Art in History/History in Art

Art in History/History in Art
Author: David Freedberg
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 458
Release: 1996-07-11
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0892362014

Historians and art historians provide a critique of existing methodologies and an interdisciplinary inquiry into seventeenth-century Dutch art and culture.

A Century of Artists Books

A Century of Artists Books
Author: Riva Castleman
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9780810961814

Published to accompany the 1994 exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, this book constitutes the most extensive survey of modern illustrated books to be offered in many years. Work by artists from Pierre Bonnard to Barbara Kruger and writers from Guillaume Apollinarie to Susan Sontag. An importnt reference for collectors and connoisseurs. Includes notable works by Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso.

Margaret of York, Simon Marmion, and The Visions of Tondal

Margaret of York, Simon Marmion, and The Visions of Tondal
Author: Thomas Kren
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 273
Release: 1992-07-16
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0892362049

Presented at a symposium held in 1990 to celebrate the Getty Museum's acquisition of the only known illuminated copy of The Visions of Tondal, twenty essays address the celebrated bibliophilic activity of Margaret of York; the career of Simon Marmion, a favorite artist of the Burgundian court; and The Visions of Tondal in relation to illustrated visions of the Middle Ages. Contributors include Maryan Ainsworth, Wim Blockmans, Walter Cahn, Albert Derolez, Peter Dinzelbacher, Rainald Grosshans, Sandra Hindman, Martin Lowry, Nigel Morgan, and Nigel Palmer.

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol 1

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol 1
Author: Edward Gibbon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 525
Release: 2013-01-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625584156

Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only historian to tackle the subject. Most of his ideas are directly taken from what few relevant records were available: those of the Roman moralists of the 4th and 5th centuries.

Ovid's Art Of Love, Remedy Of Love, Art Of Beauty, And Amours

Ovid's Art Of Love, Remedy Of Love, Art Of Beauty, And Amours
Author: Ovid
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781019467978

This volume brings together some of Ovid's most famous works on love and beauty, translated into English by the celebrated poet John Dryden. Widely regarded as one of the greatest English poets of all time, Dryden's translations capture the essence of Ovid's works and make them accessible to a new generation of readers. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.