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Science, Crafts and Knowledge - Understanding of Science among Artisans in India and South Africa - a Cross-Cultural Endeavour... Science, Crafts and Knowledge - Understanding of Science among Artisans in India and South Africa - a Cross-Cultural Endeavour (Paperback)
Gauhar Raza, Hetie du Plessis; Edited by Gauhar Raza, Hetie du Plessis
R32 Discovery Miles 320 In Stock
The Circle of Our Vision - Dante's Presence in English Romantic Poetry (Hardcover): Ralph Pite The Circle of Our Vision - Dante's Presence in English Romantic Poetry (Hardcover)
Ralph Pite
R1,587 Discovery Miles 15 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The sudden and spectacular growth in Dante's popularity in England at the end of the eighteenth century was immensely influential for English writers of the period. But the impact of Dante on English writers has rarely been analysed and its history has been little understood. Byron, Shelley, Keats, Coleridge, Blake, and Wordsworth all wrote and painted while Dante's work - its style, project, and achievement - commanded their attention and provoked their disagreement. The Circle of Our Vision discusses each of these writers in detail, assessing the nature of their engagement with the Divine Comedy and the consequences for their own writing. It explores how these Romantic poets understood Dante, what they valued in his poetry and why, setting them in the context of contemporary commentators, translators, and illustrators, (including Fuseli, Flaxman, and Reynolds) both in England and Europe. Romantic readings of the Divine Comedy are shown to disturb our own ideas about Dante, which are based on Victorian and Modernist assumptions. Pite also presents a reconsideration of the concept of 'influence' in general, using the example of Dante's presence in Romantic poetry to challenge Harold Bloom's belief that the relations between poets are invariably a fight to the death.

Swedish Modern: A Colouring Book of Magical Interiors - Estrid Ericson, Josef Frank & Svenskt Tenn (Paperback): Janet Colletti Swedish Modern: A Colouring Book of Magical Interiors - Estrid Ericson, Josef Frank & Svenskt Tenn (Paperback)
Janet Colletti
R463 Discovery Miles 4 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Swedish Modern is a playful exploration of the philosophy and heritage of the legendary Swedish interior design and furniture company, Svenskt Tenn. The company was founded in 1924 by the pioneering design entrepreneur Estrid Ericson and joined ten years later by Austrian designer and architect Josef Frank. Together they created eclectic, elegant and boldly patterned interior design style known as Swedish Modern that has made Svenskt Tenn world-renowned. This colouring book is your invitation to explore their world of magical interiors.

Recollections of Henri Rousseau (Paperback, 2nd New edition): Wilhem Uhde Recollections of Henri Rousseau (Paperback, 2nd New edition)
Wilhem Uhde; Edited by Nancy Ireson
R255 Discovery Miles 2 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Written by the art dealer and friend who was among the first to recognise Rousseau's importance, these Recollections present a movingly personal portrait of the artist known as Le Douanier (the Customs Officer).

The Arts & Crafts Movement (Hardcover): Oscar Lovell Triggs The Arts & Crafts Movement (Hardcover)
Oscar Lovell Triggs
R992 Discovery Miles 9 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Romanticism (Hardcover): Leon Rosenthal Romanticism (Hardcover)
Leon Rosenthal
R992 Discovery Miles 9 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Impressionism (Hardcover): Nathalia Brodskaia Impressionism (Hardcover)
Nathalia Brodskaia
R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Neoclassicism (Hardcover): Victoria Charles Neoclassicism (Hardcover)
Victoria Charles
R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Post-Impressionism (Hardcover): Nathalia Brodskaia Post-Impressionism (Hardcover)
Nathalia Brodskaia
R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Symbolism (Hardcover): Alfred Hunt Symbolism (Hardcover)
Alfred Hunt
R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Viennese Secession (Hardcover): Klaus H. Carl, Victoria Charles The Viennese Secession (Hardcover)
Klaus H. Carl, Victoria Charles
R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Symbolism (Hardcover): Nathalia Brodskaia Symbolism (Hardcover)
Nathalia Brodskaia
R992 Discovery Miles 9 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Art Nouveau (Hardcover): Jean Lahor Art Nouveau (Hardcover)
Jean Lahor
R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Pre-Raphaelites (Hardcover): Robert de la Sizeranne The Pre-Raphaelites (Hardcover)
Robert de la Sizeranne
R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Romanticism (Hardcover): Leon Rosenthal Romanticism (Hardcover)
Leon Rosenthal
R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Art Nouveau (Hardcover): Jean Lahor Art Nouveau (Hardcover)
Jean Lahor
R992 Discovery Miles 9 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Impressionism (Hardcover): Nathalia Brodskaia Impressionism (Hardcover)
Nathalia Brodskaia
R992 Discovery Miles 9 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Post-Impressionism (Hardcover): Nathalia Brodskaia Post-Impressionism (Hardcover)
Nathalia Brodskaia
R992 Discovery Miles 9 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Pre-Raphaelites (Hardcover): Robert de la Sizeranne The Pre-Raphaelites (Hardcover)
Robert de la Sizeranne
R992 Discovery Miles 9 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
IMPRESSIONISM and POST-IMPRESSIONISM (Hardcover): Nathalia Brodskaia IMPRESSIONISM and POST-IMPRESSIONISM (Hardcover)
Nathalia Brodskaia
R1,585 Discovery Miles 15 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Studio of the South - Van Gogh in Provence (Paperback): Martin Bailey Studio of the South - Van Gogh in Provence (Paperback)
Martin Bailey
R509 Discovery Miles 5 090 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Martin Bailey has written some of the most interesting books on Vincent's life in France, where he produced his greatest work" - Johan van Gogh, grandson of Theo, the artist's brother Studio of the South tells the story of Van Gogh's stay in Arles, when his powers were at their height. For Van Gogh, the south of France was an exciting new land, bursting with life. He walked into the hills inspired by the landscapes, and painted harvest scenes in the heat of summer. He visited a fishing village where he saw the Mediterranean for the first time, energetically capturing it in paint. He painted portraits of friends and locals, and flower still life paintings, culminating in the now iconic Sunflowers. He rented the Yellow House, and gradually did it up, calling it 'an artist's house', inviting Paul Gauguin to join him there. This encounter was to have a profound impact on both of the artists. They painted side by side, their collaboration coming to a dramatic end a few months later. The difficulties Van Gogh faced led to his eventual decision to retreat to the asylum at Saint-Remy. Based on extensive original research, the book reveals discoveries that throw new light on the legendary artist and give a definitive account of his fifteen months in Provence, including his time at the Yellow House, his collaboration with Gauguin and its tragic and shocking ending.

Fuseli and the Modern Woman - Fashion, Fantasy, Fetishism (Paperback): David Solkin Fuseli and the Modern Woman - Fashion, Fantasy, Fetishism (Paperback)
David Solkin; Jonas Beyer, Mechthild Fend, Ketty Gottardo
R1,060 R964 Discovery Miles 9 640 Save R96 (9%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This catalogue accompanies the first exhibition devoted to a fascinating group of drawings by the Anglo-Swiss Henry Fuseli (1741-1825), one of eighteenth-century Europe's most idiosyncratic, original and controversial artists. Best known for his notoriously provocative painting The Nightmare, Fuseli energetically cultivated a reputation for eccentricity, with vividly stylised images of supernatural creatures, muscle-bound heroes, and damsels in distress. While these convinced some viewers of the greatness of his genius, others dismissed him as a charlatan, or as completely mad. Fuseli's contemporaries might have thought him even crazier had they been aware that in private he harboured an obsessive preoccupation with the figure of the modern woman, which he pursued almost exclusively in his drawings. Where one might have expected idealised bodies with the grace and proportions of classical statues, here instead we encounter figures whose anatomies have been shaped by stiff bodices, waistbands, puff ed sleeves, and pointed shoes, and whose heads are crowned by coiffures of the most bizarre and complicated sort. Often based on the artist's wife Sophia Rawlins, the women who populate Fuseli's graphic work tend to adopt brazenly aggressive attitudes, either fixing their gaze directly on the viewer or ignoring our presence altogether. Usually they appear on their own, in isolation on the page; sometimes they are grouped together to form disturbing narratives, erotic fantasies that may be mysterious, vaguely menacing, or overtly transgressive, but where women always play a dominant role. Among the many intriguing questions raised by these works is the extent to which his wife Sophia was actively involved in fashioning her appearance for her own pleasure, as well as for the benefit of her husband. By bringing together more than fi fty of these studies (roughly a third of the known total), The Courtauld Gallery will give audiences an unprecedented opportunity to see one of the finest Romantic-period draughtsmen at his most innovative and exciting. Visitors to the show and readers of the lavishly illustrated catalogue will further be invited to consider how Fuseli's drawings of women, as products of the turbulent aftermath of the American and French Revolutions, speak to concerns about gender and sexuality that have never been more relevant than they are today. The exhibition showcases drawings brought together from international collections, including the Kunsthaus in Zurich, the Auckland Art Gallery in New Zealand, and from other European and North American institutions.

Crafts Directory - Design and Production in the UK and Ireland (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): N.P. James, R. Stoker, D. Rose Crafts Directory - Design and Production in the UK and Ireland (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
N.P. James, R. Stoker, D. Rose; Edited by N.P. James
R695 R611 Discovery Miles 6 110 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Cv Publications survey of crafts design and production includes interviews, articles and showcases of emerging and established practices in the UK and Ireland. The directory explores makers' studios and provides a contact list of makers and suppliers, with specialist outlets active in the chain of distribution. It also contains contributions by specialist arts writers, David Rose, Margaret MacNamidhe and Roberta Stoker.

Gustav Klimt - Complete Paintings (Hardcover): Tobias G. Natter Gustav Klimt - Complete Paintings (Hardcover)
Tobias G. Natter; Edited by Tobias G. Natter 1
R2,505 R2,030 Discovery Miles 20 300 Save R475 (19%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Defining Decadence The legacy of Gustav Klimt A century after his death, Viennese artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. This monograph gathers all of Klimt's major works alongside authoritative art historical commentary and privileged access to the artist's archive with some 179 letters, cards, writings, and other documents. With top quality illustration, including new photography of the celebrated Stoclet Frieze, the book follows Klimt through his prominent role in the Secessionist movement of 1897, his candid rendering of the female body, and his lustrous "golden phase" when gold leaf brought a shimmering tone and texture to such beloved works as The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, also known as The Woman in Gold. Through luminous spreads and carefully curated details, the monograph traces the repertoire of Japanese, Byzantine, and allegorical stimuli that informed Klimt's flattened perspectives, his symbolic vocabulary, and his mosaic-like textures. Drawing upon contemporary critics and voices, the book also examines the art world's polarized reception to Klimt's pictures as much as his own stylistic trajectory. From his landscape painting to erotic works to the controversial ceiling for the Great Hall of the University of Vienna, we see how Klimt's admixture of tradition and daring divided the press and public, becried by some as a pornographer, hailed by others as a modern maestro.

Stolen Legacy (Hardcover): George J M James Stolen Legacy (Hardcover)
George J M James
R729 Discovery Miles 7 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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