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Paperback. Piero della Francesca's "Madonna del Parto", a celebrated fifteenth-century Tuscan fresco in which the Virgin gestures to her partially open dress and her pregnant womb, is unusual in its iconography. This book uses Piero's enigmatic painting to narrate our archaic memories. Translator(s): Goodman, John. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 280. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734424
ISBN
9780804734424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.14

paperback. Poussin was the artist to whom Marin returned most faithfully over the years. Since Marin did not live to write his proposed book on Poussin, the ten major essays in this volume will remain his definitive statement on the painter who inspired his most eloquent and probing commentary. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 half-tones. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734776
ISBN
9780804734776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. This book provides an insightful new study, drawn from the largely unpublished Buddhist paintings at Dunhuang, of medieval Chinese wall painting, workshop production, and artistic performance in theory and practice. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 tables, 155 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPC; AFC; AGR; HBT; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 29. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745338
ISBN
9780804745338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.34

Hardback. A study of the theory and practice of seventeenth-century Dutch group portraits, this title offers an account of the genre's comic and ironic features, which it treats as comments on the social context of portrait sitters who are husbands and householders as well as members of civic and proto-military organizations. Num Pages: 192 pages, 42 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACQ; AFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5193 x 5830 x 27. Weight in Grams: 871.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225569
ISBN
9780823225569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.72

Hardback. A study of seventeenth-century Dutch still life painting Num Pages: 140 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ACQ; AFC; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823233137
ISBN
9780823233137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.54

Paperback. An exploration of the Pisa Altarpiece, Masaccio's multi-panelled painting of which the Saint Andrew panel is thought to have once formed a part. It discusses Masaccio's short life and illustrious career; the commission of the altarpiece; its patron and programme; its original location; and more. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 128 pages, 29 colour & 47 b&w illustrations, 1 drawing, 1 colour fold-out. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 191 x 8. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892362868
ISBN
9780892362868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.84

Paperback. Arising from the proceedings of two symposia, this text is composed of contributions by scholars who examine the social, intellectual and historical contexts of the work of the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni di Lutero, who used the name Dosso. Editor(s): Ciammitti, Luisa; Ostrow, Steven F.; Settis, Salvatore. Series: Issues & Debates. Num Pages: 432 pages, 154 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AFC; AGB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892365050
ISBN
9780892365050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.11

Hardcover. An examination of Bernardo Bellotto's "View of the Grand Canal", a visual record of life in 18th-century Venice. The volume presents the painting in a series of details that allow the reader to examine it closely and the book jacket opens to become a small poster of the entire painting. Num Pages: 64 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892366583
ISBN
9780892366583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.31

Paperback. The Swiss scholar Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) was one of the first great historians of culture and art. In his manuscript on the genres of Italian Renaissance painting - still unpublished in the original German and published here in English for the first time - Burckhardt assayed a transformative approach to the study of art history. Translator(s): Britt, David; Beamish, Caroline. Num Pages: 252 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; ACND; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892367368
ISBN
9780892367368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.79
€ 44.59

Hardback. Rather than offering a chronological discussion, this book presents early Netherlandish paintings as individual objects that have confronted scholars with countless interpretive challenges. Divided into three parts, it advances the scholarly dialogue about an important period in European art, by assembling scholarly research in the field. Editor(s): Ridderbos, Bernhard; Buren, Anne van; Veen, Henk van. Num Pages: 481 pages, 118 b&w and 52 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; ACND; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1334.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
481
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368167
ISBN
9780892368167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.98

Paperback. Seeks to familiarize American audiences with Nicolas Lancret(1690-1743), a master of the genre of fete galante, who was a revered painter in his own time, rivalling his contemporaries Antoine Watteau and Francois Boucher, and a favourite of crowned heads across Europe. Num Pages: 100 pages, 32 b&w illustrations, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACQ; AFCL; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 10. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368327
ISBN
9780892368327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. In an era of intense religious conflict in Europe, the "Ceremonies et costumes religieuses de tous les peoples du monde" (1723-37), written by Jean Frederic Bernard, set a new agenda for thinking about faith and provided a lasting visual template for representing the world's religions. The authors approach this work from a variety of angles. Editor(s): Jacob, Margaret; Mijnhardt, Wijnan. Num Pages: 388 pages, 8-colour & 128 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892369683
ISBN
9780892369683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.63

Paperback. Takes readers on a visual tour of fourteen Rembrandt paintings held in collections across Southern California. This title provides biographical information about the Master artist, and also looks at how and why so many important works ended up in this one location. Num Pages: 64 pages, 26 full-colour illustrations & 1 map. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 127 x 6. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892369935
ISBN
9780892369935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. Brings together paintings that display the inimitable aspects of Venetian taste and culture in the age of the Grand Tour through the decline of the Republic, and casts new light on master Venetian view painters Canaletto, Bellotto, Carlevarijs and Guardi. Editor(s): George, Hardy. Num Pages: 173 pages, 157 illus., 109 in color. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KB; ACQB; AFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 300 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oklahoma City Museum of Art United States
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780911919127
ISBN
9780911919127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. This richly illustrated catalog explores the theme of the "conjur woman" in the work of artist Romare Bearden (1911-1988). Num Pages: 96 pages, 24 color photos, 4 duotones. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 153 x 5. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Museum of Art,U.S. United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780938989271
ISBN
9780938989271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 106 color illus., 102 in color. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 7765 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Missoula Art Museum United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974613741
ISBN
9780974613741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

Hardback. Going beyond merely explaining how the artists in these genres achieved their peculiar effects, he presents challenging new analyses of telling craft details which help students and scholars come to know more fully this bold age of aesthetic extremism. Series: Hopkins Studies in Modernism. Num Pages: 344 pages, 47, 47 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; AFC; AV; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781421416434
ISBN
9781421416434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.93
€ 56.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477311004
ISBN
9781477311004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 24 colour plates, 1 halftone, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; ABA; ACQ; AFC; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226309705
ISBN
9780226309705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Hardcover. In premodern China, elite painters used imagery not to mirror the world around them, but to evoke unfathomable experience. Considering their art alongside the philosophical traditions that inform it, this title explores the 'nonobject' - a notion exemplified by paintings that do not seek to represent observable surroundings. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 colour plates. BIC Classification: ABA; AFC; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226415307
ISBN
9780226415307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.65
€ 79.17

Hardcover. This work, covering the years 1816-1820, makes the contents of some of the tens of thousands of sales catalogues published during the 19th century accessible to scholars. Information provided includes sales dates and lot numbers, prices and names of buyers and sellers, and locations of auctions. Num Pages: 583 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; ABQ; ACV; AFC; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
583
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363957
ISBN
9780892363957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.73
€ 119.68

Paperback. Provides a portrait of three artists who broke away from artistic tradition to embrace an entirely new way of painting. This book uncovers their legacy: the revolutionary depiction of light and shade, and how it was possible to capture the essence of a place on canvas. Series: The World's Greatest Art. Num Pages: 384 pages, 174 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 650. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KJE0003533
ISBN
9781844512577
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.70

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271015279
ISBN
9780271015279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.41
€ 77.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 107 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; AFC; HRCV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 261 x 26. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780271023038
ISBN
9780271023038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.94
€ 69.96

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