruz Gonzįlez, Montserrat A. Bįez Hernįndez, Gauvin Alexander Bailey, Arturo Balandrano Campos, James M. Córdova, Ray Hernįndez-Durįn, Anna M. Nogar, Gabriela Sįnchez Reyes, Mark A. White
An exploration of how sacred art evolved in early Mexico, adapting to local cultures and featuring over sixty breathtaking paintings, sculptures, and engravings.This beautifully illustrated book reveals the importance of saints in New...Lasīt vairāk
This book on an unpublished Mughal manuscript, the Dvadas Bhav is rooted in the quest, representation and interpretation of knowledge. Dvadas Bhav was produced as a translation of a Sanskrit story into Persian narrative with thirteen pa...Lasīt vairāk
A long publication dedicated to a city rich in history, art and culture Featuring many previously unseen pictures of private palaces Palermo Includes a great selection of literary extracts Palermo has been given a host o...Lasīt vairāk
For the collector or fan of vintage porcelain an overview of pieces created for table top decoration in the 17th & 18th centuries.Scenes of gardens and of love, idyllic hunting parties, picturesque farms, and lifelike animal figurines...Lasīt vairāk
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricate relationship between radicalism and sociability in late Georgian parliamentary and extra-parliamentary politics, focusing on the Foxite-Whig faction. Re-evaluating the significance and...Lasīt vairāk
