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Florida

Michelangelo

#hardcover #art #arthistory #comicalart #16thcentury

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Georgia

Pieter Bruegel (ca. 1525-1569), generally considered the greatest Flemish painter of the sixteenth century, was described in 1604 by his earliest biographer as a supremely comic artist, few of whose works failed to elicit laughter. Today, however, we approach Bruegel's art as anything but a laughing matter. His paintings and drawings are thought to conceal profound allegories best illuminated with scholarly erudition. In this delightfully engaging book, Walter S. Gibson takes a new look at Bruegel, arguing that the artist was no erudite philosopher, but a man very much in the world, and that a significant part of his art is best appreciated in the context of humor. In his illuminating examination of the witty and amusing elements in Bruegel's paintings, prints, and drawings in relation to the sixteenth century European culture of laughter, Gibson reminds us exactly why Bruegel was one of the most original artists of his time.



In a series of engrossing chapters, Gibson explores the function and production of laughter in the sixteenth century, examines the ways in which Bruegel exploited the comic potential of Hieronymus Bosch, and traces how the artist developed his remarkable gift for physiognomy in his work, culminating in three paintings of festive peasants he produced during the 1560s: the Wedding Dance, the Kermis, and the Wedding Banquet. Gibson also takes a detailed look at the Dulle Griet, Bruegel's most complex evocation of Bosch.

Pieter Bruegel and the Art of Laughter

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Eminently a genius of his time, the brilliant Flemish Renaissance, Pieter Bruegel the Elder has enjoyed both admiration and popularity for four hundred years. He belongs, with Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and Van Gogh, to that select company of artists who enjoy universal esteem in our time.

World of Art Series Bruegel

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America's Raid on Europe's Great Pictures

In 1870 a group of wealthy and culturally ambitious New Yorkers founded the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Soon, America's new industrial tycoons began to compete for Europe's extraordinary Old Master pictures, laying claim to works by Vermeer, Titian, Rembrandt and others. Cynthia Saltzman recounts the fierce competition to acquire some of the greatest paintings in the world and the boom in the market. A story of beauty, aesthetics, and taste; money, trade, and power.

Old Masters, New World

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#arthistory #memoir #nonfiction #signed #artist #hardcover 

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West Virginia

The Life of an American Artist *Signed*

In a striking combination of words and images, American landscape artist Robert O. Caulfield reveals the compelling story of his rise from childhood abandonment and poverty to his current status as one of the nation's best-selling artists. Told with brutal honesty and humor, the story of Mr. Caulfield's relentless drive to better his life, and to succeed as an artist against seemingly insurmountable odds, is one that readers of all ages will find inspiring and moving.

Ruggles Street, the Life of an American Artist

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Christopher Finch

California

This oversized volume is a delightful collection of Rockwell's art.

Norman Rockwell's America

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New York

The Shape of a Sculptor's Life

A powerful novel in verse about a trailblazing artist and a pillar of the Harlem Renaissance--with an afterword by the curator of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Augusta Savage was arguably the most influential American artist of the 1930s. A gifted sculptor, Savage was commissioned to create a portrait bust of W.E.B. Du Bois for the New York Public Library. She flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, and became a teacher to an entire generation of African American artists, including Jacob Lawrence, and would go on to be nationally recognized as one of the featured artists at the 1939 World's Fair. She was the first-ever recorded Black gallerist. After being denied an artists' fellowship abroad on the basis of race, Augusta Savage worked to advance equal rights in the arts. And yet popular history has forgotten her name. Deftly written and brimming with photographs of Savage's stunning sculpture, this is an important portrait of an exceptional artist. For fans of One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance.

Augusta Savage

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#hardcover #art #athens #arthistory #museum

Ohio

National Archaeological Museum Athens

#hardcover #art #baroque #amsterdam #paintings #arthistory

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam 

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British Museum London

#hardcover #Education #ArtHistory #Economics #Philosophy #PoliticalScience #Religion #Science #Teaching #WorldHistory this is a huge book filled with so much information. Perfect for the always self-educating person￼￼￼￼. box 111 There is a $7.50 purchase minimum when buying from my shop. There is a platform fee, packaging, travel costs and of course my time. My prices are extremely low, and so please if you don’t need another book, please buy one for a friend. Thanks for understanding. 😊I'm on Instagram as karrisbookstore. https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=1en2bac5na0c2&utm_content=oevzh6i

Texas

From the Publisher: Answering questions about the film industry, this work takes listeners on a tour of English poetry, and gives them a handle on 350 years of opera with incomparable wit, style, clarity, and brevity. Here is all the crucial information on these subjects, distilled to its essence and served up with the consummate flair.

An Incomplete Education

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#hardcover #art #arthistory #painters #vintage
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Illinois

The Painter as Witness

Work and Struggle

Dale Brown

Italy's Lovers of Life

Traces the history of the Etruscans, looks at the ruins and artifacts of their civilization, and describes recent archeological finds

Etruscans

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This is a First Edition book, the story of Bernini and Borromini and how their rivalry transformed Italian art and architecture. #nonfiction #art #hardcover #architechure #italian #history #arthistory #rome #homeschool #1stedition

Wisconsin

Bernini, Borromini, and the rivalry that transformed Rome

The genius in the design

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#art #hardcover #rubens #renaissance #painting #fineart #arthistory #women 

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The Life and Works of Rubens

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The Life and Works art series collects the world's greatest artists and art movements into a handsome set of monographs Each book features a biography of an artist or an explanation of the movement, followed by 50 magnificent, individually commentated reproductions Each is an affordable treasure, sure to please every seasoned critic and newcomer to the beauty of great art.

The Art of Portrait

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The Art of Florentine Drawings

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New Jersey

A Novel

In belle âepoque Paris, the Van Goethem sisters struggle for survival after the sudden death of their father, a situation that prompts young Marie's ballet training and her introduction to a genius painter.

The Painted Girls

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Oregon

Frida Kahlo's (1907-1954) arresting pictures were in many ways expressions of trauma. This richly illustrated Basic Art book offers a both accessible and informed introduction to Kahlo's life and work, looking at the artist's dramatic, colourful canvases which combined religious Mexican tradition with Surrealist elements.

Kahlo

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Connecticut

Alien Property

Vidya Dehejia

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Maryland

The Indian subcontinent offers an extraordinary visual feast. Considering Indian art within a chronological framework, Vidya Dehejia analyses the great cities of the Indus civilization, the serene Buddha image, the intriguing art of cave sites, the sophisticated temple-building traditions, the luxurious art of the Mughal court, the palaces and pavilions of Rajasthan, the churches of Portuguese Goa, the various forms of art in the British Raj and the issues related to taking Indian art into the twenty-first century.

Indian Art

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Art, music, drama/theater

A Global Pursuit SE

Each book begins with an overview of the fundamental hows and whys of art. From this sound foundation, students embark on a thematic study of art's human commonalities. These themes focus on experiences shared by all cultures and promote an integrated approach to making and perceiving art.

Art and the Human Experience

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Massachusetts

Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History

A wildly entertaining and surprisingly educational dive into art history as you've never seen it before, from the host of the beloved ArtCurious podcast We're all familiar with the works of Claude Monet, thanks in no small part to the ubiquitous reproductions of his water lilies on umbrellas, handbags, scarves, and dorm-room posters. But did you also know that Monet and his cohort were trailblazing rebels whose works were originally deemed unbelievably ugly and vulgar? And while you probably know the tale of Vincent van Gogh's suicide, you may not be aware that there's pretty compelling evidence that the artist didn't die by his own hand but was accidentally killed--or even murdered. Or how about the fact that one of Andy Warhol's most enduring legacies involves Caroline Kennedy's moldy birthday cake and a collection of toenail clippings? ArtCurious is a colorful look at the world of art history, revealing some of the strangest, funniest, and most fascinating stories behind the world's great artists and masterpieces. Through these and other incredible, weird, and wonderful tales, ArtCurious presents an engaging look at why art history is, and continues to be, a riveting and relevant world to explore.

ArtCurious

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The Extraordinary True Story

An extraordinary episode in cultural & scientific history comes to life in the fascinating story of a genius, greed, & exquisite beauty revealed by the obsessive pursuit of the secret formula for one of the most precious commodities of eighteenth century European royalty-fine porcelain.

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