The English cyclopædia, conducted by C. Knight. Biography
Author : English cyclopaedia
Publisher :
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 28,59 MB
Release : 1872
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Biography
Author : Charles Knight
Publisher :
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 43,52 MB
Release : 1872
Category : Biography
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Reflections
Author : Alison Smith
Publisher : National Gallery London
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,33 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Art, British
ISBN : 9781857096194
Book Description
In 1842, Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait (1434) was acquired by the National Gallery in London. It quickly exerted an influence on British artists, none more so than the young painters of the nascent Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, who were drawn to van Eyck's luminous palette, attention to detail, and refined manipulation of oil paints. This book presents the Arnolfini Portrait with a selection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings it inspired. The authors explore how Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sir John Everett Millais, and William Holman Hunt, among others, were influenced by the Arnolfini Portrait, informing their belief in empirical observation and inspiring them to explore how everyday objects could be endowed with symbolic meanings. Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: National Gallery, London (10/02/17-04/02/18)
Stealing the Mystic Lamb
Author : Noah Charney
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 39,85 MB
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 1586489240
Book Description
Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece is on any art historian's list of the ten most important paintings ever made. Often referred to by the subject of its central panel, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, it represents the fulcrum between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It is also the most frequently stolen artwork of all time. Since its completion in 1432, this twelve-panel oil painting has been looted in three different wars, burned, dismembered, forged, smuggled, illegally sold, censored, hidden, attacked by iconoclasts, hunted by the Nazis and Napoleon, used as a diplomatic tool, ransomed, rescued by Austrian double-agents, and stolen a total of thirteen times. In this fast-paced, real-life thriller, art historian Noah Charney unravels the stories of each of these thefts. In the process, he illuminates the whole fascinating history of art crime, and the psychological, ideological, religious, political, and social motivations that have led many men to covet this one masterpiece above all others.
The Story of Christianity
Author : Jakob Balling
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 35,40 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802839442
Book Description
In order to highlight the long lines of continuity and development in the historical process of the religion, Balling (ancient and medieval church history, U. of Aarhus, Denmark) slides over many events that would illuminate the nuances and diversity of that process, and limits his study to European
The Connoisseur
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Publisher :
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 39,13 MB
Release : 1955
Category : Art
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Revolutionary Paris and the Market for Netherlandish Art
Author : Darius A. Spieth
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 18,89 MB
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9004276750
Book Description
Seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish paintings were aesthetic, intellectual, and economic touchstones in the Parisian art world of the Revolutionary era, but their importance within this framework, while frequently acknowledged, never attracted much subsequent attention. Darius A. Spieth’s inquiry into Revolutionary Paris and the Market for Netherlandish Art reveals the dominance of “Golden Age” pictures in the artistic discourse and sales transactions before, during, and after the French Revolution. A broadly based statistical investigation, undertaken as part of this study, shows that the upheaval reduced prices for Netherlandish paintings by about 55% compared to the Old Regime, and that it took until after the July Revolution of 1830 for art prices to return where they stood before 1789.
Van Eyck
Author : Stefano Zuffi
Publisher : 24 Ore Cultura
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,46 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9788866481225
Book Description
The Art Mysteries series examines several highly regarded masterpieces in an attempt to unravel the mysteries that surround them. Edited by Marco Carminati and Stefano Zuffi, they present an up-to-date and spectacular reading of famous paintings, investi
Centropa
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Page : 260 pages
File Size : 37,19 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
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Van Eyck
Author : Till-Holger Borchert
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,38 MB
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 050002345X
Book Description
This stunning compilation of the work of Jan van Eyck, the master Flemish painter, is being published to coincide with a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition in Ghent. Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (1390–1441) towered above his contemporaries. With his unprecedented technique, scientific knowledge, and unparalleled powers of observation, Van Eyck lifted oil painting to previously unknown heights and helped determine the course of Western art. In 2020, the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent will host the largest ever exhibition of Van Eyck’s work. Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution includes artwork by Van Eyck, several pieces from his studio, and international masterpieces from the late Middle Ages while making the world of Van Eyck more tangible than ever. This tie-in exhibition catalog unravels some of the myths that surround Van Eyck and his techniques, while showing his complete oeuvre and influence in a new perspective. Including essays by leading experts from around the world, Van Eyck will prove to be an indispensable resource for Van Eyck fans and scholars alike.
