El arte naif se hizo popular por primera vez a finales del siglo diecinueve. Hasta ese momento, esta forma de expresión creada por artistas sin formación y caracterizados por su espontaneidad y simplicidad contaba con poco reconocimiento entre los artistas profesionales...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-28

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In the 5th century, the Champa kingdom held sway over a large area of today’s Vietnam. Several magnificent structures still testify to their former presence in the Nha Trang region. Cham sculpture was worked in a variety of materials, principally sandstone, but also...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-28

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Although considered a minor genre for a long time, the art of landscape has risen above its forebears - religious and historic painting - to become a genre of its own. Giorgione in Italy, the Brueghels of the Flemish School, Claude Lorrain and Poussain of the French...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-28

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La expresión Art Nouveau hace referencia a un estilo decorativo y arquitectónico desarrollado en Occidente en las décadas de 1880 y 1890. Nacido como reacción a la revolución industrial y al vacío creativo que dejó tras de sí, el Art Nouveau fue el núcleo de un...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-28

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The English school of painting was officially recognised at the beginning of the 18th century through the work of William Hogarth. It includes works by the most famous English artists, such as Thomas Gainsborough, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Constable, Edward...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-28

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Encaustic painting is one of the world’s most venerable art forms, having been practised consistently around the world since the ancient Egyptians first used it to decorate sarcophagi, and enjoying continuing popularity in the modern era with artists such as Paul Klee...

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Parution : 2023-12-28

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Icon painting has reached its zenith in Ukraine between the 11th and 18th centuries. This art is appealing because of its great openness to other influences – the obedience to the rules of Orthodox Christianity in its early stages, the borrowing from Roman heritage or...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-28

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“The Devil holds the strings which move us!” (Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil, 1857.) Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer… the Devil has many names and faces, all of which have always served artists as a source of inspiration. Often commissioned by religious leaders as...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-28

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El Renacimiento se inició a finales del siglo catorce en Italia y ya estaba extendido por toda Europa en la segunda mitad del siglo dieciséis.El redescubrimiento del esplendor de la antigua Grecia y Roma supuso el comienzo del renacimiento de las artes como consecuencia...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-28

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El Simbolismo apareció en Francia y Europa entre la década de 1880 y el principio del siglo veinte. Los simbolistas, fascinados por la mitología de la Antigüedad, intentaban escapar del reino del pensamiento racional impuesto por la ciencia. Deseaban trascender el mundo...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-28

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Greek Sculpture is probably the most well known aspect ofGreek art, for a contemporary it expresses the most beautiful ideal and plastic perfection. It is the first of the Ancient Arts that looked to free itself from the imitative constraints, of the faithful...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-28

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Léon Bakst (1866-1924) was a painter, illustrator, stage and costume designer. He is universally acknowledged for representing a synthesis of creative energy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bakst travelled widely throughout Europe and in 1890 joined the World...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-19

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Ever since its triumph at the Paris Universal Exposition, Art Nouveau has continued to inspire artists. The movement offered an artistic response to the industrial revolution and the creative vacuum left in its wake, exerting a huge impact on the decorative arts. Art...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-19

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Audubon’s ambitious project to paint all the birds of North America resulted in a work that represents one of the greatest advances in ornithology. Not only did he identify new species, he also depicted birds within their natural habitat and in vivid poses. This...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-19

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Throughout time, artists have maintained a close relationship with the animal world, which has proved to be an inexhaustible source of inspiration. First, they received inspiration directly from their environment. Next, animals were used in art for their status as...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-19

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Even today, the splendid appearance of angels remains undiminished. Images of these heavenly and powerful messengers convey protection, innocence and calm, and have been an inspiration to religious artists throughout the history of art. This book illustrates the most...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-19

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Durante el Renacimiento, los pintores italianos solían representar a las esposas de sus mecenas como Madonas, a menudo haciéndolas más bellas de lo que eran en realidad.Durante siglos, en la pintura religiosa, la Virgen ha sido presentada como la madre clemente y...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-12-19

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«Nordic Design in Translation: The Circulation of Objects, Ideas and Practices is an exciting and necessary addition to the discourse on material culture, bringing together fresh approaches to the transnational character of Nordic design. The contributors take the...

Editeur : Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution : 2023-12-14

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Post-Nordic – The Rise and Fall of a Nordic Art Scene 1986–2006 is the first extensive survey of Nordic art during the transition from postmodernism to what might be called "the period of contemporary art".The book revolves around three historical situations: The early...

Editeur : Les presses du réel
Parution : 2023-11-21

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Mega Square Shoes focuses on the history of the shoe and elevates the shoe to the rank of a work of art. The author is a leading expert on the subject and curator of France‘s Shoe Museum, which holds the greatest shoe collection in the world, with 12,000 specimens.

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2023-11-14

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