This guide aims to help readers recognize the legendary characters of classical antiquity in art. The characters are described in entries summarizing their stories, special...
In viewing the great works of sacred Western art, many people find difficulty in understanding the stories and identifying the figures portrayed in them. This...
Now available in an attractive flexi-cover edition, this book presents the works that best represent Hokusai's exquisite style and marvelous inventiveness. This volume includes...
What goes into creating art? How can we learn to ",read", paintings? What are the key elements of composition?An art book like no other, How...
Your definitive record of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's The Floating Piers, the shimmering yellow walkway on Lake Iseo, Italy, from June 18 to July 3, 2016....
Stories and images from the Bible permeate the art and literature of western cultures. This title contains a beautiful set of biblical and religious illustrations...
Takes readers on a romp through the portrayal of love and sexuality in Western art - ranging from chaste tenderness to overwhelming frenzies of the...
Make to Know: From Spaces of Uncertainty to Creative Discovery will change the way you think about creativity. The book upends popular notions of innate...
How can a film score make you cheer, shiver, cry or punch the air?How do directors communicate their musical vision to composers?And when does a...
Mark Rothko's work is among the most recognisable in modern art history. His huge colour-field works enjoy enormous popularity for their luminosity, moodiness, and immersive...
Offers a visual history of the depiction of illness and healing in Western culture, ranging from Egyptian wall carvings to 20th century artists....
As an integral part of human culture, music has been one of the most common themes in art throughout history. This book offers an exploration...
Impressions of grandeur: The French Impressionist surveyed in depthBorn in Limoges, France, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 1919) was a painter of life, love, and laughter. In...
A guide to identifying Christian saints as they are portrayed in art. From Agatha to Zeno, it presents the characteristic features of over 100 saints,...
As artists push further and further beyond their, and our, comfort zones, this book aims to help decipher the bizarre and often intimidating aspects of...
In the margin, for quick access by the reader, is a summary of the essential characteristics of the symbol in question, the derivation of its...
An illustrated guide to the symbols of power in Western art. It examines the way that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes and stereotypes...
Taken from the acclaimed BBC Radio 6 Music show, The First Time invites you inside the lives of some of the music world's most notable...
True tales of lost art, built around case studies of famous works, their creators, and stories of disappearance and recovery From the bestselling author of...
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