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Download or read book Foundations of a Collection written by Barber Institute of Fine Arts and published by Scala Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This books provides a fascinating insight into the Barber Institute's conception, birth and formative years on the 80th anniverary of its foundation.

Download or read book The Barber Institute of Fine Arts written by Richard Verdi and published by Scala Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, England, boasts a magnificent collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures and objects of art, all of which have been acquired by purchase since the late 1930s. Founded in 1932 by Dame Martha Constance Hattie Barber with the proviso that any works of art they published had to be of that standard and quality required by the National Gallery and the Wallace Collection. The result is one of the most pre-eminent small picture galleries in the world and the most representative collection of Western art assembled in Britain in the twentieth century. This completely revised and updated book presents over 50 of the finest works in the collection, all of which are illustrated in full colour. They include masterpieces by many of the greatest names in the history of art, including Bellini, Rubens, Rembrandt and all the major Impressionist painters. SELLING POINTS: *The only publication on this very important and prestigious collection *Superb showcase of many of the greatest names in the history of art *Beautifully produced and written by an eminent expert in the field 130 colour illustrations

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Download or read book The Origins of Florentine Painting 1100 1270 written by Miklós Boskovits and published by Giunti Editore. This book was released on 1993 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attempts to provide a comprehensive study of the paintings produced in Florence between circa 1100 and 1270 - the scope of the book ranges from early examples of medieval art to the generation of painters preceding Cimabue. All known works of the period are included accompanied by descriptions.

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Download or read book The Barber Institute of Fine Arts written by Ann Sumner and published by Scala Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts is widely recognised as one of the finest small picture galleries in the world, and the most representative collection of Western art assembled in Britain in the 20th century. The Barber Institute's Director, Ann Sumner, offers here a charmingly personal guide to some of the collection's finest pieces, allowing us to share in her passion and enthusiasm for the world-renowned works in her care, which include Bellini's St Jerome in the Wilderness, Gainsborough's The Harvest Wagon, Van Gogh's A Peasant Woman Digging, Monet's The Church at Varengeville, Rubens' Portrait of a Carmelite Prior and Isaac Oliver's Portrait of Henry Prince of Wales. AUTHOR: Ann Sumner has held curatorial positions at the National Portrait Gallery, London; Holburne Museum, Bath; and Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, and was Keeper at Dulwich Picture Gallery. She spent seven years as Head of Fine Art at National Museum Wales before joining the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham, as Director and Professor of Fine Arts and Curatorial Practice in 2007. 37 colour illustrations

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