This book illustrates how texts of German educationist Friedrich Froebel and those of his interpreters were read in England and what consequences these readings had for the education of young children in nursery and infant schools during the nineteenth century.
Problems of patriarchy and colonialism that have left traces in the history of evangelism and Christian missions have contributed to perpetuating marginalization and discrimination against women in church life in Asia.
Among all the technical movements witnessed in the twentieth century, there is no doubt that the Dadia and Surrealism are particularly highly because of their strangeness and influence.
Creolizing Critical Theory highlights the Caribbean as a philosophical site from which, for centuries and until today, theorists have articulated pressing critiques of capitalism and colonialism.
This book is dedicated to the study of Ancient Egyptian archaeology and gives insight into civil, military and religious architecture of Egypt as well as the information about Egyptian tombs, painting, sculpture and industrial arts.
The Story of Third World Missionaries in the South PacificThis updated version of Tippetts 1977, The Deep Sea Canoe, describes a significant but often overlooked aspect of the expansion of Christianity in the South Pacific, that of South Sea Island believers who carried the gospel from one island to another in their deep sea canoes.
A groundbreaking reassessment that foregrounds Van Gogh's profound engagement with the industrial age while making his work newly relevant for our world today Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is most often portrayed as the consummate painter of nature whose work gained its strength from his direct encounters with the unspoiled landscape.
Hans Uhlmann und die Zeichnung im Raum – Von Drahtskulpturen bis zur Minimal ArtHans Uhlmann (1900–1975) zählt zu den Pionieren der modernen Skulptur, dessen revolutionäre Zeichnungen im Raum die Kunst des 20.
A thoughtful, engaging, and intimate history of art that offers a critical analysis of the assumptions on which the entire discipline of art history depends.
This book excavates the depths of creative purpose and meaning-making and the extent to which artist autonomy and authenticity in art is a struggle against psychological conditioning, controlling cultural institutions and markets, key to which is representation.
For we believe that art activates imagination and the manner in which we see and think about the world we live in, BIENALSUR builds a community that upholds the right to culture with the conviction that it can visibilize other rights.
A must for flower and art lovers, Born in the Spring is a unique collection of line drawings and magnificent watercolors of spring wildflowers with over 90 illustrations, 46 in full color.
Die Sammlung 'Heinrich Zille: Der Mann und das Werk (Mit Abbildungen)' bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in das Schaffen und Leben Heinrich Zilles, eines herausragenden Zeichners und Fotografen, der vor allem für seine darstellerischen Arbeiten des Berliner Milieus bekannt ist.
Stanislaw Przybyszewskis Werk 'Das Werk des Edvard Munch - Beiträge von Stanislaw Przybyszewski' bietet einen faszinierenden Einblick in das Schaffen des renommierten Künstlers Edvard Munch.
Giorgio Vasaris Buch 'Künstler der Renaissance' ist ein Meisterwerk der Kunstgeschichte, das die Werke von einigen der bedeutendsten Künstler der Renaissance, darunter Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci und Raffael, in einem faszinierenden Kontext präsentiert.
In 'The Moon and Sixpence', William Somerset Maugham delves into the life of Charles Strickland, a fictional character inspired by the real-life story of the famous artist Paul Gauguin.
Richard Muther's monumentales Werk "Geschichte der Malerei" besteht aus insgesamt 5 Bänden, die einen umfassenden Überblick über die Entwicklung der Malerei von den frühesten Anfängen bis zur Moderne bieten.
Who were the early ancestors of East European Ashkenazic Jews, how were they related to the biblical Israelites/Judeans, and when and from where did they arrive in Eastern Europe?
The present monograph is the first to provide a detailed overview of the cults of gods and heroes in the regions of Elis and Triphylia in the western Peloponnese from the Geometric to the Roman Imperial period.
Im Zentrum der vorliegenden Studie steht die intermediale Popularisierung jener drei Bibelverse bei Matthäus (2, 16-18), die vom Bethlehemitischen Kindermord erzählen und dessen Verbindung zu inter- und transkonfessionellen Phänomenen.
This volume aims to present the current state of research on Roman roads and their foundations in a combined historical and archaeological perspective.
The fact that most ancient marble portraits were once intentionally polychrome has always been lurking at the corners of art historical and archaeological research.
Die Villa Bellavista – bestehend aus Villa, Kapelle und Fattoria – stellt eines der bemerkenswertesten Bau- und Ausstattungsvorhaben im Großherzogtum Toskana um 1700 dar.
The fact that most ancient marble portraits were once intentionally polychrome has always been lurking at the corners of art historical and archaeological research.
