Embracing over a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, this is an unrivalled synthesis of the arts of Islamic civilization. From the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the present day... Zobraziť viac
This book distils a lifetime's study of Viking art. Written by a leading authority, it introduces all the intricate and beautiful art styles of the Viking age. It ranges in time from the first major Viking expeditions overseas around AD 800... Zobraziť viac
Britain’s great Romantic visionary William Blake (1757–1827) was an artist of uniquely powerful imagination and creative talents. Prophet, poet, painter, and engraver, Blake captured the spiritual drama of English nationalism... Zobraziť viac
Most art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushwork.... Zobraziť viac
A new way of appreciating art that puts the artwork front and centre, brought to us by one of the freshest and most exciting voices in cultural criticism. What makes great art great... Zobraziť viac
This delightful and engaging introduction to the history of art for children comes in a beautiful oversized format and features intricate illustrations with hidden details. Children love to pore over detailed illustrations, ... Zobraziť viac
A fascinating look at the history of the Christian Church as portrayed throughout Western art. This richly illustrated volume argues that, because much of Western art depicts key events, leaders, and practices in the history of the Christian... Zobraziť viac
Throughout the Middle Ages, sacred Christian art had two objectives: to express veneration for God and to provide illustrative lessons on the Christian faith to a largely illiterate population. Continuing in the spirit of the other books in this... Zobraziť viac
This title is a superbly illustrated and insightful guide to the symbols of power in Western art. This latest volume in the acclaimed "Guide to Imagery series" examines the way that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes and... Zobraziť viac
Street Art is a phenomenon and subcultural movement that reaches from the darkest urban backstreets to the most glamorous international art fairs. Simon Armstrong examines how it evolved from its origins in the 1970s New York graffiti scene... Zobraziť viac
Sixty-seven female artists and their work from the sixteenth century to the present demonstrate the evolution of art through a female-empowered lens. The history of art has been forever considered, written, published, and taught by men, primarily for... Zobraziť viac
Between 1890 and the beginning of the First World War, a new international style developed in architecture and design... Zobraziť viac
Numerous publications and exhibitions have examined Jean-Michel Basquiat's extensive oeuvre that consists of more than 3000 works, this catalogue though focuses on eight paintings only... Zobraziť viac
Peaking in the 1960s, Pop Art began as a revolt against mainstream approaches to art and culture and evolved into a wholesale interrogation of modern society, consumer culture, and the role of the artist and artwork... Zobraziť viac
Kam sahají kořeny zájmu architektů a teoretiků o prostor v architektuře a jakou proměnu prodělal v průběhu 20. století? Kolektivní monografie Prostor v architektuře a brněnská škola dějin umění představuje pětici textů českých... Zobraziť viac
V nakladatelství Artefactum, v řadě Fontes historiae atrium vychází již pátý svazek Soupisů památek archeologických a místopisných v Království českém. Jedná se o svazek věnovaný památkám města Českého Krumlova. V letech... Zobraziť viac
Kniha Kamenné památky Kutné Hory: Restaurování a péče o sochařská díla shrnuje poznatky získané v průběhu restaurátorské a pedagogické činnosti Jakuba Ďoubala, který měl vzácnou příležitost podílet se na obnově řady... Zobraziť viac
Biblický text Zjevení sv. Jana, zvaný Apokalypsa, a s ním spojená vizuální představivost zahrnovaly již od středověku dva póly. Na jedné straně líčení apokalyptických pohrom a zkázy světa asociovalo zkázu v přeneseném slova smyslu... Zobraziť viac
Abstract Expressionism is the most important art movement since the Second World War. Although it is often considered a revolution in painting alone for the images created by such leading figures as Jackson Pollock, ... Zobraziť viac
This book celebrates the adventurous innovation of the Bauhaus movement, both as a trailblazer in the development of modernism, and as a paradigm of art education, where an all-encompassing freedom of creative expression ... Zobraziť viac
