A work of aesthetics. This book focuses on the quality which is distinguished as 'the sublime' - an all-consuming force beyond beauty that compelled terror as much as rapture in all who beheld it.

A sweeping cultural and economic history of porcelain, from the eighteenth century to the present

A new, compact edition of David Hockney and Martin Gayford’s brilliantly original book, with a revised final chapter and three entirely new Hockney artworks

An updated edition of this classic survey, a thorough overview of Paul Cézanne's life and work.

For Picasso he was ?like our father'; for Matisse, ?a god of painting'. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) is widely regarded as the father of modern art. In this authoritative and accessible study, Richard Verdi traces the evolution of Cézanne's landscape, still-life and figure compositions, from the turbulently romantic creations of his youth to the visionary masterpieces of his final years. ...

Im Venedig der Renaissance ergründeten Meister wie Bellini, Giorgione, Palma Vecchio und Tizian das Wesen von Mensch und Natur sowie deren Verhältnis zueinander mit nie dagewesener Intensität. Anhand bedeutender Porträt- und Landschaftsdarstellungen zeigt der attraktive Band die bahnbrechenden Neuerungen der venezianischen Malerei, die bis weit in die Moderne wirkten.Die Malerei der Lagunenstadt besticht nicht nur durch die Fülle der Farben und Nuancen des Lichts, sondern auch durch das ...

This book is about bodies. About how bodies traverse the familiar surroundings of one's home or move along the familiar routes of everyday life, but also about the relation of bodies to the public space. On another level, the book shows what the meaning of artistic research can be. Research tells of experiments and experiences, collections and vistas gained by the researcher during the course of the research. This book shows that any good (artistic) research creates futures.

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An entertaining and lively guide to rediscovering the pleasure in art

A reference guide to fifty of the most frequently occurring symbols in global art history