Analyzing artists' representations of angels and demons and heaven and hell from the Judeo-Christian tradition, this volume describes how they evolved over time. Divided into...
'Peter Dogett's book is a fascinating, rip-roaring and timely re-telling of a corner of music history that was hugely important but is all too often...
The fresco - a painting on fresh plaster - is a technique of wall painting used since antiquity. Frescoes serve a wide variety of purposes:...
It is through the sentient body that we experience, know and imagine--and so the body is perhaps the most important tool for making and experiencing...
Portraying people is undoubtedly one of the most difficult aspects of drawing. Expressions, movements, emotions and gazes add a series of challenges not present in...
In the age of ",fake news", and ",alternative facts,", artists take on truth and fiction ",Fake news", and ",alternative facts", have recently...
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Master watercolour techniques with this indispensable artist's manual. Whether you are just starting with watercolour painting or you’re looking to push yourself and try new...
Some 500 years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created work of unearthly beauty. An intimate associate of Florence's unofficial rulers, the Medici,...
Catalogues the heritage of images according to type and subject, from the ancient at the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai to those from...
'Fascinating, funny and tender' ADAM BUXTON'My favourite writer and interviewer' JUDE ROGERS'If Kate Mossman's name is on it, then I want to read it' PETE...
What began as a spontaneous enthusiasm for a photo turned out to be a long-lasting fascination with one of the world's best-selling products: the Monobloc,...
'Will has finally written his masterpiece. I'm glad I could be of assistance' LAWRENCE'Essential reading' JARVIS COCKER'****' MOJO'One of the best music books I've ever...
Unlock your inner artist and learn how to draw the human body in this beautifully illustrated art book by celebrated artist and teacher Sarah Simblet....
'Fascinating...I'll never look at a rose in quite the same way again.' Adrian TinniswoodThe rose is bursting with meaning. Over the centuries it has come...
Společným jmenovatelem působivých artefaktů shromážděných v této publikaci je jejich africký původ. O umělcích, kteří je vytvořili, však nevíme takřka nic. Na cestě prostorem a...
Museo del Prado vlastní nejrozsáhlejší kolekci španělského malířství období od 15. do 19. století i široký výběr klasického západoevropského umění. Poklady královských sbírek zahrnují díla...
Ona freezing night inJanuary2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet. The crime, organized by a...
Presents a history of Christian Church as portrayed throughout Western art. This book examines artistic representations of liturgical objects - including altars, crosses, and censers....
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