Author: Andrew Wilton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500203491
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"Britain has played a key part in the history of the last five centuries, and its art reflects this in absorbing and complex ways. Andrew Wilton, Keeper and Senior Research Fellow at Tate Britain, traces the story of British painting from its hesitant beginnings under the influence of Holbein through its maturity in the time of Hogarth and Reynolds, when it reflected a prosperous society with growing imperial influence. He then explores the pioneering role of Constable and Turner in the revolutions of the Romantic period, and the enigmatic position of artists in Victorian England, when a stiff moral code came into conflict with the uncertainties of the age of Darwin. A consistent undercurrent has been Britain's preference for the real world (landscape, portraiture) as against 'high' art and abstraction. Andrew Wilton offers new insights into the great personalities of British painting, and assesses afresh the latest flowering, in which many threads of modern art come together in sometimes startling guises."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Five Centuries of British Painting
Author: Andrew Wilton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500203491
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"Britain has played a key part in the history of the last five centuries, and its art reflects this in absorbing and complex ways. Andrew Wilton, Keeper and Senior Research Fellow at Tate Britain, traces the story of British painting from its hesitant beginnings under the influence of Holbein through its maturity in the time of Hogarth and Reynolds, when it reflected a prosperous society with growing imperial influence. He then explores the pioneering role of Constable and Turner in the revolutions of the Romantic period, and the enigmatic position of artists in Victorian England, when a stiff moral code came into conflict with the uncertainties of the age of Darwin. A consistent undercurrent has been Britain's preference for the real world (landscape, portraiture) as against 'high' art and abstraction. Andrew Wilton offers new insights into the great personalities of British painting, and assesses afresh the latest flowering, in which many threads of modern art come together in sometimes startling guises."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500203491
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"Britain has played a key part in the history of the last five centuries, and its art reflects this in absorbing and complex ways. Andrew Wilton, Keeper and Senior Research Fellow at Tate Britain, traces the story of British painting from its hesitant beginnings under the influence of Holbein through its maturity in the time of Hogarth and Reynolds, when it reflected a prosperous society with growing imperial influence. He then explores the pioneering role of Constable and Turner in the revolutions of the Romantic period, and the enigmatic position of artists in Victorian England, when a stiff moral code came into conflict with the uncertainties of the age of Darwin. A consistent undercurrent has been Britain's preference for the real world (landscape, portraiture) as against 'high' art and abstraction. Andrew Wilton offers new insights into the great personalities of British painting, and assesses afresh the latest flowering, in which many threads of modern art come together in sometimes startling guises."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Five centuries of English verse
Author: W.Stebbing
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5873930368
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5873930368
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Five Centuries of English Book Illustration
Author: Edward Hodnett
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195206111
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195206111
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Five Centuries of Tapestry from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Author: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Publisher: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Revises and updates the first edition published in 1976 by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, incorporating information on the collection's latest acquisitions. Catalogs 100 tapestries, with photographs (most in color) and descriptive text discussing the content, design, and execution of each piece. An introductory essay by tapestry designer Mark Adams and a listing of the museum's extensive tapestry holdings are included. 9x12" Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Revises and updates the first edition published in 1976 by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, incorporating information on the collection's latest acquisitions. Catalogs 100 tapestries, with photographs (most in color) and descriptive text discussing the content, design, and execution of each piece. An introductory essay by tapestry designer Mark Adams and a listing of the museum's extensive tapestry holdings are included. 9x12" Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
1979-1990
Author: Henryk Sawoniak
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110975068
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1284
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110975068
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1284
Book Description
Gateways to the Book
Author: Gitta Bertram
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004464522
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 635
Book Description
An investigation of the complex image-text relationships between frontispieces and illustrated title pages with the following texts in European books published between 1500 and 1800.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004464522
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 635
Book Description
An investigation of the complex image-text relationships between frontispieces and illustrated title pages with the following texts in European books published between 1500 and 1800.
Five Centuries of Jewellery
Author: Leonor D'Orey
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers, Limited
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This collection 'consists mainly of jewels from the convents closed at the beginning of the 19th
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers, Limited
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This collection 'consists mainly of jewels from the convents closed at the beginning of the 19th
Five Centuries of Keyboard Music
Author: John Gillespie
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486318796
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Gillespie discusses 350 composers and their works for harpsichord and piano, including Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and Debussy. Includes 116 musical examples, illustrations, and a glossary of musical terms.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486318796
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Gillespie discusses 350 composers and their works for harpsichord and piano, including Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and Debussy. Includes 116 musical examples, illustrations, and a glossary of musical terms.
British Chimney Sweeps
Author: Benita Cullingford
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1566633451
Category : Chimney sweeps
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The art and science of chimney sweeping are examined in detailed for the first time in this lively and fascinating book.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1566633451
Category : Chimney sweeps
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The art and science of chimney sweeping are examined in detailed for the first time in this lively and fascinating book.
A Source Book in Theatrical History
Author: A. M. Nagler
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486315541
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
An annotated collection of more than 300 unusually interesting and detailed passages includes views by observers from ancient Greece to modern times on acting, directing, make-up, costuming, props, much more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486315541
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
An annotated collection of more than 300 unusually interesting and detailed passages includes views by observers from ancient Greece to modern times on acting, directing, make-up, costuming, props, much more.