Download or read book The Lost Battles written by Jonathan Jones and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of Britain’s most respected and acclaimed art historians, art critic of The Guardian—the galvanizing story of a sixteenth-century clash of titans, the two greatest minds of the Renaissance, working side by side in the same room in a fierce competition: the master Leonardo da Vinci, commissioned by the Florentine Republic to paint a narrative fresco depicting a famous military victory on a wall of the newly built Great Council Hall in the Palazzo Vecchio, and his implacable young rival, the thirty-year-old Michelangelo. We see Leonardo, having just completed The Last Supper, and being celebrated by all of Florence for his miraculous portrait of the wife of a textile manufacturer. That painting—the Mona Lisa—being called the most lifelike anyone had ever seen yet, more divine than human, was captivating the entire Florentine Republic. And Michelangelo, completing a commissioned statue of David, the first colossus of the Renaissance, the archetype hero for the Republic epitomizing the triumph of the weak over the strong, helping to reshape the public identity of the city of Florence and conquer its heart. In The Lost Battles, published in England to great acclaim (“Superb”—The Observer; “Beguilingly written”—The Guardian), Jonathan Jones brilliantly sets the scene of the time—the politics; the world of art and artisans; and the shifting, agitated cultural landscape. We see Florence, a city freed from the oppressive reach of the Medicis, lurching from one crisis to another, trying to protect its liberty in an Italy descending into chaos, with the new head of the Republic in search of a metaphor that will make clear the glory that is Florence, and seeing in the commissioned paintings the expression of his vision. Jones reconstructs the paintings that Leonardo and Michelangelo undertook—Leonardo’s Battle of Anghiari, a nightmare seen in the eyes of the warrior (it became the first modern depiction of the disenchantment of war) and Michelangelo’s Battle of Cascina, a call to arms and the first great transfiguration of the erotic into art. Jones writes about the competition; how it unfolded and became the defining moment in the transformation of “craftsman” to “artist”; why the Florentine government began to fall out of love with one artist in favor of the other; and how—and why—in a competition that had no formal prize to clearly resolve the outcome, the battle became one for the hearts and minds of the Florentine Republic, with Michelangelo setting out to prove that his work, not Leonardo’s, embodied the future of art. Finally, we see how the result of the competition went on to shape a generation of narrative paintings, beginning with those of Raphael. A riveting exploration into one of history’s most resonant exchanges of ideas, a rich, fascinating book that gives us a whole new understanding of an age and those at its center.
Download or read book How Do Dragons Say Hello written by Jonathan Thomas Jones and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Do Dragons Say Hello is a fun and colorful book that helps children practice animal noises by using fantasy creatures to tell a fun rhyme.
Download or read book Artemisia Gentileschi written by Jonathan Jones and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artemisia Gentileschi was the greatest female artists of the Baroque age. In Artemisia Gentileschi, critic and historian Jonathan Jones discovers how Artemisia overcame a turbulent past to become one of the foremost painters of her day. As a young woman Artemisia was raped by her tutor, and then had to endure a seven-month-long trial during which she was brutally examined by the authorities. Gentileschi was shamed in a culture where honour was everything. Yet she went on to become one of the most sought-after artists of the seventeenth century. Yet she went on to become one of the most sought-after artists of the seventeenth century. Gentileschi's art communicated a powerful personal vision. Like Frida Kahlo, Louise Bourgeois or Tracey Emin, she put her life into her art. ‘Lives of the Artists’is a new series of brief artists biographies from Laurence King Publishing. The series takes as its inspiration Giorgio Vasari's five-hundred-year-old masterwork, updating it with modern takes on the lives of key artists past and present. Focusing on the life of the artist rather than examining their work, each book also includes key images illustrating the artist’s life.
Download or read book Sensations written by Jonathan Jones and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the artistic impulse uniting Robert Hooke's drawings of insects, George Stubbs's studies of horses, and Damien Hirst's pickled shark? In this new and spirited account of British art, Jonathan Jones argues for empiricism. From the Enlightenment to the present, British artists have shared a passion for looking hard at the world around them. Jones shows how this zeal for precision and careful observation paved the way for Realism, Impressionism, and the birth of modern art
Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment and the Regional Economy written by Jonathan Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'boom' in foreign direct investment (FDI) since the mid-1980s, continues to be paramount in policy interest. This book reviews the literature on the nature of FDI and reports the recent results on the performance of FDI plants in order to show the implications for regional economic development. It presents new evidence on the nature and performance of these plants, using a unique dataset that has been constructed and rigorously analyzed by applying econometric techniques. The role of FDI in economic development has long been poorly understood and this book contributes to improving understanding, and is of direct policy relevance. An examination is made of the generation, theory and location of FDI, as well as its implications for regional and national development. In addition to this, analysis is made of the issues at the project and plant levels, related to investment, employment and firm survival.
Download or read book Quantum Information Computation and Communication written by Jonathan A. Jones and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on years of teaching experience, this textbook guides physics undergraduate students through the theory and experiment of the field.
Download or read book Score for Imagination written by Jonathan Eig and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lola and her friends want to play soccer. The boys don’t want them to. The girls are not only good players, they’re also strategic, and end up scoring for the team.
Download or read book Some Pigtails written by Jonathan Eig and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020 Foreword Indies Finalist - Juvenile Lola's grandfather does the best pigtails ever. But her principal isn't so sure. Lola has a mind of her own and a love for books. With the help of Grandpa Ed and the support of her mother and friends, she learns how to use her determination to right a wrong at school.
Download or read book All the Pieces Matter written by Jonathan P. D. Abrams and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An oral history of HBO"s The Wire"--
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Download or read book Mastering In House SEO written by Simon Schnieders and published by . This book was released on 2020-04 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ground-breaking book, Blue Array have compiled contributions from 26 leading in-house search engine optimisation (SEO) experts on topics ranging from successful case studies, getting things done when you have no formal authority, career advice, community building, and many more. An indispensable guide for in-house experts and SEO agency employees alike. The only published book in print dedicated to the in-house SEO pro Written for those working in-house, freelancers and agency side Co-authored by 26 of the world's leading SEO's All profits go to Samaritans - samaritans.org In praise of the book: "As someone who has been on both sides (agency and in-house), I'm confident both groups will learn a lot about the world of in-house SEO by reading this book." - RICHARD NAZAREWICZ (Technical SEO Manager at the Wall Street Journal) "Covering a lot of ground from case studies to career advice, this book is a tour de force through in-house SEO." - ADAM WHITTLES (Head of SEO at AutoTrader) "If you are an in-house SEO, this book should always be an arm's length away. With case studies, tips and guides, it has everything you need." - ELI SCHWARTZ (Former Director of Growth and SEO at SurveyMonkey) More information: Visit the book website at https://www.masteringinhouseseo.com/ for the full list of co-authors and snippets from their contributions.
Download or read book Tracey Emin written by Jonathan Jones and published by Art File. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible and expertly written introduction and overview of Tracey Emin's life offers a completely up-to-date view on the work of one of the most important and respected artists working today. From some of her previously unpublished early works from the 1980s, through the period of the "Young British Artists" when she first found international fame, and up to her very latest works - many also published here for the first time - The Guardian's art critic Jonathan Jones brings together Tracey Emin's complete career into one concise and essential volume.
Download or read book Tracey Emin written by Tracey Emin and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Complete Collection Of State Trials And Proceedings For High Treason And Other Crimes and Misdemeanours written by Francis Hargrave and published by . This book was released on 1777 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanours written by Sollom Emlyn and published by . This book was released on 1742 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors from the Earliest Period to the Year 1783 with Notes and Other Illustrations written by and published by . This book was released on 1816 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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