Piero Della Francesca : Masters of Italian Art

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-

ISBN/ISSN

9783848005536

Collation

120 hlm., 26 cm

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709.4 Las

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres : Masters of French Art

The volumes in this bibliophile series provide unique portraits of European art history. Readers gain fascinating insights into the artists biographies and their styles of working

The Vineyard of the Lord

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

3000089047

Collation

48 hlm., 22 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

702 Ste

Claude Monet

Claude Monet’s extensive work is revealed in numerous images. He was a painter who like no other moved perception to the center of his artistic activities. Nature became his own studio. This resulted in fascinating landscapes of different times and seasons in the mirror of wind and weather.

Bernini The sculptures

This book examines Bernini's entire sculptural output, ranging from the years of his training in the workshop of his father, Pietro, where he produced his first works, to the years of his maturity and fame, as well as dwelling on the celebrated youthful works like Apollo and Daphne (1622-25) and David (1623-24). Bernini reigned supreme in the baroque period, participating in all of 17th-century…

The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Po…

"Like music, art is a universal language. Although looking at works of art is a pleasurable enough experience, to appreciate them fully requires certain skills and knowledge."--Carol Strickland, from the introduction to The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern

Chinese Ceramics

Chinese ceramics, a form of fine art dating back to the primitive days, range from construction materials such as bricks and tiles, hand-built pottery vessels fired in bonfires or kilns, to the sophisticated porcelain wares made for the imperial court.

Florence Art and Architecture

Florence: Art and Architecture combines interesting and clearly written texts with an abundance of pictures. Prominent Florentine scholars and museum directors accompany the reader on a journey to the unique artistic treasures of the city on the Arno. They introduce historical buildings and sculptures in their historical contexts, and lead you through world famous painting galleries such as the…

Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra- The

This guide to the orchestra and orchestral life combines orchestral repertory history with critical thought. It includes topics such as the art of orchestration- scorereading- conducting- international orchestras- recording- and becoming an orchestral musician- educator or informed listener.

Cambridge Companion to the Concerto- The

No musical genre has had a more controversial critical history than the concerto- but has simultaneously retained as consistently prominent a place in the affections of the concert-going public. This volume is one of a very few to deal with the genre in its entirety. Setting the concerto in its musical and non-musical contexts- it examines the concertos that have made important contributions to…