Famous Paintings
Author : Frances Cavanah
Publisher :
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 41,97 MB
Release : 1941
Category : Painting
ISBN :
Author : Frances Cavanah
Publisher :
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 41,97 MB
Release : 1941
Category : Painting
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Author : John Nici
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 16,82 MB
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 1442249552
In a world filled with great museums and great paintings, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is the reigning queen. Her portrait rules over a carefully designed salon, one that was made especially for her in a museum that may seem intended for no other purpose than to showcase her virtues. What has made this portrait so renowned, commanding such adoration? And what of other works of art that continue to enthrall spectators: What makes the Great Sphinx so great? Why do iterations of The Scream and American Gothic permeate nearly all aspects of popular culture? Is it because of the mastery of the artists who created them? Or can something else account for their popularity? In Famous Works of Art—And How They Got That Way, John B. Nici looks at twenty well-known paintings, sculptures, and photographs that have left lasting impressions on the general public. As Nici notes, there are many reasons why works of art become famous; few have anything to do with quality. The author explains why the reputations of some creations have grown over the years, some disproportionate to their artistic value. Written in a style that is both entertaining and informative, this book explains how fame is achieved, and ultimately how a work either retains that fame, or passes from the public consciousness. From ancient artifacts to a can of soup, this book raises the question: Did the talent to promote and publicize a work exceed the skills employed to create that object of worship? Or are some masterpieces truly worth the admiration they receive? The creations covered in this book include the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, Raphael’s Sistine Madonna, El Greco’s The Burial of Count Orgaz, Rodin’s The Thinker, Van Gogh’s Starry Night, and Picasso’s Guernica. Featuring more than sixty images, including color reproductions, Famous Works of Art—And How They Got That Way will appeal to anyone who has ever wondered if a great painting, sculpture, or photograph, really deserves to be called “great.”
Author : Matthew Chaloner Durfee Borden
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 15,77 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Painting
ISBN :
Author : Walter Rowlands
Publisher :
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 22,14 MB
Release : 1901
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author : American Art Association
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 47,28 MB
Release : 1914
Category :
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Author : American Art Association
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 36,47 MB
Release : 1913
Category :
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Author : Charissa Bremer-David
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 14,96 MB
Release : 1997-11-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 0892364556
This beautifully illustrated work brings together more than one hundred objects from the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection of European decorative arts. Included here is a generous selection of French and Italian furniture from the mid-sixteenth to the early nineteenth century. Masterpieces by André-Charles Boulle, Bernard (II) van Risenburgh, and others reveal the virtuoso craftsmanship that makes these objects such compelling examples of the furniture maker’s art. Many of the Museum’s finest pieces of porcelain, glass, and tin-glazed earthenware are also represented. Tapestries from Gobelins and Beauvais, bronze firedogs from Fontainebleau, and a lathe-turned ivory goblet of astonishing complexity from Saxony are among the other highlights of this handsome volume.
Author : American Art Association
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 17,99 MB
Release : 1914
Category :
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Author : Rockwell Kent
Publisher : New York : Wise
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 22,6 MB
Release : 1947
Category : Painting
ISBN :
Author : Sarah Courtauld
Publisher : Usborne Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,46 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780794529239
A set of cards providing facts and figures about famous paintings.