Charts the whole history of art from the earliest carved stone to the latest media. Takes a truly global picture, connecting different cultures across time and space Hundreds of works are discussed and illustrated, showing how art uniquely reflects... Zobraziť viac
Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide remains the essential and trusted guide to the antiques market. It has earned the reputation of being the book no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without... Zobraziť viac
Features an account of art, design, and architecture in the Central Europe of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during its last decades. The author integrates political and cultural developments, comparing the situation in eight cities... Zobraziť viac
Abstract Expressionism will forever be associated with the energy and vibrancy of 1950s New York. Artists injected a new sense of confidence in painting, experimenting with improvisation, spontaneity, and color... Zobraziť viac
Sborník Hans von Aachen in Context je sestavený z příspěvků mezinárodní konference, kterou uspořádalo Centrum pro výzkum umění a kultury doby Rudolfa II. na půdě Ústavu dějin umění AV ČR ve dnech 22.–25. září 2010... Zobraziť viac
Art Deco is the decorative, distinctly aesthetic style of the years between 1920 and 1940. The movement embraced all areas of lifestyle and art... Zobraziť viac
This book synthesises a variety of approaches to the visual, drawn from politics, theory, feminism and activism, in order to provide the blueprint for an ecocritical art history. Zobraziť viac
Reflecting an era when Europe looked to both the classical past and a global future, this volume explores the emergence and acceptance of the nude as an artistic subject. It engages with the numerous and complex connotations of the human body ... Zobraziť viac
A revised edition of the classic bestselling how to draw book. A life-changing book, this fully revised and updated edition of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is destined to inspire generations of readers and artists to come... Zobraziť viac
An indispensable survey of the most dynamic contemporary drawing, chosen by leading art world professionals - now in... Zobraziť viac
Famous Manuscripts. The fascinating world of medieval miniature painting and illumination. From The Book of Kells to... Zobraziť viac
Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour; or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? Throughout history, artist pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, ... Zobraziť viac
Art historians have tended to frame late-socialist Central European art as either 'totalitarian' or 'transitional'. This bold new book challenges this established viewpoint, contending that the artists of this era cannot be simply caricatured ... Zobraziť viac
From Egypt and Classical Greece and Rome through the building booms of the Gothic era and the Renaissance, and from the Industrial Revolution to the present era of digital modeling, Building: 3,000 Years of Design, Engineering, and Construction, ... Zobraziť viac
Art deco the style of the flapper, the luxury ocean liner, and the skyscraper came to epitomize the glamour, luxury, and hedonism of the Jazz Age. It burst onto the world stage at the 1925 Exposition internationale des art decoratifs ... Zobraziť viac
This book explores the direct connections and collaborations of German and Russian artists and the affinities between both countries' artistic development. Russian Modernism maps the Russian version of expressionism and puts it ... Zobraziť viac
This is a history of an art form in all its possible manifestations. Zobraziť viac
In 1956 Time magazine referred to Pollock as 'Jack the Dripper'. His iconic paintings stretch out with the generosity and scale of the landscape of America's West where the artist grew up. Pollock said that he painted 'out of his consciousness... Zobraziť viac
Breakfast at Sotheby's is a wry, intimate, truly revealing exploration of how art acquires its financial value, from Philip Hook, a senior director at Sotheby's... Zobraziť viac
