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The Bible contains some of the greatest stories and teachings of
all time. It is also the inspiration for some of the greatest
pictures ever painted. Sister Wendy's Bible Treasury captures some
of the Bible's most dramatic scenes and memorable characters, as
depicted by artists such as Botticelli, Caravaggio, Degas, Duccio,
Durer, El Greco, Giotto, Leonardo, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens
Rublev, Titian and Van Gogh. From the majesty of Genesis to the
mystery of Revelation, Sister Wendy invites you to share her
delight in the way these painters have interpreted and depicted the
Bible over two thousand years. This beautifully presented volume
includes 55 illustrations.
At the turn of the fifteenth century, private devotionals became a
speciality of the renowned Ghent-Bruges illuminators. Wealthy
patrons who commissioned work from these artists often spared no
expense in the presentation of their personal prayer books, or
'books of hours', from detailed decoration to luxurious bindings
and embroidery. This enchanting illuminated manuscript was painted
by the Master of the David Scenes in the Grimani Breviary (known as
the David Master), one of the renowned Flemish illuminators in the
sixteenth century. Every page of the manuscript is exquisitely
decorated. Fine architectural interiors, gorgeous landscapes and
detailed city scenes, each one depicting a narrative, form the
subjects of three full-size illuminations and forty-two full-page
miniatures. There are floral borders on a gold ground or
historiated borders in the Flemish and Italian style on every page.
It is one of the finest examples of medieval illumination in a
personal prayer book and the most copiously illustrated work of the
David Master to survive. The manuscript owes its name to the French
Queen, Marie de Medici, widow of King Henri IV. For a time she went
into exile in Brussels, where she is thought to have acquired the
manuscript before moving again to Cologne. An inscription in
English states that she left the book of hours in this city, and it
is here that an English manuscript collector, Francis Douce, may
have acquired the book and eventually donated it to the Bodleian
Library. Together with a scholarly introduction that gives an
overview of Flemish illumination and examines each of the
illustrations in detail, this full-colour facsimile limited
edition, bound in linen with a leather quarter binding and
beautifully presented in a slipcase, faithfully reproduces all 176
leaves of the original manuscript.
This is a comparative study of the national significance of the
classical revival which marked English and French art during the
second half of the nineteenth century. It argues that the main
focus of artists' interest in classical Greece, was the body of the
Greek athlete. It explains this interest, first, by artists'
contact with the art of Pheidias and Polycletus which portrayed it;
and second, by the claim, made by physical anthropologists, that
the classical body typified the race of the European nations.
We all want to see Snow White with tattoos, right? Well, at least
photographer Robert Alvarado does. In his newest collection of
high-octane pin-up images, Alvarado shows how his own style of
shooting and editing, which has been called cartoonish,
illustrated, and painted marries perfectly with cosplay. In more
than 150 vibrant, color images, see Alvarado's take on this pop
culture phenomenon as he captures models "cosing" as characters
from Buck Rogers, Deadpool, Star Wars, your favorite D.C. and
Marvel franchises, and much more. From fantasy to sci-fi and Disney
to video games, the models embody and costume many beloved
characters while striking traditional and contemporary pin-up
poses. Complete with some behind-the-scenes shots and details on
Alvarado's approach to working with the models, this is the perfect
collection of images for fans and students of pop culture and
pin-up photography.
This richly diverse exploration of female artists and
self-portraits is a brilliant and poignant demonstration of
originality in works of haunting variety. The two earliest
self-portraits come from 12th-century illuminated manuscripts in
which nuns gaze at us across eight centuries. In 16th-century
Italy, Sofonisba Anguissola paints one of the longest series of
self-portraits, spanning adolescence to old age. In 17th-century
Holland, Judith Leyster shows herself at the easel as a relaxed,
self-assured professional. In the 18th century, artists from
Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun to Angelica Kauffman express both passion
for their craft and the idea of femininity; and in the 19th the
salons and art schools at last open their doors to a host of
talented women artists, including Berthe Morisot, ushering in a new
and resonant self-confidence. The modern period demolishes taboos:
Alice Neel painting herself nude at eighty, Frida Kahlo rendering
physical pain, Cindy Sherman exploring identity, Marlene Dumas
dispensing with all boundaries. The full verve of Frances
Borzello's enthralling text, and the hypnotic intensity of the
accompanying self-portraits, is revealed to the full in this
inspiring book.
This book analyses the animal images used in William Hogarth's art,
demonstrating how animals were variously depicted as hybrids,
edibles, companions, emblems of satire and objects of cruelty.
Beirne offers an important assessment of how Hogarth's various
audiences reacted to his gruesome images and ultimately what was
meant by 'cruelty'.
An Accordion Book doesn’t open, it unfolds. One side is filled
with beautiful watercolour images of an animal: sometimes in
motion, sometimes at rest. The other is filled with text – poems,
descriptions, invocations – inspired by the same animal.Together
they work as spells to summon the animal’s spirit. Jackie Morris
has painted them using antique watercolours, some from boxes which
hadn't been opened for over 150 years, woken from their slumber
with a single drop of water.Fox and Otter are the first two
Accordions in a series that will go on to include Hare,Owl,Hound
and Cat among many others.
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