United States Senate Catalogue of Fine Art


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The U.S. Capitol abounds in magnificent art that rivals its exterior architectural splendor. The fine art held by the U.S. Senate comprises much of this treasured heritage. It spans over 200 years of history & contains works by such celebrated artists as Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hiram Powers, Daniel Chester French, Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, Walker Hancock, & Alexander Calder. This volume provides previously unpublished information on the 160 paintings & sculptures in the U.S. Senate. Each work of art -- from portraiture of prominent senators to scenes depicting significant events in U.S. history -- is illus. with a full-page color photo, accompanied by an essay & secondary images that place the work in historical & aesthetic context.




Art Books


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First published in 1997. For this second edition of Art Books: A Basic Bibliography of Monographs on Artists, the vast number of new books published since 1985 was surveyed and evaluated. This has resulted in the selection of 3,395 additional titles. These selections, reflective of the increase in the monographic literature on artists during the last ten years, are evidence of the activities of a larger number of art historians in more countries worldwide, of the increasingly diverse and ambitious exhibition programs of museums whose number has also increased dramatically, and also of a lively international art market and the attendant gallery activities. The selections of the first edition have been reviewed, errors have been corrected and important new editions and reprints have been noted. The second edition contains 278 names of artists not represented in the first edition.










Art and Love in Renaissance Italy


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"Many famous artworks of the Italian Renaissance were made to celebrate love, marriage, and family. They were the pinnacles of a tradition, dating from early in the era, of commemorating betrothals, marriages, and the birth of children by commissioning extraordinary objects - maiolica, glassware, jewels, textiles, paintings - that were often also exchanged as gifts. This volume is the first comprehensive survey of artworks arising from Renaissance rituals of love and marriage and makes a major contribution to our understanding of Renaissance art in its broader cultural context. The impressive range of works gathered in these pages extends from birth trays painted in the early fifteenth century to large canvases on mythological themes that Titian painted in the mid-1500s. Each work of art would have been recognized by contemporary viewers for its prescribed function within the private, domestic domain."--BOOK JACKET.




A.C.I., Art Catalogue Index


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L'Art Catalogue Index offre un inventaire le plus exhaustif possible des catalogues raisonnés et catalogues critiques des artistes nés entre 1240 et la fin du xx e siècle sur la peinture, la sculpture, les œuvres sur papier, la gravure et les media contemporains.0Cet ouvrage concis, au design intelligible, présente les catalogues en ordre alphabétique d'artistes puis d'auteurs, permettant ainsi un accès rapide à l'information. La section ± catalogues raisonnés ?, à laquelle un œil critique a été apporté par les auteurs quant à leur validité scientifique, est complétée par une rubrique ± catalogue ? qui inclut également les inventaires, ouvrages non exhaustifs mais nécessaires à la recherche.0L'Art Catalogue Index a pour ambition de devenir un outil indispensable aux conservateurs de musée, historiens d'art, critiques d'art, bibliothécaires, libraires, étudiants, collectionneurs, experts, commissaires-priseurs, galeristes ou marchands.0Réunis tous deux dans un coffret, ils forment un ouvrage qui donne un panorama complet des publications exhaustives sur les artistes de tous temps.00Vol.1: ISBN 9782362220340 (Paris: Mare & Martin, 2020)00Vol.2: ISBN 9782362220357 (Paris: Mare & Martin, 2020)00.







Jean-Michel Basquiat


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