Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The Connoisseur
Author: The Illustrated London News
Author: Apollo
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Includes section "Book reviews."
Monatsschrift für Freunde und Sammler der Kunst
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : de
Pages : 338
Book Description
"Internationale Zeitschrift für Kunst. International art journal" (varies).
Canaletto, 1697-1768
Author: Bożena Anna KowalczykPublisher:
ISBN: 9788836639328
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
No-one captures the allure and charm of Venice better than Canaletto This volume presents a substantial overview of the life and works of the great Venetian painter. More than 70 works by Canaletto, including paintings and drawings from both public and private collections, are brought together to demonstrate the breadth of the artist's creative capacity. Also included is a rare collection of documents concerning Canaletto's artistic adventures, as well as a series of prints that served as inspiration while crafting his iconic city views. Together, these materials illuminate both the public genius and private personality and life of the Venetian master. Giovanni Antonio Canal(1697-1768), known as Canaletto, began his career as a scene painter for the theaters of Venice. The artist is best known for his ability to capture encompassing views of the Venetian cityscape in paint, works that were frequently sold to European aristocrats on the Grand Tour. These early paintings often subtly blur the boundary between the real and imaginary, as the artist masterfully repositioned buildings and warped viewpoints to achieve the most holistic presentation of his subject. Although Canaletto is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 18th century today, his life was mired in controversy as he struggled with his public perception, fighting to be accepted by the Venetian Academy of Fine Arts before dying in poverty.
The Later Italian Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen
Author: Michael LeveyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780521263283
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
This is a revised and greatly expanded edition of a book first published in 1964 by Phaidon Press, and it catalogues in detail over 350 pictures painted since c. 1600. It thus complements The Early Italian Pictures by John Shearman which was published by Cambridge in 1983. The catalogue includes the work of many great painters - Domenichino, Guercino, Guido Reni, Batoni, the two Ricci, Annibale Carracci, Zuccarelli and a famous, unrivalled group of paintings by Canaletto, most of which were commissioned directly from the artist by Joseph Smith and subsequently bought with the rest of his collection by George III. A long introduction traces the history from Charles I onwards of English royal interest in Italian pictures of the seventeenth- and eighteenth-centuries.
Guide to the Winterthur Library
Author: Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts & Printed EphemeraPublisher: Winterthur Museum
ISBN: 9780912724614
Category : American diaries
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
This guide to the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, named for Winterthur's first curator, provides descriptive information for the primary research material held in the collection. The Downs Collection acquires materials from the mid seventeenth century through the twentieth century that document American lifestyles, concentrating on the domestic scene and activities within the household and art. It includes such items as diaries, business accounts of craftsmen whose products decorated dwelling houses, family papers, tax records, construction of homes, artists' sketchbooks, wills and household inventories, children's toys and games, and scrapbooks and journals. Items from individuals famous in American history rest alongside materials from people who led routine lives yet still contributed to the development of America. An extensive microform collection, including copies of material owned by other public repositories and private individuals, supplements the manuscript holdings. Hardcover is un-jacketed.
Guide to the Sol Feinstone Collection of the David Library of the American Revolution
Author: David Joseph FowlerPublisher: David Library of American Revolution
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Prince George's Heritage
Author: Louise Joyner HientonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prince George's County (Md.)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Maryland Historical Magazine
Author: William Hand BrownePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Includes the proceedings of the Society.