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Georgia O’Keeffe and artworks
Georgia O’Keeffe and artworks
Janet Souter

In 1905 Georgia travelled to Chicago to study painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1907 she enrolled at the Art Students’ League in New York City, where she studied with William Merritt Chase. During her time in New York she became familiar with the 291 Gallery owned by her future husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz. In 1912, she and her sisters studied at university with Alon Bement, who employed a somewhat revolutionary method in art instruction originally conceived by Arthur Wesley Dow. In Bement’s class, the students did not mechanically copy nature, but instead were taught the principles of …

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Medieval Art in the Christian West
Medieval Art in the Christian West
Klaus H. Carl, Victoria Charles

September 4, 476 A. D. marked the end of the Western Roman Empire. After several centuries of prosperity, Europe sank into chaos. With Charlemagne, a new dynamic begins that of a civilising reconstruction. The Romanesque period is part of the rediscovery of this Roman Empire, lost in memories, but living on in the architectural testimonies of the cities and the countryside. In art history, Romanesque art refers to the period between the beginning of the 11th and the end of the 12th century. This era was characterised by a great diversity of regional schools, each practising their own unique style. …

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Illuminated Manuscripts 120 illustrations
Illuminated Manuscripts 120 illustrations
Andrej Sterligow, Tamara Woronowa
Those who have had the chance to hold a medieval manuscript in their hands cannot fail to have been impressed by the feeling of being in touch with a long-passed epoch. Back when a book was a true handicraft and every copy the result of a laborious process, the object was more a work of art than a volatile commercial product. The Mega Square Illuminated Manuscripts puts the reader in touch with amazing medieval illustrations and unique adornments, which document the imaginative power of their creators.
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O'Keeffe
O'Keeffe
Gerry Souter

Georgia O’Keeffe (Sun Prarie, Wisconsin, 1887 – Santa Fe, 1986) En 1905, Georgia O’Keeffe suivit des cours à l’ Art Institute de Chicago et débuta sérieusement sa carrière artistique. Elle s’installa ensuite à New York et s’inscrivit à l’Art Students League School. Georgia adorait les cours de nature morte dispensés par le fringant William Merritt Chase, un des professeurs qui l’influencèrent durant cette période. Elle fréquenta la galerie 291 et y rencontra son futur mari, le photographe, Alfred Stieglitz. Durant l’été 1912, elle suivit des cours à l’université de Virginie auprès d’Alon Bement qui recourait à une méthode révolutionnaire pour …

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Icônes
Icônes
Nikodim Pavlovich Kondakov

« L'iconographie chrétienne, et surtout la représentation du Christ, se base dans la doctrine de l'Incarnation. Tout comme le théologien s'exprime par la pensée, l'iconographe, à travers son art, exprime la vérité vivante, la révélation appartenant à l'Église dans la forme des traditions. Bien plus qu'aucune autre image sacrée, l'icône du Christ « non élaborée par la main de l'homme » exprime le principe dogmatique de l'iconographie. » (Père Daniel Rousseau). Cet ouvrage analyse l'évolution des thématiques abordées par les peintres au début de la période byzantine, à travers la Principauté de Kiev jusqu'à sa conclusion sous l'Empire russe. Indépendamment …

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O'Keeffe
O'Keeffe
Janet Souter

Am Zeitraum zwischen Geburt und Tod der Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) streift die gesamte moderne Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten vorbei wie ein Hollywood-Film. Aus einer kleinen Stadt stammend, schafft sich Georgia O’Keeffe erst in New York einen Namen; jenes New York, das Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts Paris als Welthauptstadt der Kunst ablöst. Sie wurde vor allem durch ihre komplexen Naturbeschreibungen wie beispielsweise der Zartheit eines Herbstblattes, den subtilen Nuancen einer Blüte oder der Symmetrie eines Tierschädels bekannt. Heute assoziiert man Georgia O’Keeffe mit kraftvollen Farben und der wilden Schönheit der Wüste Neu Mexikos, wo sie bis zu ihrem Tod im Jahr …

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Paris - 20th century
Paris - 20th century
Véronique Laflèche

Capital city, subject of legends and myths, Paris also has its own special atmosphere. It is undoubtedly among the most beautiful of all cities due to its many celebrated monuments and buildings – the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Sacré Coeur. Author Véronique Laflèche traces the historical development of Paris before taking us on a trip through the streets and the different areas of this unique city. Halting every now and then to provide us with details on the history of various buildings, famous or not so famous, reveals the throbbing pulse of the Parisian life, enabling …

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Ivan Shishkin
Ivan Shishkin
Irina Shuvalova, Victoria Charles
Russian countryside is some of the world’s most lovely, from the celebrated explosions of wild flowers that fill its forests in the spring, to the icy winter tundra that defeated the advances of Napoleon and Hitler, and provided the backdrop for the drama of many of Russian literature’s celebrated scenes. And no one immortalized it better than Ivan Shishkin (1832-1898), a Russian landscape painter. In this comprehensive work of scholarship, Irina Shuvalova and Victoria Charles make a thorough examination of Shishkin’s work.
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Historic Maritime Maps
Historic Maritime Maps
Cocinar Hoy, Donald Wigal, Enrico Medail

This book presents a selection of oceanic charts dating from the 13th to the 17th century. Though to us they may appear rudimentary, they bear excellent witness to the achievements of the early European navigators, and to their determination to explore the very ends of the Earth. What the charts may lack in geographical accuracy they undoubtedly make up for in charm. And of course they are priceless historical records. Recounting the epic voyages of maritime exploration, from Erik the Red to Robert Peary, author Donald Wigal leads us on an exciting journey from Terra Incognita to the World As …

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El libro de las supersticiones
El libro de las supersticiones
Massimo Centini

Para el hombre del siglo xxi, la superstición sigue ocupando un espacio importante en su tiempo, y sigue teniendo un significado. En este libro se analiza todo lo relacionado con las supersticiones mediante los instrumentos del psicoanálisis, la antropología, la sociología y la historia de las religiones. El complejo simbólico, misterioso y fascinante de las supersticiones se examina racionalmente para poder entenderlo mejor, para conocer su historia y poder ser escépticos o supersticiosos pero con conocimiento de causa. También se trata el significado antiguo de gestos cotidianos como días y fechas adversos, animales peligrosos, acciones arriesgadas, lenguaje del cuerpo, manifestaciones …

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Icons 120 illustrations
Icons 120 illustrations
Lyudmila Milyayeva, Lyudmila Milyayeva
This book analyses the evolution of iconic art from its beginning in Byzantium to the time of the Russian Empire. Icons are a fundamental element in the history of art, and it is therefore crucial to understand how this form of expression began and how it developed over centuries. Icons are discussed by one of the world-renowned experts on early Christian iconography, offering a valuable point of reference for specialists, as well as students.
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Persische Miniaturen
Persische Miniaturen
Anatoli Ivanov, Vladimir Loukonin

Dieses Buch stellt eine der größten Zivilisationen der Welt durch seine Miniaturmalerei vor und erzählt die Geschichte des großartigen Perserreiches mithilfe seiner Tradition einer kleinen, aber pulsierenden Kunstform. Die farbenfrohen Bilder, die eigentlich Buchillustrationen darstellen, führen ein in eine seltsame Welt voller Abenteuer, Helden und Herrscher. Das Layout dieser Mega Square-Ausgabe hebt drei Details jedes Bildes hervor und lässt den Betrachter so wundervolle Einzelheiten erkennen. In seinem praktischen Format ist diese einzigartige Sammlung das perfekte Geschenk für alle Kunstliebhaber.

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