Tilmann Riemenschneider

Tilmann Riemenschneider
Author: Justus Bier
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0813162114

In the hauntingly beautiful sculptures of Tilmann Riemenschneider, the Late Gothic art of Germany achieved its highest expression. Now, for the first time in English, the eminent art historian Justus Bier accords Riemenschneider the extended attention he so richly deserves. Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531) holds a pivotal place in the development of German art. Rejecting the anonymous soulfulness of earlier Gothic sculpture, he created a style reflecting the deeply spiritual character of his time, yet one that also anticipated the humanism of the Italian Renaissance so soon to revolutionize European art. Bier crowns a lifelong study with this reconsideration of Reimenschneider's life and work, with emphasis on works in North American museums. More than 140 photographs illustrate 46 of the artist's major sculptures.

The English as Collectors

The English as Collectors
Author: Frank Herrmann
Publisher: Lyons Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781585740000

For those interested in the history of art collecting, this book is a unique source of information. There is a growing awareness not only of the importance of collecting as a factor in the history of art, but also how vital the details of provenance are on items traded in the art market. The author has gone to the most revealing sources to produce, in effect, a history of collecting in England and a study of the gradual emergence of the museum as a national institution. The book also contains a most useful and detailed bibliography of collecting history.

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths

Goldsmiths & Silversmiths
Author: Hugh Honour
Publisher: London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1971
Genre: Art metal-workers
ISBN: 9780297003441

Studies of 50 goldsmiths and silversmiths from 10 countries and 11 centuries.

Techniques of Painting

Techniques of Painting
Author: Jo Kirby
Publisher: A Closer Look
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Painting
ISBN: 9781857095340

Materials and working practices influence a painter just as much as contemporary intellectual and cultural developments. Techniques of Painting aims to help readers develop a painterly eye by learning to recognise different materials and methods of application and to appreciate how these features contribute to how a painting looks.