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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Human figures depicted in art

The Invention of the Model - Artists and Models in Paris, 1830-1870 (Paperback): Susan Waller The Invention of the Model - Artists and Models in Paris, 1830-1870 (Paperback)
Susan Waller
R1,621 Discovery Miles 16 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Although mastery of the representation of the human figure was central to art making as early as the fifteenth century in Europe, in the nineteenth-century French imagination the artist's model became identified as a distinct social type and cultural trope. This study of the artist's model in Paris between 1830 and 1870 incorporates three histories: a social history of professional models, a cultural history of models as social types, and an art history of representations of the model in elite and popular visual culture. It takes as its starting point the artist-model transaction: demonstrating that stereotypes of 'the model' that figured in the public imagination were framed both by gender and ethnicity, the book develops a nuanced typology of different types of models. Interwoven with the analysis of the constructed identities of models are accounts of the lives of particular models and the histories of the urban population groups from which they emerged. The Invention of the Model: Artists and Models in Paris, 1830-1870 is an adept exploration of a major issue in nineteenth-century art which will be of interest not only to art historians, but also to social and French cultural historians.

Art of Ronnie Werner (Paperback): Ronnie Werner Art of Ronnie Werner (Paperback)
Ronnie Werner
R360 R317 Discovery Miles 3 170 Save R43 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Illustrator Ronnie Werner takes his cue from the classic pin-up style of the 40's and 50's, but through a very modern lens! Updating the look and feel of the girls who made Dad and Grandad go all "hubba-hubba" with a distinctive new flavour born of today's sensibilities. In other words -- HOT! Able to create illustrations both realistic and cartoonish, Ronnie blends cool and cute into some of the most delightful young ladies we've had the good fortune to ogle! Here's a man well on his way to having to stare at beautiful models the rest of his life (and get paid for it!). We think you will enjoy this first-ever overview of Mr Werner's talents!

Gainsborough's Blue Boy (Paperback): Christine Riding Gainsborough's Blue Boy (Paperback)
Christine Riding; Contributions by Susanna Avery-Quash, Melinda McCurdy, Imogen Tedbury, Jacqueline Riding
R550 Discovery Miles 5 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This richly illustrated publication explores the lasting influence of Gainsborough's Blue Boy on British art and culture Marking the return of Gainsborough's Blue Boy to the UK exactly 100 years since it left for the United States, this richly illustrated publication will explore the lasting influence of this iconic painting on British art and culture. During the nineteenth century, the painting's fame grew and full-length portraits by Gainsborough and his contemporaries became much sought after by wealthy American collectors. The sale of The Blue Boy to the American railroad magnate and collector Henry E. Huntington in 1921 was unsurprisingly viewed as a national tragedy-emblematic of a shift in economic and cultural power. However, its afterlife, as a permanent ambassador for British art, has undoubtedly fed into ideas of Britain and Britishness-its history, society, culture and character-that still resonate today. Including a select group of paintings that demonstrate the profound influence of Sir Anthony van Dyck and the old master tradition on Gainsborough's practice and identity, Gainsborough's Blue Boy will examine this masterpiece within the context of the National Gallery's collection. Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The National Gallery, London January 25-May 15, 2022

Capitalism and the Camera - Essays on Photography and Extraction (Paperback): Kevin Coleman, Daniel James Capitalism and the Camera - Essays on Photography and Extraction (Paperback)
Kevin Coleman, Daniel James
R651 Discovery Miles 6 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Photography was invented between the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Karl Marx and Frederick Engels's The Communist Manifesto. Taking the intertwined development of capitalism and the camera as their starting point, the essays in Capitalism and the Camera investigate the relationship between capitalist accumulation and the photographic image, and ask whether photography might allow us to refuse capitalism's violence-and if so, how? Drawn together in productive disagreement, the essays in this collection explore the relationship of photography to resource extraction and capital accumulation, from 1492 to the postcolonial; the camera's potential to make visible critical understandings of capitalist production and society, especially economies of class and desire; and propose ways that the camera and the image can be used to build cultural and political counterpublics from which a democratic struggle against capitalism might emerge. With essays by Ariella Aisha Azoulay, Siobhan Angus, Kajri Jain, Walter Benn Michaels, T. J. Clark, John Paul Ricco, Blake Stimson, Chris Stolarski, Tong Lam, and Jacob Emery.

Danish Golden Age Painting (Hardcover): David Jackson Danish Golden Age Painting (Hardcover)
David Jackson
R1,256 Discovery Miles 12 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A vibrant survey of visual culture in Golden Age Denmark (1801-1864) Following the disastrous outcome of the Napoleonic Wars and national bankruptcy, Denmark affected a remarkable cultural renaissance, spawning such major talents as Hans Christian Andersen, Soren Kierkegaard and Hans Christian Orsted. The Golden Age, roughly spanning the first half of the nineteenth century, produced defining images of a peaceful and ordered society as the emerging Copenhagen bourgeoisie asserted a taste for portraits, urban scenes and landscapes that embraced their lifestyles. Artists such as Christen Kobke and C. W. Eckersberg turned their attentions to the people, traditions and customs of their land, encapsulating the quintessence of this celebrated period of cultural richness. Danish Golden Age Painting examines the vital role played by the visual arts within the wider context of the era's social, political, intellectual, scientific, artistic and cultural achievements. Drawing on the best of established and contemporary Danish scholarship, it presents an innovative survey of Danish Golden Age art.

Academie Royale - A History in Portraits (Hardcover, New Ed): Hannah Williams Academie Royale - A History in Portraits (Hardcover, New Ed)
Hannah Williams
R3,942 Discovery Miles 39 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From its establishment in 1648 until its disbanding in 1793 after the French Revolution, the Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture was the centre of the Parisian art world. Taking the reader behind the scenes of this elite bastion of French art theory, education, and practice, this engaging study uncovers the fascinating histories - official and unofficial - of that artistic community. Through an innovative approach to portraits - their values, functions, and lives as objects - this book explores two faces of the Academie. Official portraits grant us insider access to institutional hierarchies, ideologies, rituals, customs, and everyday experiences in the Academie's Louvre apartments. Unofficial portraits in turn reveal hidden histories of artists' personal relationships: family networks, intimate friendships, and bitter rivalries. Drawing on both art-historical and anthropological frames of analysis, this book offers insightful interpretations of portraits read through and against documentary evidence from the archives to create a rich story of people, places, and objects. Theoretically informed, rigorously researched, and historically grounded, this book sheds new light on the inner workings of the Academie. Its discoveries and compelling narrative make an invaluable and accessible contribution to our understanding of this pre-eminent European institution and the social lives of artists in early modern Paris.

Death, Torture and the Broken Body in European Art, 1300-1650 (Hardcover, New Ed): John R. Decker Death, Torture and the Broken Body in European Art, 1300-1650 (Hardcover, New Ed)
John R. Decker
R3,925 Discovery Miles 39 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Bodies mangled, limbs broken, skin flayed, blood spilled: from paintings to prints to small sculptures, the art of the late Middle Ages and early modern period gave rise to disturbing scenes of violence. Many of these torture scenes recall Christ's Passion and its aftermath, but the martyrdoms of saints, stories of justice visited on the wicked, and broadsheet reports of the atrocities of war provided fertile ground for scenes of the body's desecration. Contributors to this volume interpret pain, suffering, and the desecration of the human form not simply as the passing fancies of a cadre of proto-sadists, but also as serving larger social functions within European society. Taking advantage of the frameworks established by scholars such as Samuel Edgerton, Mitchell Merback, and Elaine Scarry (to name but a few), Death, Torture and the Broken Body in European Art, 1300-1650 provides an intriguing set of lenses through which to view such imagery and locate it within its wider social, political, and devotional contexts. Though the art works discussed are centuries old, the topics of the essays resonate today as twenty-first-century Western society is still absorbed in thorny debates about the ethics and consequences of the use of force, coercion (including torture), and execution, and about whether it is ever fully acceptable to write social norms on the bodies of those who will not conform.

The Narrative of Trajan's Column (Paperback): Italo Calvino The Narrative of Trajan's Column (Paperback)
Italo Calvino
R180 R146 Discovery Miles 1 460 Save R34 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'When the last fire goes out, time too will be finished' Italo Calvino was one of the most joyful and imaginative writers of the twentieth century. Here he muses on what the things we leave behind - whether waxworks or ancient graffiti, enigmatic maps or a crumbling Roman column - tell us about the greater truths of the world, space and time. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

Sketch Every Day - 100+ simple drawing exercises from Simone Grunewald (Paperback): Simone Grunewald Sketch Every Day - 100+ simple drawing exercises from Simone Grunewald (Paperback)
Simone Grunewald; Edited by 3DTotal Publishing
R616 Discovery Miles 6 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Learn about key elements of character art from traditional and digital illustrator, Simone Grunewald. Simone, also known as "Schmoe", creates heart-felt and personal designs inspired by her everyday life experiences and passion for the arts. As a new mother, she also draws on her humorous experiences of bringing up a small child in the modern world. Discover in-depth visual breakdowns of Simone's techniques as well as a varied and extensive collection of Simone's stunning art. From linework advice to character design considerations, Simone generously shares her creative practice. A book that appeals to artists at every stage of their creative journey, this title teaches how to avoid common mistakes and pitfalls, as well as how to improve technique. Feel motivated to practice every day to develop engaging characters of all shapes, ages and sizes. With special focus on developing dynamic poses and expressions, Simone's advice will ensure that you create emotive characters with energy and personality.

Carving Classic Female Faces in Wood - A How-To Reference for Carvers and Sculptors (Paperback): Ian Norbury Carving Classic Female Faces in Wood - A How-To Reference for Carvers and Sculptors (Paperback)
Ian Norbury
R437 R359 Discovery Miles 3 590 Save R78 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Noted sculptor Ian Norbury gives woodcarvers a thorough, how-to guide to bringing out the beauty of a female face from a block of wood. Using hundreds of photographs and drawings, the author provides in-depth instruction on carving two different adult faces - one European and one Afro-Caribbean - and one child's face. Both beginning and advanced woodcarvers and sculptors will find expert guidance on tackling the unique challenges of carving a female face. Included are sections on the anatomy of the female face, taking photographs and producing patterns, step-by-step instructions, and a photographic gallery of finished carvings to provide inspiration.

Caroline Walker - Janet (Hardcover): Caroline Walker, Hettie Judah Caroline Walker - Janet (Hardcover)
Caroline Walker, Hettie Judah
R697 Discovery Miles 6 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Scotland-born, London-based artist Caroline Walker is celebrated for her paintings exploring the lives of women, from those living luxury lifestyles to those fleeing oppression. In this publication, which was produced to accompany Walker's first exhibition with Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, in autumn 2020, the artist turns her attention closer to home, presenting a series of paintings in which the focus is the artist's own mother, Janet, as she goes about her daily tasks: cooking, cleaning, tidying and tending the garden of the Fife home where the artist spent her childhood. The publication features a newly commissioned essay and an interview with the artist by critic and author Hettie Judah. The essay opens by comparing Walker's works to the Dutch Golden Age, encouraging consideration of everyday domestic scenes. Judah then leads the reader through Walker's latest series of works, exploring the daily routines and household chores that have filled Walker's mother's days for the past forty years, along with the artist's treatment of these activities. Judah deftly locates this latest body of work within Walker's wider practice, opening up discussion of women at work in different industries and notions of invisibility. She asserts: 'While "Janet" extends Walker's long-held interest in women's work, the series is also a loving undertaking. The artist offers us her mother with great pride, both in particular, and on behalf of other mothers overlooked and working out of sight.' The interview offers further insight into Walker's thoughts in relation to the "Janet" series, and to the working processes behind it. The publication features around eighty illustrations of the preparatory studies and paintings that comprise this new body of work. It has been designed by Joanna Deans, Identity, with photography by Peter Mallet. The publication was produced by Ingleby, Edinburgh, and printed by Die Keure, Bruges. It was co-published in 2020 by Ingleby and Anomie Publishing, London, in an edition of 1500 copies. Caroline Walker was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1982. She attended Glasgow School of Art from 2000-04, before completing her MA at the Royal College of Art in 2009. Recent and forthcoming exhibitions include Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham, and participation in the ninth edition of the British Art Show. She is represented in a number of public collections including the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, the UK Government Art Collection, London, Kistefos Museum, Jevnaker, Norway, and Museum Voorlinden & Kunstmuseum den Haag, in the Netherlands. Hettie Judah is chief art critic of the British daily newspaper The i, a regular contributor to The Guardian, The New York Times, Frieze, Art Quarterly, Numero Art and The Art Newspaper, and a contributing editor to The Plant. Recent publications include a short biography of Frida Kahlo (Laurence King, 2020) and Art London (ACC Art Books, 2019).

The Black Female Body in American Literature and Art - Performing Identity (Paperback): Caroline Brown The Black Female Body in American Literature and Art - Performing Identity (Paperback)
Caroline Brown
R1,617 Discovery Miles 16 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines how African-American writers and visual artists interweave icon and inscription in order to re-present the black female body, traditionally rendered alien and inarticulate within Western discursive and visual systems. Brown considers how the writings of Toni Morrison, Gayl Jones, Paule Marshall, Edwidge Danticat, Jamaica Kincaid, Andrea Lee, Gloria Naylor, and Martha Southgate are bound to such contemporary, postmodern visual artists as Lorna Simpson, Carrie Mae Weems, Kara Walker, Betye Saar, and Faith Ringgold. While the artists and authors rely on radically different media-photos, collage, video, and assembled objects, as opposed to words and rhythm-both sets of intellectual activists insist on the primacy of the black aesthetic. Both assert artistic agency and cultural continuity in the face of the oppression, social transformation, and cultural multiplicity of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This book examines how African-American performative practices mediate the tension between the ostensibly de-racialized body politic and the hyper-racialized black, female body, reimagining the cultural and political ground that guides various articulations of American national belonging. Brown shows how and why black women writers and artists matter as agents of change, how and why the form and content of their works must be recognized and reconsidered in the increasingly frenzied arena of cultural production and political debate.

Rosalba Carriera (Hardcover): Angela Oberer Rosalba Carriera (Hardcover)
Angela Oberer
R966 Discovery Miles 9 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is an accessibly written, illustrated biography of Venetian painter Rosalba Carriera (1673-1757), one of the most famous women artists in 18th-century Europe. It presents an overview of her life and work, considering Carriera's miniatures alongside her better-known, larger-scale works. Focusing on interpretation of her paintings in the historical context of her life as a single woman in Venice, the book offers an easy guide through Carrieras life, the people she met, her clients and her artistic approach. The author's new iconographic analysis of some of Carriera's works reveals that she was an erudite painter, drawing on antiquity as well as the work of Renaissance virtuosos such as Leonardo da Vinci and Paolo Veronese.

Laura Knight - A Panoramic View (Paperback): Anthony Spira, Fay Blanchard Laura Knight - A Panoramic View (Paperback)
Anthony Spira, Fay Blanchard; Contributions by Sophie Hatchwell, Sacha Llewellyn, Pamela Gerrish Nunn
R671 Discovery Miles 6 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

LONG LISTED FOR THE WILLIAM MB BERGER PRIZE FOR BRITISH ART HISTORY 2022. A major survey of Dame Laura Knight, first female Royal Academician and popular British artist of the 20th century. Laura Knight (1877-1970) was one of the most famous and popular English artists of the twentieth century. She was the first woman to have a solo exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, in 1965. In the following decades her realist style of painting fell out of fashion and her work become largely overlooked. A new generation has rediscovered her work, finding a contemporary resonance in her depictions of women at work, of people from marginalized communities and her contributions as a war artist. This beautifully illustrated book, which accompanies a major exhibition at MK Gallery, provides an overview of Knight's illustrious career: from her training at Nottingham Art School at the age of 13 and her time in North Yorkshire and Cornwall, to her visits to traveller communities and a segregated American hospital. It also features her circus, ballet and theatre scenes, paintings of women during the war and her late paintings of nature. The selection of over 160 works combines celebrated paintings with less known graphic and design works, including ceramics, jewellery and costumes that reflect the artist's enduring interest in the everyday activities of people from all walks of life.

Fever Pitch 2 - MORE Hot Girls From Elias Chatzoudis (Paperback): Elias Chatzoudis Fever Pitch 2 - MORE Hot Girls From Elias Chatzoudis (Paperback)
Elias Chatzoudis
R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Adorable, sexy, and sure -- a wee bit naughty! This would fairly sum up a style of illustration that Elias Chatzoudis has been able to develop, earning him a world-wide following for his perky pin-up girls! In this second volume devoted to his voluptuous vixens, Elias is in top form with his sense of humour and eye for the ladies in top form! All new art!

Femme Fatale - The Art of Shuzo Oshimi (Paperback): Shuzo Oshimi Femme Fatale - The Art of Shuzo Oshimi (Paperback)
Shuzo Oshimi
R583 Discovery Miles 5 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Commemorating twenty years of manga, FEMME FATALE showcases of all of the full color artwork from New York Time's Best Selling artist Shuzo Oshimi. Featuring cover art, posters, promotional materials and never before translated comics, this is a definitive compilation of character art from one of the best known manga artists in the 21st Century. Concept art and promotional illustrations from FLOWERS OF EVIL, INSIDE MARI, DRIFTING NET CAFE and BLOOD ON THE RAILS are also included giving readers a deeper look into Oshimi's processes and artistic mind. This collection also includes dozens of never before published in English comic pages that are a must have for Oshimi completionists.

Committed to Memory - The Art of the Slave Ship Icon (Paperback): Cheryl Finley Committed to Memory - The Art of the Slave Ship Icon (Paperback)
Cheryl Finley
R795 Discovery Miles 7 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How an eighteenth-century engraving of a slave ship became a cultural icon of Black resistance, identity, and remembrance One of the most iconic images of slavery is a schematic wood engraving depicting the human cargo hold of a slave ship. First published by British abolitionists in 1788, it exposed this widespread commercial practice for what it really was-shocking, immoral, barbaric, unimaginable. Printed as handbills and broadsides, the image Cheryl Finley has termed the "slave ship icon" was easily reproduced, and by the end of the eighteenth century it was circulating by the tens of thousands around the Atlantic rim. Committed to Memory provides the first in-depth look at how this artifact of the fight against slavery became an enduring symbol of Black resistance, identity, and remembrance. Finley traces how the slave ship icon became a powerful tool in the hands of British and American abolitionists, and how its radical potential was rediscovered in the twentieth century by Black artists, activists, writers, filmmakers, and curators. Finley offers provocative new insights into the works of Amiri Baraka, Romare Bearden, Betye Saar, and many others. She demonstrates how the icon was transformed into poetry, literature, visual art, sculpture, performance, and film-and became a medium through which diasporic Africans have reasserted their common identity and memorialized their ancestors. Beautifully illustrated, Committed to Memory features works from around the world, taking readers from the United States and England to West Africa and the Caribbean. It shows how contemporary Black artists and their allies have used this iconic eighteenth-century engraving to reflect on the trauma of slavery and come to terms with its legacy.

Art of Barbara Jensen - Clothing Optional! (Paperback): Barbara Jensen, Bob Keenan Art of Barbara Jensen - Clothing Optional! (Paperback)
Barbara Jensen, Bob Keenan
R362 R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Save R43 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Barbara Jensen is one of those delightful treats in the male-artist dominated world of pin-up artwork. She combines what a man wants to see with how a woman wants to be seen! The resulting images are sensual, sexy, and downright adorable! Jensen explores expression, emotion, and plenty of exquisite flesh!

Girls on Top 2 - More Pin-Up Art of Matt Dixon (Paperback): Matt Dixon Girls on Top 2 - More Pin-Up Art of Matt Dixon (Paperback)
Matt Dixon
R362 R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Save R43 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Adorable, amazing, and often quite dangerous - these are the hallmarks of a Dixon girl! UK painter extraordinaire Matt Dixon has assembled a new gallery of gloriously strong and bad-ass beauties, this time featuring an introduction by famed actress and fantasy film icon Caroline Munro! Mutual admiration never looked this good!

Cozy Days - The Art of Iraville (Hardcover): Ira Sluyterman Van Langeweyde Cozy Days - The Art of Iraville (Hardcover)
Ira Sluyterman Van Langeweyde; Edited by 3DTotal Publishing 1
R747 R656 Discovery Miles 6 560 Save R91 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ira "Iraville" Sluyterman van Langewedye is a popular contemporary illustrator beloved for her charming watercolour illustrations of nature, small towns, idyllic scenes, and everyday life. This title brings together a collection of her best work in a giftworthy, lavishly presented hardback art book, which includes never-before-seen images, impressive portfolio pieces, insightful works in progress, beautiful photography, and the artist's own guides to handcrafting sketchbooks and watercolour paints at home. Supported by a Kickstarter campaign in summer 2018, Cozy Days: The Art of Iraville marks another high quality collaboration between 3dtotal Publishing and some of the best illustrators working today.

Art of Adrian Velez - AGE of Delights! (Paperback): Adrian Velez Art of Adrian Velez - AGE of Delights! (Paperback)
Adrian Velez
R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There is an art to making cute cartoony women the focus of so much jaw-dropping sexuality, and artist Adrian Velez is a master of it! His nicely naughty girls are cuddly, curvaceous, and killer in this too-cool collection!

Big Girl Adventures - Volume 1 (Paperback): Mitch Byrd Big Girl Adventures - Volume 1 (Paperback)
Mitch Byrd
R297 R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Save R56 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A collection of spicy stories written and illustrated by cult icon Mitch Byrd. Byrd's attention to detail and sense of humor is matched only by his love of the female form - in ALL it's myriad shapes and sizes! If you're looking for waif-like, timid fashion model-types - look elsewhere! Mitch likes his stories epic, and his ladies even larger! Remember - big girls don't cry - they kick ass!

Sex Acts in Early Modern Italy - Practice, Performance, Perversion, Punishment (Hardcover, New Ed): Allison Levy Sex Acts in Early Modern Italy - Practice, Performance, Perversion, Punishment (Hardcover, New Ed)
Allison Levy
R4,221 Discovery Miles 42 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Emphasizing the peculiar, the perverse, the clandestine and the scandalous, this volume opens up a critical discourse on sexuality and visual culture in early modern Italy. Contributors consider not just painted (conventional) representations of sexual activities and eroticized bodies, but also images from print media, drawings, sculpted objects and painted ceramic jars. In this way, the volume presents an entirely new picture of Renaissance sexuality, stripping away layers of misconceptions and manipulations to reveal an often-misunderstood world. 'Sex acts' is interpreted broadly, from the acting out, or performing, of one's (or another's) sex to sexual activity, including what might be considered, now or then, peculiar practices and preferences and a variety of possibly scandalous scenarios. While the contributors come from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, this collection foregrounds the visual culture of early modern sexuality, from representations of sex and sexualized bodies to material objects associated with sexual activities. The picture presented here nuances our understanding of Renaissance sexuality as well as our own.

Art of Baron von Lind - Volume 2 (Paperback): Baron Von Lind Art of Baron von Lind - Volume 2 (Paperback)
Baron Von Lind
R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What makes a classic so timeless? The exquisite curves? The overall design? The ability to go from zero to sixty in neck-snapping seconds? And no, we're NOT talking about cars! Baron Von Lind knows how to create pin-up art that's as bewitching and alluring as anything created in the last century! This second gallery of new pieces celebrates the Baron's need for luscious ladies in lingerie and not-so-innocent smiles on beautiful faces!

Erotic Cultures of Renaissance Italy (Hardcover, New Ed): Sara F.Matthews Grieco Erotic Cultures of Renaissance Italy (Hardcover, New Ed)
Sara F.Matthews Grieco
R4,242 Discovery Miles 42 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Concentrating largely on the 'middle ranks' of society in Renaissance Italy - artisans, merchants, and professionals such as bankers and lawyers - this book focuses on new social subjects, new documents and unusual objects. Using innovative methods of inquiry and interdisciplinary analytical tools, contributors explore a little-known but pervasive erotic culture in which sexually explicit artefacts, games and gestures were considered essential to a number of rituals and social occasions. At the same time, they demonstrate how a burgeoning market for erotica, along with a cultural tradition of allusion and innuendo, played an increasingly important role in the Italian peninsula between the fifteenth and early seventeenth centuries. This volume fills some pervasive lacunae in both Renaissance studies and the history of sexuality through a series of critical engagements with material culture and social custom. It reflects recent scholarly interest in interdisciplinary areas such as the material Renaissance, visual communications, urban sociability in the domestic context, and court records regarding marital disputes.

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