Dalle virtù ai vizi, dalle passioni alle arti. Un repertorio di allegorie cui attinsero a piene mani generazioni di artisti e di poeti di tutta Europa. Scritto nell'ultimo decennio del XVI secolo,...

Vincenzo Farinella. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Hard cover with dust jacket. A guide to heroes and gods of classic antiquity.

This reference work includes details for 550 Turner paintings including history, collection details, etc. A separate second volume includes colour plates of the paintings.

Der Kunstfertige Schmied / Von Heinrich Beck -- Some Pictorial Conventions For The Recounting Of Thoughts And Experiences In Late Medieval Art / By Sixten Ringbom -- Triumph As A Motif In The Poems...

Une réflexion philosophique sur les mutations artistiques, culturelles et spirituelles de la fin du XXe siècle.

This book examines the Bible and its medieval and modern rewritings. It looks at some of the most beautiful and intriguing scenes from the Old and New Testament and the direct or indirect...

Henry James's classic portrait of England at the height of Victorian glory is illustrated in color with paintings by the era's greatest artists. 30 full-color illustrations.

This fresh, richly illustrated book is the first in-depth presentation of how women artists have chosen to picture themselves. Beginning with the self-portraits of nuns in medieval illuminated...

"Seventeenth-century Europe swirled with conjectures and debates over what was real and what constituted 'nature', currents that would soon gather force to form modern science. Natural Light...

Great paintings cannot be fully understood in a single encounter; there is always more to be derived from them. Art lovers may revisit and reconsider the masterpieces throughout their lives, but a...

"What can we learn about the Roman Empire from an amphora made in 200 BCE? How can a simple, unadorned cup made in 1945 tell us so much about history? And what will an artwork comprising a vast...

"A collection of quotes from pioneering feminist artist Judy Chicago"--

The classic work on the sublime interplay between the arts and poetics This book explores the rich and complex relationship between art and poetry, shedding invaluable light on what makes each art...

Poems deal with the relationships between gender, language, violence, and art

An eminent literary biographer and critic shows how poetry enriched the art of two representative English Romantic paintersIn Visionary and Dreamer, David Cecil evokes the century of the...

A landmark account of the work, thought, and life of the seventeenth-century French painterIn this book, Anthony Blunt presents a rich account of the paintings, life, and development of the great...