A cultural history of the face in Western art, ranging from portraiture in painting and photography to film, theater, and mass mediaThis fascinating book presents the first cultural history and anthropology of the face across centuries, continents, and media.
Simon Schama brings Britain to life through its portraits, as seen in the five-part BBC series The Face of Britain and the major National Portrait Gallery exhibitionChurchill and his painter locked in a struggle of stares and glares; Gainsborough watching his daughters run after a butterfly; a black Othello in the nineteenth century, the poet-artist Rossetti trying to capture on canvas what he couldn't possess in life, a surgeon-artist making studies of wounded faces brought in from the Battle of the Somme; a naked John Lennon five hours before his death.
Blackbeard, Jose Gaspar, Jean Lafittethe names conjure up a romantic, swashbuckling figure with a black patch over one eye, a cutlass in his teeth, and a brace of pistols tucked into his waistband.
One of the most remarkable artistic achievements of the Mughal Empire was the emergence in the early seventeenth century of portraits of identifiable individuals, unprecedented in both South Asia and the Islamic world.
The Manuela Dias book design and Illustration Awards - General illustrations categoryAlexander Kennedy Ishister Award for Non-FictionEileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First BookMcNally Robinson Book of the Year AwardThis is a truly unique book.
Das Mädchen mit dem Perlenohrgehänge, die Dame mit dem Hermelin, Frauen auf weltberühmten Gemälden von Leonardo da Vinci, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Courbet, Schiele, Munch.
Due to popular demand, the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author, Hercule Van Wolfwinkle, is back with a second collection of 'ultra realistic' pet portraits.
La dificultad que encierra el dibujo y la pintura de retratos no es mayor que la que plantean los demás géneros artísticos y para superarla es necesario estudiar la cabeza humana con objetividad, como si se tratara de una forma más de la naturaleza.
John Berger, one of the world's most celebrated storytellers and writers on art, tells a personal history of art from the prehistoric paintings of the Chauvet caves to 21st century conceptual artists.
Incisive reflections on more than twenty portraits of the author by some of the greatest artists of the last centuryOver the course of his life as a friend and confidant of artists and collectors, and as a lover of art himself, James Lord has written some of the best accounts we have of modern aesthetic genius; his biography of Giacometti was widely acclaimed for succeeding, in the words of one reviewer, "e;in every way as one of the most readable, fascinating and informative documents, not just on an artist, but on art and artists in general"e; (The Washington Times).
The path to discovering and developing the artist within During her fifty years as an artist and teacher, Mary Whyte has discovered that tapping our personal well of creativity and passion is the most important lesson-much more so than how to paint an eye, clouds, or steam.
The path to discovering and developing the artist within During her fifty years as an artist and teacher, Mary Whyte has discovered that tapping our personal well of creativity and passion is the most important lesson-much more so than how to paint an eye, clouds, or steam.
'A pacy legal thriller, packed with a colourful cast of characters' - TelegraphLong-time art critic Richard Dorment reveals the corruption and lies of the art world and its mystifying authentication process.
Der Künstler zeigt hier die Kinder in allen möglichen Lebenslagen, beim Spiel, in Gedanken versunken und mit Emotionen in ihren Gesichtern wie Freude, Angst oder Wut.
'We live within a spectacle of empty clothes and unworn masks'In this series of remarkable pieces from across his career, John Berger celebrates and dissects the close links between art and society and the individual.
Toda la información sobre la técnica y práctica de la pintura recogida de manera clara y concisa, en volúmenes básicos, de consulta ágil y fácil manejo, para que usted pueda conocer los secretos de la pintura con cualquier medio.
Este é mais uma obra em que analiso obras de artes, lógico que com um olhar de reflexão e na qual tiro as minhas impressões pessoais e também trago informações de outros admiradores e especialistas.
El retrato es una acción casi mágica por medio de la cual el artista establece una sorprendente relación de semejanza entre un conjunto de pinceladas y trazos, más o menos acertados, y un personaje real; se convierte así en una metáfora visual capaz de capturar sus rasgos externos e internos más característicos, aquellos que lo distinguen de las demás personas.
