Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres : Masters of French Art

The volumes in this bibliophile series provide unique portraits of European art history. Readers gain fascinating insights into the artists biographies and their styles of working

Atlas of World Heritage China:A Photographic Journey of China's Most Famous C…

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9781602200050

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188 hlm., 30 cm

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915.1 Wan

The Vineyard of the Lord

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3000089047

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48 hlm., 22 cm

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702 Ste

Claude Monet

Claude Monet’s extensive work is revealed in numerous images. He was a painter who like no other moved perception to the center of his artistic activities. Nature became his own studio. This resulted in fascinating landscapes of different times and seasons in the mirror of wind and weather.

The Seventy Wonders of China

A detailed overview of China's contributions to the natural, artistic, and technological worlds features writings by a range of academic experts and pays tribute to such innovations as the compass, gunpowder, and printing, in a visual guide that documents both famous and lesser-known attributes. 12,000 first printing.

Art: Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Artists and Their Works

Art introduces readers to 100 of the world's most important artists and their paintings, from the 13th century to the modern era. Works by artists including Caravaggio, Vermeer, van Gogh and Warhol are reproduced in superb high quality, arranged chronologically and set in their historical context by Susie Hodge's concise and readable narrative.

Bernini The sculptures

This book examines Bernini's entire sculptural output, ranging from the years of his training in the workshop of his father, Pietro, where he produced his first works, to the years of his maturity and fame, as well as dwelling on the celebrated youthful works like Apollo and Daphne (1622-25) and David (1623-24). Bernini reigned supreme in the baroque period, participating in all of 17th-century…

The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Po…

"Like music, art is a universal language. Although looking at works of art is a pleasurable enough experience, to appreciate them fully requires certain skills and knowledge."--Carol Strickland, from the introduction to The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern

Chinese Ceramics

Chinese ceramics, a form of fine art dating back to the primitive days, range from construction materials such as bricks and tiles, hand-built pottery vessels fired in bonfires or kilns, to the sophisticated porcelain wares made for the imperial court.

Myths of the East: Dragons, Demons and Dybbuks: An Illustrated Encyclopedia o…

An authoritative A-Z guide to the mythologies and legends of the near and far East, with over 500 fascinating entries and evocative images.