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Human figures depicted in art

Paperback. This volume presents a timely, provocative and beautifully illustrated re-evaluation of how gender, identity and sexuality reveal "naked truths" about fundamental human values and social realities, through the symbolism of the body. Editor(s): Koloski-Ostrow, Ann Olga; Lyons, Claire L.; Kampen, Natalie Boymel. Num Pages: 336 pages, 62 illustrations, 2 line drawings, 60 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: AGHN; JFSJ; JMS; VFVC; YNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415217521
ISBN
9780415217521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.61

Paperback. Takes readers on a romp through the portrayal of love and sexuality in Western art - ranging from chaste tenderness to overwhelming frenzies of the senses, and from Classical allusion to sexual fantasy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060094
ISBN
9781606060094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.43

Spiral bound. .
Publisher
3DTotal Publishing
Format
Spiralbound
Publication date
2014
Edition
Ntb
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909414150
ISBN
9781909414150
Spiralbound
Condition: New

€ 10.02

Paperback. An inspiring collection of drawings and articles exploring the sketchbooks and artistic practices of 50 talented character artists. Editor(s): 3DTotal Publishing. Series: Sketching from the Imagination. Num Pages: 320 pages, Color and B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AFF; AGH; AGHF; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 216. Weight in Grams: 985.
Publisher
3DTotal Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909414396
ISBN
9781909414396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. This collection of seventeen essays explores the dramatic changes in Western conceptions of the body, encompassing the cultural shifts that occurred across Empire, religion and science, from antiquity to the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 266 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: AC; AGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
British School at Rome United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780904152449
ISBN
9780904152449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.38

Paperback. Tells the story of the founding and growth of one of the world's greatest collections of western European painting, dating from 1250 to 1900. This book brings together stories behind the development of the National Gallery: the generous benefactors; the architectural controversies; the acquisitions; the dedicated staff; and, the visiting public. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 128 pages, 180 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AGC; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 205 x 13. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094633
ISBN
9781857094633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
S Q Publications,US United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780865621886
ISBN
9780865621886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.98

Paperback. How faces are captured shows in striking ways the artistic aims of those who painted them. But how can the depiction of a face suggest a personality? This book tackles this and other questions, and introduces such issues as the ideals of beauty and how portrait painters have captured a likeness and convey character. Series: A Closer Look. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
National Gallery London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857094640
ISBN
9781857094640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. BIC Classification: AFC; AFF; AGHF; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385346276
ISBN
9780385346276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.60

Hardback. In developing his own conception of the 'figure', Andrew Benjamin has written an innovative and provocative study of the complex relationship between philosophy, the history of painting and their presentation of both Jews and animals. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGH; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640539
ISBN
9780748640539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.05

Hardcover. The illustrator Andrew Loomis (1892-1959) is revered amongst artists - including comics superstar Alex Ross - for his mastery of figure drawing and his clean, realist style. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AFF; AGH; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Facsimile edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857680983
ISBN
9780857680983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. During his reign and following his death, the physiognomy of Alexander the Great was one of the most famous in history, adorning numerous works of art. This study demonstrates how the various portraits transmit not so much a likeness of Alexander as a set of cliches that symbolized the ruler. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 545 pages, 8 color illustrations, 191 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1375.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
545
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520068513
ISBN
9780520068513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.22
€ 76.15

Hardcover. This volume analyzes the representation of disabled and disfigured bodies in contemporary art and its various contexts, from art history to photography to medical displays to the nineteenth- and twentieth-century freak show. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ACX; AGH; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230104068
ISBN
9780230104068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.45
€ 66.21

Paperback. This volume analyzes the representation of disabled and disfigured bodies in contemporary art and its various contexts, from art history to photography to medical displays to the nineteenth- and twentieth-century freak show. Num Pages: 188 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGH; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 167 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230341425
ISBN
9780230341425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.45
€ 26.83

Paperback. Goddesses and Queens: The Iconography of Elizabeth I is a collection of essays which explores the ways in which the rich and varied image of the queen was developed and negotiated by Elizabeth and her contemporaries, in portraits as well as a range of other printed texts. Editor(s): Connolly, Annaliese; Hopkins, Lisa. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACND; AGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090110
ISBN
9780719090110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 107 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 229. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211931
ISBN
9780300211931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.56
€ 42.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB; AGHX; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 230 x 4. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
S Q Publications,US United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865621015
ISBN
9780865621015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. This revised edition covers text on artistic anatomy. It includes 75 never before published drawings from the Burne Hogarth archives and 24 pages of new material. Action studies and practical diagrams show how to render the anatomical details of the figure in motion and at rest. Num Pages: 256 pages, 400 illustrations, (200 colour ). BIC Classification: AFF; AGH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill Publications United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev Exp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823015528
ISBN
9780823015528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.76

Paperback. Throughout the history of art, figure drawing has been regarded as the very foundation of an artist's education and at the centre of the art-making process. Suitable for artists seeking fresh approaches to drawing the human figure, this title features more than 20 fundamental figure drawing exercises. Num Pages: 176 pages, full colour throughout, 200 illustrations, 100 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AFF; AGH; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823033140
ISBN
9780823033140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.55

Paperback. This wide-ranging collection of 50 iconic portraits includes works by many of the world's most renowned artists, each with their own style, technique, and story to tell. Num Pages: 144 pages, 75 colour. BIC Classification: AC; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 188 x 13. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791349800
ISBN
9783791349800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.36

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