Author: Noah Charney
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538138654
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 201
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"It’s an in-depth look at varied time periods and artists, which readers interested in gossip, drama, or art history will enjoy." Library Journal, Starred Review Scandal, shock and rivalry all have negative connotations, don’t they? They can be catastrophic to businesses and individual careers. A whiff of scandal can turn a politician into a smoking ruin. But these potentially disastrous “negatives” can and have spurred the world of fine art to new heights. A look at the history of art tells us that rivalries have, in fact, not only benefited the course of art, from ancient times to the present, but have also helped shape our narrative of art, lending it a sense of drama that it might otherwise lack, and therefore drawing the interest of a public who might not be drawn to the objects alone. There would be no Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo had rival Raphael not tricked the pope into assigning him the commission, certain that Michelangelo, who had never before worked with frescoes, would botch the job and become a laughing stock. Scandal and shock have proven to be powerful weapons when harnessed and wielded willfully and well. That scandal is good for exposure has been so obviously the case that many artists have courted it intentionally, which we will define as shock: intentionally overturning expectations of the majority in a way that traditionalist find dismaying or upsetting, but which a certain minority avant-garde find exciting. From Damien Hirst presenting the public with a shark embalmed in formaldehyde and entombed in a glass case to Marcel Duchamp trying to convince the art community that a urinal is a great sculpture shock has been a key promotional tool. The Devil in the Gallery is a guided tour of the history of art through it scandals, rivalries, and shocking acts, each of which resulted in a positive step forward for art in general and, in most cases, for the careers of the artists in question. In addition to telling dozens of stories, lavishly illustrated in full color, of such dramatic moments and arguing how they not only affected the history of art but affected it for the better, we will also examine the proactive role of the recipients of these intentionally dramatic actions: The art historians, the critics and even you, the general public. The Devil likes to lurk in dark corners of the art world, morphing into many forms. Let us shed light upon him.
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ISBN: 9781538138649
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Languages : en
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Author: Laura Marx Fitzgerald
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525428658
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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In 1929 New York City, twelve-year-old housemaid Martha O'Doyle suspects that a wealthy recluse may be trying to communicate with the outside world through the paintings on her gallery walls.
Author: Ania Ahlborn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476783802
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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An unforgettable horror novel from bestselling sensation Ania Ahlborn—hailed as a writer of “some of the most promising horror I’ve encountered in years” (New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire)—in which a small-town boy investigates the mysterious disappearance of his cousin and uncovers a terrifying secret kept hidden for years. Young Jude Brighton has been missing for three days, and while the search for him is in full swing in the small town of Deer Valley, Oregon, the locals are starting to lose hope. They’re well aware that the first forty-eight hours are critical and after that, the odds usually point to a worst-case scenario. And despite Stevie Clark’s youth, he knows that, too; he’s seen the cop shows. He knows what each ticking moment may mean for Jude, his cousin and best friend. That, and there was that boy, Max Larsen...the one from years ago, found dead after also disappearing under mysterious circumstances. And then there were the animals: pets gone missing out of yards. For years, the residents of Deer Valley have murmured about these unsolved crimes…and that a killer may still be lurking around their quiet town. Now, fear is reborn—and for Stevie, who is determined to find out what really happened to Jude, the awful truth may be too horrifying to imagine.
Author: Peter Gilmore
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692529553
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Languages : en
Pages : 92
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The Devils Reign is a limited edition hard cover art book and art exhibit curated by Magus Peter H Gilmore, High Priest of the Church of Satan. The exhibit features over 60 of the world's best tattooers, illustrators, and sculptors, including the Hellish Hiearchy of The Church of Satan. Artwork in the exhibit depicts devils from cultures around the world listed in The Satanic Bible's Infernal Names section written by Anton Szandor LaVey, founder of The Church of Satan. The show also includes depictions inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulu mythos. Art in the book ranges from watercolor illustrations to pen and ink, sculpture and photography. "Meet Hellish personages from the legendary hierarchy of Hell in The Devils Reign. The "supervillains" of past ages, wrought with exquisite skill and splendid imagination, are gathered here in the ultimate rogues gallery.""For the first time, the legendary denizens of Hell as denoted in LaVey's The Satanic Bible are evoked in brilliant, blasphemous detail for you to savor."- Peter H Gilmore, High Priest, The Church of SatanARTISTS IN THE BOOK:AW Storm AndersonAdam P CampbellAlexandra SnelgroveAndy HowlCameron JohnChris ReedChristopher LeeClay McCayCurt BaerDaniel ByrdDave BernsDavid Sinclair SmithDavid WallaceDerek HessDerek NobleDusty NealDylan Garrett SmithEric VernorFlorian BertmerFrancisco DHerb AuerbachJason LeachJef WhiteheadJeff SrsicJett Vincent BaileyJoao WernerjondixJosh McAlearJosie GallowsKim RiceLaney OleniczakLilith CooseMarilyn MansfieldMarkus MayerMatt LackeyMichaelanthony Alton MitchellN! Satterfieldnico TDM LEGRANDPale HorsePoochRobert LangSamantha RomanSara RaySean BonnerSeldon HuntShaun BeaudryShayne of the DeadSkot OlsenSteven AndersonStevie FloydThomas ThornTim LehiTimothy HoyerTony KarnesTracey PryorUncle AllanValentin SchwarzWilliam J ButlerZac ScheinbaumZack Spurlock Zoth Ommog
Author: Arturo Graf
Publisher: Parkstone International
ISBN: 1783107693
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 419
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“The Devil holds the strings which move us!” (Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil, 1857.) Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer... the Devil has many names and faces, all of which have always served artists as a source of inspiration. Often commissioned by religious leaders as images of fear or veneration, depending on the society, representations of the underworld served to instruct believers and lead them along the path of righteousness. For other artists, such as Hieronymus Bosch, they provided a means of denouncing the moral decrepitude of one’s contemporaries. In the same way, literature dealing with the Devil has long offered inspiration to artists wishing to exorcise evil through images, especially the works of Dante and Goethe. In the 19th century, romanticism, attracted by the mysterious and expressive potential of the theme, continued to glorify the malevolent. Auguste Rodin’s The Gates of Hell, the monumental, tormented work of a lifetime, perfectly illustrates this passion for evil, but also reveals the reason for this fascination. Indeed, what could be more captivating for a man than to test his mastery by evoking the beauty of the ugly and the diabolic?
Author: Lorenzo Lorenzi
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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Florence has one remarkable distinction, apart from the honour of having given birth to the Renaissance. It has the largest and most terrible image of Satan in all of Europe. First published in 1997, this book has had several reprints due the success which it goes on having, so much so that it is now being reprinted for the 4th time in an updated and improved edition with new photos to further illustrate the fascinating image of a character ever present in Italian paintings. This books considers the meaning and the evolution of the Devil in Medieval and Renaissance Art in Florence, and by means of a careful analysis of the surviving works of art of the period, it pays attention to the least significant artefacts as well as to pictorial works of great importance and beauty. 65 colour & 23 b/w illustrations
Author: Paul Doherty
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0755350545
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
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In 1376, the famed Black Prince died of a terrible rotting sickness, closely followed by his father, King Edward III, who ended his life a bitter old man, his former glories forgotten. The crown of England is left in the hands of a mere boy, the future Richard II, and the great nobles, led by Richard's uncle and Regent, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, gather like hungry wolves round the empty throne. A terrible power struggle threatens the country, and one of London's powerful merchant princes, Sir Thomas Springall, is foully murdered within a few days of the old king's death. Coroner Sir John Cranston and Dominican monk Brother Athelstan are ordered to investigate. As others associated with Springall are found dead, Cranston and Athelstan are drawn ever deeper into a dark web of intrigue...
Author: Ruth Mellinkoff
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520062047
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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A study of the nine panels that comprise the Isenheim Altarpiece, painted ca. 1512-16 by Matthias Grünewald, now installed in Colmar's Unterlinden Museum. Pp. 61-67 discuss the symbolic depiction in one of the panels of a chamberpot with Hebrew lettering, signifying the filth and decay of the Old (Jewish) Law. States that by Grünewald's time, vilification of Jews had become the predominant function of Hebrew letters in Christian art. Gives other examples, and discusses the derogatory "Judensau" imagery widespread in medieval and early modern Germany.
Author: Noah Charney
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416550313
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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Charney crafts an intellectual masterpiece--the mystery of three missing masterpieces that sends criminals and curators alike on a rollicking chase through the art galleries and auction houses of Europe.
