To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo's invention of the telescope, the United Nations has declared 2009 the International Year of the Astronomy. Featuring full-colour images, this title is suitable for those interested in the visual journey of how mankind has looked at the stars.
Offers a perspective on the artistic and architectural expressions of cultures across the world and throughout time. From the cave paintings of Lascaux to Picasso, from the pyramids of ancient Egypt to Chinese terracotta, this book demonstrates how human perceptions of art and space have evolved with the ages.
Italian art, starting with its origins in the Middle Ages, has developed by the multiplicity of its artists and in the autonomy of its styles that for centuries have been a constant point of reference for the whole Western World. This book contains an illustration of 500 works of art.
A guide to the range of Medici Villas open to the public in Florence and Tuscany. This title takes readers on a tour of Medici Villas open to the public in Florence and throughout Tuscany. It provides readers with the historical, artistic, and architectural information on more than 20 villas and the people who helped create them.
Paolo Uccello was Italian painter of the early Renaissance, renowned for his pioneering work with the use of perspective. This illustrated volume introduces readers to his best known works, a set of three paintings depicting the battle of San Romano in 1432.
Offers researchers, students, scholars, and fine-art enthusiasts scientific, historical, and critical exploration of pre-Renaissance Florentine art. This title consists of an historical and critical study on an artist, group of artists, or art-related topic, alongside a comprehensive and illustrated catalogue of their works and related documents.
Filled with full-colour and black & white illustrations, this book is a comprehensive guide to pre-Renaissance Florentine painting. It offers researchers, students, scholars, and fine-art enthusiasts an unrivalled scientific, historical, and critical exploration of pre-Renaissance Florentine art.
A companion volume to "Andrea Bonaiuti", this text offers detailed information on the work of Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci, a celebrated Italian book illustrator of the late-14th century, and the impact of his gothicizing tendencies on the Giottesque tradition.
Filled with glorious full-colour and black & white illustrations, this book is a comprehensive guide to pre-Renaissance Florentine painting. It offers researchers, students, scholars, and fine-art enthusiasts an unrivalled scientific, historical, and critical exploration of pre-Renaissance Florentine art.
Attempts to provide a comprehensive study of the paintings produced in Florence between circa 1100 and 1270 - the scope of the book ranges from early examples of medieval art to the generation of painters preceding Cimabue. All known works of the period are included accompanied by descriptions.
Filled with full-colour and black & white illustrations, this book is a comprehensive guide to pre-Renaissance Florentine painting. It offers researchers, students, scholars, and fine-art enthusiasts an unrivalled scientific, historical, and critical exploration of pre-Renaissance Florentine art.
Filled with full-colour and black & white illustrations, this book is a comprehensive guide to pre-Renaissance Florentine painting. It offers researchers, students, scholars, and fine-art enthusiasts an unrivalled scientific, historical, and critical exploration of pre-Renaissance Florentine art.
An illustrated monograph that explores the lives and works of some of the most famous, influential, and talented artists throughout history. It features a number of insightful essays, a comprehensive chronology - set in an historical and artistic context, and a bibliography for ideas on further reading.
An illustrated monograph that explores the lives and works of some of the most famous, influential, and talented artists throughout history. It features a number of insightful essays, a comprehensive chronology - set in an historical and artistic context, and a bibliography for ideas on further reading.
An illustrated monograph that explores the lives and works of some of the most famous, influential, and talented artists throughout history. It features a number of insightful essays, a comprehensive chronology - set in an historical and artistic context, and a bibliography for ideas on further reading.
Presents an illustrated overview of some of David LaChapelle's best known works - from his intimate and unusual portraits of international celebrities, through some of his iconic works, to his latest collections, including "The Deluge", "Awakenings", and "Auguries of Innocence".
