Tell el-Amarna is the modern name for the ancient Egyptian city of Akhenaten, situated in a bay of hills formed by the cliffs of the eastern desert about halfway between Cairo and Luxor.
Zu Lebzeiten für seine emotional aufgeladenen Meereslandschaften mit Schiffen gefeiert und umworben, geriet Anton Melbye nach seinem Tod allmählich in Vergessenheit und wurde erst in den letzten Jahren wiederentdeckt.
How artists in the US starting in the 1960s came to use guerrilla tactics in performance and conceptual art, maneuvering policing, racism, and surveillance.
Der Bildband »Das Werk – der Weg« ist die Dokumentation einer Ausstellung der Künstlerin Eva Koethen, die als retrospektive Schau von Juni bis August 2022 in der Japanisch-Deutschen Kulturwerkstatt Tenri in Köln gezeigt wurde.
This "e;expert and elegantly written"e; book reveals how dealers have been a major force in art history from the Renaissance to the avant garde (The Guardian, UK).
Case studies combine archaeological data and oral tradition to illustrate how the archaeological expression of beliefs and meanings passed down in the oral tradition may be interpreted.
In the first volume of the Artists of an Era series, Leslie Ross examines the identities of artists attributed to the most famous and influential works of medieval art.
This captivating book offers an in-depth exploration of the profound relationship between dance, art, and objects in African culture, focusing on the ways in which movement breathes life into static forms.
Designed Landscapes is a case-by-case study of 37 significant, existing works of landscape design worldwide, largely constructed since the Renaissance.
Designed Landscapes is a case-by-case study of 37 significant, existing works of landscape design worldwide, largely constructed since the Renaissance.
Disney's animated trailblazing, Dostoyevsky's philosophical neuroses, Hendrix's electric haze, Hitchcock's masterful manipulation, Frida Kahlo's scarifying portraits, Van Gogh's vigorous color, and Virginia Woolf's modern feminism: this multicultural reference tool examines 200 artists, writers, and musicians from around the world.
Story of Water and Fire is a captivating account of the joint life of two prominent figures in the Iraqi art scene, poet and art critic May Muzaffar and artist Rafa Nasiri.
Covering everything from sports to art, religion, music, and entrepreneurship, this book documents the vast array of African American cultural expressions and discusses their impact on the culture of the United States.
Es una concepción ampliamente aceptada que, en el seno de las monarquías modernas, las facultades de las reinas consortes se limitaban a ser mera condición de posibilidad para la concepción de un heredero; no obstante, basta con acudir a la más esencial historiografía para desmentir este presupuesto.
The result of decades of study, Alan Grinnells Painting the Cosmos presents the spectacular and underappreciated art of Panama and its revealing iconography.
Designed as a quick-reference source to the topics, symbols, themes, and stories most frequently found in early Christian, western medieval, and Byzantine art, this work describes topics that include names and narratives drawn from the Bible and apocrypha, the lives of saints, and numerous other textual sources.
This book seeks to understand culture through the lens of scenes, analyzing them aesthetically and culturally as well as understanding them through the frameworks of gender, social networks, and artworlds.
This book seeks to understand culture through the lens of scenes, analyzing them aesthetically and culturally as well as understanding them through the frameworks of gender, social networks, and artworlds.
Eine triumphale Neuerzählung der Menschheitsgeschichte»Und so ist in dieser anderen Art der Kulturgeschichte auch eine zeitgemäße kleine, rebellische Kulturtheorie eingeschmuggelt, die uns vor dem Irrtum bewahren kann, dass mit der Kultur etwas nicht stimmt.
Religion and the American West offers a lavishly illustrated and comprehensive overview of the ways religion has shaped the idea of the American West and how the region has influenced broader religious and racial categories.
Exploring the concept of copyright subject matter through the lenses of law, aesthetics, and cognitive science, this book describes the historical evolution of a work into an artefact that qualifies as copyrightable subject matter.
Exploring the concept of copyright subject matter through the lenses of law, aesthetics, and cognitive science, this book describes the historical evolution of a work into an artefact that qualifies as copyrightable subject matter.
Practical strategies for discipling Muslim women with cultural sensitivityFour years in the making, A Worldview Approach to Ministry Among Muslim Women is a ground-breaking exploration into the way culture and worldview affect ministry among Muslim women.
Drawing on the fields of design history and the history of science, this book examines the important role that botanical science played in the emergence of Victorian design theory.
Dive into the intricate world of ancient Athenian timekeeping with The Athenian Year, an in-depth exploration of the city-states calendar system and its historical significance.
While James Van Der Zee is widely known and praised for his studio portraits from the Harlem Renaissance era, much of the diversity and expansive reach of his work has been overlooked.
