Portraits of Violence explores the image and idea of facial disfigurement in one of its most troubling modern formations, as a symbol and consequence of war.
Portraits of Violence explores the image and idea of facial disfigurement in one of its most troubling modern formations, as a symbol and consequence of war.
Una deslazada y ondulosa cabellera de mujer ha sido, secularmente, un elemento de enorme admiración y, asimismo, de capacidad turbadora en los mitos eróticos de la sociedad masculina, un agente fetichista incitador de secretas fantasías en su imaginación, que se manifiestan tanto en la literatura como en el arte.
A groundbreaking and richly illustrated account of the importance of Manet's family to his artAll families are complicated, but the family of Edouard Manet (18321883) was more complicated than most.
A groundbreaking and richly illustrated account of the importance of Manet's family to his artAll families are complicated, but the family of Edouard Manet (18321883) was more complicated than most.
'A vital book' JUNO ROCHE'Beautifully illustrated and fascinating' MEG-JOHN BARKER'Fun and fact-filled' SUSAN STRYKERThis inspiring collection of illustrated portraits celebrates the lives of influential transgender, non-binary and intersex figures throughout history.
'A vital book' JUNO ROCHE'Beautifully illustrated and fascinating' MEG-JOHN BARKER'Fun and fact-filled' SUSAN STRYKERThis inspiring collection of illustrated portraits celebrates the lives of influential transgender, non-binary and intersex figures throughout history.
It has long been thought that imperial portrait types were officially commissioned to commemorate specific historical moments and that they were made available to both the mint and the marble workshops in Rome, assuming a close correspondence between portraits on coins and in the round.
It has long been thought that imperial portrait types were officially commissioned to commemorate specific historical moments and that they were made available to both the mint and the marble workshops in Rome, assuming a close correspondence between portraits on coins and in the round.
Core Connections: Cairo Belly Dance in the Revolution's Aftermath explores the intricate networks of belly dance in Cairo, Egypt following the turbulent aftermath of the January 25, 2011 revolution.
Core Connections: Cairo Belly Dance in the Revolution's Aftermath explores the intricate networks of belly dance in Cairo, Egypt following the turbulent aftermath of the January 25, 2011 revolution.
Hailed by teachers, students, and critics for fifty years, this manual presents both action studies and practical diagrams for portraying the human figure in motion and at rest.
The aristocratic portraits painted by Van Dyck in the Republic of Genoa during the 1620s have become famous as definitively charismatic images of a ruling elite, the Genoese nobility being constitutionally defined as the governing class of the state.
From the Realist canvases of the Pre-Raphaelites to the Aesthetic experiments of James McNeill Whistler,The Chosen Raceconfronts the complex negotiations of whiteness that played out across British art of the nineteenth century.
Following the success of A Dog a Day and Old Dogs, Sally Muir returns with an adorable collection of beautiful rescue dog portraits that will melt even the coldest of hearts.
Traditionally the "e;Chinese body"e; was approached as a totality and explained by sweeping comparisons of the differences that distinguished Chinese examples from their Western counterparts.
Raised amid poverty and violence on the poor streets of Melbourne, Vincent Fantauzzo was just a boy when he accepted he would either die very young, become a gangster or end up behind bars.
In this innovative guide, master art instructor William Maughan demonstrates how to create a realistic human likeness by using the classic and highly accurate modeling technique of chiaroscuro (Italian for “light and dark”) developed by Leonardo da Vinci during the High Renaissance.
The art of portraiture approached its apex during the sixteenth century in Europe with the discovery of oil painting when the old masters developed and refined techniques that remain unsurpassed to this day.
"La construcción de la mirada recorre las reflexiones que descubren a los materiales museográficos y de las artes visuales que Guillermina Fressoli elige para entrometerse en el recuerdo de sujetos particulares y colectivos, que señalan y rememoran, en sus obras, las figuras desdichadas del tiempo y el espacio acontecido como puente para la reflexión de lo sensible.
En este volumen de la serie «La sabiduría del yoga», Ramiro Calle nos invita a profundizar en los aspectos más elevados de la práctica yóguica: la meditación (dhyana) y la iluminación (samadhi).
En este volumen de la serie «La sabiduría del yoga», Ramiro Calle profundiza en dos aspectos esenciales de la práctica yóguica: las prácticas éticas (yama) y de conducta (niyama), esenciales tanto para la práctica del yoga como para desenvolvernos en la vida cotidiana.
The Cultural Work of the Early Modern Dutch Portrait examines how portraits of Amalia van Solms, Princess of Orange (1602-1675), functioned as active cultural agents that connected people across time and space, participating in domestic, national, and international politics throughout the seventeenth century.
The Cultural Work of the Early Modern Dutch Portrait examines how portraits of Amalia van Solms, Princess of Orange (1602-1675), functioned as active cultural agents that connected people across time and space, participating in domestic, national, and international politics throughout the seventeenth century.
Expressions from Indivisible Souls : A Poetry Collection captures the essence of diverse voices and experiences and travels throughout the Tri-State and abroad.
The visual legacy of early modern cardinals constitutes a vast and extremely rich body of artworks, many of superb quality, in a variety of media, often by well-known artists and skilled craftsmen.
The volume presents a wide-ranging investigation of the ways in which Petrarch's legacy informed the relationship between visual and literary portraits in sixteenth-century Italy.
The visual legacy of early modern cardinals constitutes a vast and extremely rich body of artworks, many of superb quality, in a variety of media, often by well-known artists and skilled craftsmen.
The volume presents a wide-ranging investigation of the ways in which Petrarch's legacy informed the relationship between visual and literary portraits in sixteenth-century Italy.