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Book Otto Marseus Van Schrieck  1619 20 1678  and the Nature Piece

Download or read book Otto Marseus Van Schrieck 1619 20 1678 and the Nature Piece written by Hildebrecht Douglas R. and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Download or read book Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Walter A. Liedtke and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a catalog that surveys the Dutch paintings found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Book Zoology in Early Modern Culture  Intersections of Science  Theology  Philology  and Political and Religious Education

Download or read book Zoology in Early Modern Culture Intersections of Science Theology Philology and Political and Religious Education written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume tries to map out the intriguing amalgam of the different, partly conflicting approaches that shaped early modern zoology. Early modern reading of the “Book of Nature” comprised, among others, the description of species in the literary tradition of antiquity, as well as empirical observations, vivisection, and modern eyewitness accounts; the “translation” of zoological species into visual art for devotion, prayer, and religious education, but also scientific and scholarly curiosity; theoretical, philosophical, and theological thinking regarding God’s creation, the Flood, and the generation of animals; new attempts with respect to nomenclature and taxonomy; the discovery of unknown species in the New World; impressive Wunderkammer collections, and the keeping of exotic animals in princely menageries. The volume demonstrates that theology and philology played a pivotal role in the complex formation of this new science. Contributors include: Brian Ogilvie, Bernd Roling, Erik Jorink, Paul Smith, Sabine Kalff, Tamás Demeter, Amanda Herrin, Marrigje Rikken, Alexander Loose, Sophia Hendrikx, and Karl Enenkel.

Book Pigments

    Book Details:
  • Author : Barbara H. Berrie
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2024-06-04
  • ISBN : 0691256624
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book Pigments written by Barbara H. Berrie and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise illustrated history of one of art’s most important and elusive elements Over the millennia, humans have used pigments to decorate, narrate, and instruct. Charred bone, ground earth, stones, bugs, and blood were the first pigments. New pigments were manufactured by simple processes such as corrosion and calcination until the Industrial Revolution introduced colors outside the spectrum of the natural world. Pigments brings together leading art historians and conservators to trace the history of the materials used to create color and their invention across diverse cultures and time periods. This richly illustrated book features incisive historical essays and case studies that shed light on the many forms of pigments—the organic and inorganic; the edible and the toxic; and those that are more precious than gold. It shows how pigments were as central to the earliest art forms and global trade networks as they are to commerce, ornamentation, and artistic expression today. The book reveals the innate instability and mutability of most pigments and discusses how few artworks or objects look as they did when they were first created. From cave paintings to contemporary art, Pigments demonstrates how a material understanding of color opens new perspectives on visual culture and the history of art.

Book Dissertation Abstracts International

Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Science Into Art

Download or read book Science Into Art written by Marianne Berardi and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Pioneering Collection

Download or read book A Pioneering Collection written by William Breazeale and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purchased for the most part in 1869-71 by the founders of the Crocker Art Museum, the master drawings in this rich historic collection are in some ways a time capsule that gives insight into the European art market and the taste of the patrons. Through this catalogue the Museum introduces a selection of the best drawings to the public for the first time, and provides a splendid overview of this unique collection, shedding fuller light on its history and context, both in relation to California events and to American patronage.

Book The Art Bulletin

    Book Details:
  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 784 pages

Download or read book The Art Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section: Notes and reviews.

Book A New History of Western Art

    Book Details:
  • Author : Koenraad Jonckheere
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2022-10-15
  • ISBN : 0300267525
  • Pages : 474 pages

Download or read book A New History of Western Art written by Koenraad Jonckheere and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-15 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A radical re-examination of 2,500 years of European art, deconstructing and demystifying its long history from ancient to present How has art evolved from the pursuit of the 'ideal' human form to a black square on a white canvas? Why is a banana duct-taped to a wall worth more on the art market than a beautiful seventeenth-century landscape? By taking art for what it actually is -- a piece of stone or wood, a sheet of paper with some lines drawn on it, a painted canvas -- this lively and accessible account shows how seemingly meaningless objects can be transformed into celebrated works of art. Breaking with conventional notions of artistic genius, Koenraad Jonckheere explores how stories and emotions give meaning to objects, and why changing historical circumstances result in such shifting opinions over time. Tracing its story from ancient times to present, A New History of Western Art reframes the evolution of European art and radically reshapes our understanding of art history. Published in association with Hannibal Books

Book An Oak Spring Flora

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lucia Tongiorgi Tomasi
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 1997-05-29
  • ISBN : 0300071396
  • Pages : 504 pages

Download or read book An Oak Spring Flora written by Lucia Tongiorgi Tomasi and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1997-05-29 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the latest volume in a major series that describes selections of the rare books, manuscripts, and other works of art held at Oak Spring Garden Library, a collection formed by Rachel Lambert Mellon. The 111 items chosen for this volume on floral illustration since the later Middle Ages include Books of Hours, still-life and vanitas paintings, botanical prints, and books of instruction of every kind, from planting a garden to making flowers using colored papers or wax. Lucia Tongiorgi Tomasi groups the works into chapters on such topics as florilegia, women artists, tulipomania, Dutch and Flemish painting, and exotic flowers from distant lands, providing an introduction to each chapter that gives the contextual background necessary for a real understanding and appreciation of floral illustration past and present. The sheer beauty as well as extraordinary skills encountered, for example, in manuscript florilegia by Jacob Marrel and Maria Sibylla Merian, in hand-colored books by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues and G.B. Ferrari, and in flower studies painted by John Constable, Margaret Mee, and others, are testament to the high status accorded floral illustration over the centuries. This handsome, richly illustrated volume will attract all those with an interest in rare books and the history of art as well as horticulturalists, botanists, and garden historians.

Book In the Eye of the Beholder

Download or read book In the Eye of the Beholder written by Nancy Minty and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalog of an exhibition.

Book Graduate Programs in Art History

Download or read book Graduate Programs in Art History written by and published by College Art Association of America. This book was released on 2008 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graduate Programs in Art History is an indispensable, comprehensive guide to schools that offer a Master's, doctoral, or related degree in art studies, including history of art and architecture, visual studies, museum and curatorial studies, arts administration, and library science. Compiled by the College Art Association, this easy-to-use directory includes over 260 schools and English-language academic programs in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and elsewhere worldwide. Listings provide descriptions of special courses; numbers, names, and specializations of faculty; facilities such as libraries and labs; student opportunities for research and work; information on financial aid, fellowships, and assistantships; application requirements; and details on housing, health insurance, and other practical matters. An index lists schools alphabetically and by state and country for quick reference. An introductory essay provides a detailed description of the elements of a program entry, including explanations of the various kinds of programs and degrees offered, placing the search and selection process in context. This is the third edition of this directory published by CAA.

Book The World of a Seventeenth century Collector

Download or read book The World of a Seventeenth century Collector written by Erlend Petrus Jacobus Maria de Groot and published by Brill. This book was released on 2006 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A descriptive and illustrated catalogue of one of the largest and finest atlases ever assembled. This 46-volume atlas is an expanded edition of Joan Blaeus Atlas Major or Great Atlas published in Amsterdam between 1660 and 1663. Includes all sheets in the atlases reproduced in black-and-white, with approximately 16 color illustrations.

Book Annual Report of the Trustees

    Book Details:
  • Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Board of Trustees
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 104 pages

Download or read book Annual Report of the Trustees written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Board of Trustees and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dutch and Flemish Paintings  Dutch paintings  c  1600 c  1800

Download or read book Dutch and Flemish Paintings Dutch paintings c 1600 c 1800 written by Görel Cavalli-Björkman and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dutch and Flemish Paintings   c  1600 c  1800

Download or read book Dutch and Flemish Paintings c 1600 c 1800 written by Nationalmuseum (Sweden) and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dutch and Flemish Paintings

Download or read book Dutch and Flemish Paintings written by Görel Cavalli-Björkman and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: