Art and Auctions
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 25,95 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Art
ISBN :
The Art of Glass
Author : Victor Arwas
Publisher : Papadakis Publisher
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 17,77 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Art Glass
ISBN : 1901092003
Book Description
-- Published to coincide with a major exhibition. -- Examines in depth the historical background of each designer and firm, their styles and techniques. This introduction to the most innovative period of goth century glass-making was published to coincide with The Art of Glass - Art Nouveau to Art Deco exhibition at the Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery. The fascinating history of art glass in this Period begins in the 1880's with the precursors to Art Nouveau, follows the creations of Galle, Daum and Muller Freres. It continues with the development of opalescent, frosted and clear molded glass -- especially Lalique, Art Deco, functionalism, Orrefors and English and Scottish glass. But it is above all the glass itself, beautifully reproduced in full color, that brings to life one of the most exciting and creative periods in the history of art glass.
Facing the Other
Author : Charles Cordier
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 14,30 MB
Release : 2004-10
Category : Art
ISBN :
Book Description
Under the Second Empire in France, Cordier received several assignments in North Africa and there he completed scientific busts that were just as much works of art. His busts in silver or gilt bronze, onyx and coloured marble are delicate gems, reflecting Cordier's interest in other civilizations, most notably African. The Musee d'Orsay in Paris has organized an unprecedented international exhibition of Cordier's work, highlighting seventy-five sculptures and approximately forty ethnographic photographs. Filled with several texts on his life and work compiled by the exhibition's organizers, this book was created and based on the research by Jeanine Durand-Revillon for the Ecole du Louvre in 1980.
The Politics Of Vision
Author : Linda Nochlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 47,58 MB
Release : 2018-02-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 0429975597
Book Description
A leading critic and historian of nineteenth-century art and society explores in nine essays the interaction of art, society, ideas, and politics.
The Sultan's Fountain
Author : Agnieszka Dobrowolska
Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 12,74 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9774165233
Book Description
The small sabil-kuttab (a charitable foundation particular to Cairo that combines a public water dispensary with a Quranic school) built in 1760 opposite the venerated Sayyida Zeinab Mosque is almost unique in Cairo: it is one of only two dedicated by a reigning Ottoman sultan, and--astonishingly--it is decorated inside with blue-and-white tiles from Amsterdam depicting happy scenes from the Dutch countryside. Why did the sultan, Mustafa III, cloistered in his Istanbul palace, decide to build a sabil in Cairo? Why did he choose this site for it? How did it come to be adorned with Dutch tiles? What were the connections between Cairo, Istanbul, and Amsterdam in the middle of the eighteenth century? The authors answer these questions and many more in this entertaining and beautifully illustrated history of an extraordinary building, describing also the recent conservation efforts to preserve it for posterity.
Alphonse Mucha--the Spirit of Art Nouveau
Author : Victor Arwas
Publisher :
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 11,26 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Decoration and ornament
ISBN : 9780883971239
Book Description
"This book, a full-scale treatment of Mucha's entire oeuvre, includes discussions and reproductions of paintings, posters, decorative panels, pastels, drawings, photographs, jewelry, and illustrations from throughout his career ... 248 color plates, 112 black-and-white illustrations"--Dustjacket.
Edges of Empire
Author : Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 39,7 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 1405153067
Book Description
Edges of Empire is a timely reassessment of the history and legacy of Orientalist art and visual culture through its focus on the intersection between modernization, modernism and Orientalism. Covers indigenous art and agency, contemporary practices of collection and display, and a survey of key Orientalist tropes Contains original essays on new perspectives for scholars and students of art history, architecture, museum studies and cultural and postcolonial studies Highlights contested identities and new definitions of self through topics such as 19th century monuments to Empire, cultural cross-dressing, performance and display at the international exhibitions, and contemporary museological practice.
The Ottoman House
Author : S. Ireland
Publisher : British Institute at Ankara
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 23,84 MB
Release : 1998-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1912090619
Book Description
Seemingly contradictory ideas of privacy and community dominate Ottoman cities. While houses are internally divided to guard female modesty behind a frontage studded with peep-holes, streets in cities like Amasya are often bridged by first-floor passageways between different houses. This book contains 17 papers by architects and archaeologists looking at how the Ottoman house was structured, how it has varied over time and space, and how surviving examples are faring in a world of breeze-block construction. Although the examples discussed are all Near Eastern, and mostly from Turkey, the revelations this book contains about structuring principles will make it a valuable companion to understanding architectural relics from all over the Ottoman Empire.
Spectacles of Realism
Author : Margaret Cohen
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 36,18 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781452900568
Book Description
Gallé Furniture
Author : Alastair Duncan
Publisher : ACC Distribution
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,30 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Furniture
ISBN : 9781851496624
Book Description
Included for the first time under one cover are all Galle's major works of furniture, both those he designed as unique pieces for an exclusive clientele and those he displayed at two World Expositions and at the annual Paris Salons between 1889 and his un
