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Masks of the himalayas
Spanning all religious influences in the himalayan region - hindu and buddhist, animist and shamanic - and covering the area from ladakh to indian kashmir, nepal, bhutan, arunachal pradesh, and tibet, this book deals with the subject of the...
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Towards photojournalism 1848-1919
Ever since its invention in the late 1830s, photography aspired to reproduce reality. Given the long exposure times of the daguerrotype, the first photographic themes were limited to landscapes and major monuments. But in the late 1840s...
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Wood sculpture in nepal
This book offers a brief survey of the history of nepal recalling why, leaving aside the kathmandu valley, the sum of knowledge on its material culture lacks the objective distance allowed by other non-european civilizations the country...
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British design
Great britian was the birthplace of the industrial revolution and the epicenter of the development of modern industrial design. This book explores this legacy, tracing the growth of british design from the 18th century to the millennium dome and...
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Fang
Fang art is one of the most distinguished arts of black africa. Its masks, with their facial markings, abstract features and strong, elegant lines, were among the most influential in 20th century modern art. Fang figures, called bieri...
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Futurism
Impassioned, polemical, and rebellious, the futurist movement exalted the modern world by placing machines, speed, and technology at the heart of its artistic experimentations. This survey, published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of filippo...
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Ingres
The fourth book of the drawing gallery series is devoted to jean-auguste-dominique ingres 1780-1867 . Considered one of the greatest french draughtsmen of all time, the artist left thousands of preparatory drawings for his paintings...
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Inscribing meaning
Elizabeth harney, christine mullen kreamer, mary nooter roberts
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Inscribing meaning
Brings together both tradition-based and contemporary african arts to explore the interface between african art and the communicative powers of graphic systems, language and the written word. This work discusses the messages and aesthetic intent...
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Kuba
Offers an overview of the kuba people and their art. This book explores the intriguing sculpture and decorative art of the kuba people of the democratic republic of congo. It examines the tribes artistic development from the 17th century through...
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Ligozzi
Jacopo ligozzi was a subtle, versatile draughtsman, held in high esteem in his day. Versed in technique, imaginative and discerning in graphic transposition, so attentive to detail that he often defined himself a miniaturist, he considered drawing...
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Masks of the himalayas
Dominique blanc, arnaud d hauterives, berenice geoffroy-schneiter
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Medusa
Foreword by jacques hainard preface by anne-marie bouttiaux introduction by boris wastiau 1 medusa the myth and the apotrope 2 medusa in africa the decollation of african masks 3 glimpsing, seeing and looking sculpture and the light...
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Monets garden in giverny
Marina ferretti bocquillon, francoise heilbrun, gabrielle van zuylen
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Persona
Covering images of african masks alongside contemporary african art, this book offers look at the role of the mask in african culture. Based on an exhibition of 180 masks - more than 100 from the collection at the royal museum for central africa...
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Powerful headdresses
This selection of 120 african and asian headdresses from the ira brind collection takes readers into the most hidden corners of two continents throughout the 20th century. Over the centuries, craftsmen have applied their creativity and technical...
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Punu
Punu art 7 the white masks and sculptures of south gabon 7 the history, culture and traditional rites of the punu 10 the discovery of the white masks in europe 10 the history of the punu and related peoples from the congo to gabon 13 the...
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Scottish jewellery
Through the centuries, the distinctive character of scottish jewellery has enchanted collectors from around the world. This monograph that celebrates the history of jewellery in scotland through 360 examples from the renowned ghysels collection.
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1001 paintings from the louvre
Covering a period of production that spans from antiquity to the nineteenth century, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the varied forms of artistic expression involving the use of coloured pigments by presenting over 1,000 works held in...
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Benin
An accessible overview and introduction to the court art of the benin kingdom through sixty-three exemplary pieces. The volume explores the outstanding court art of one of the most powerful empires in west africa between the fifteenth and...
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Tracing the past, drawing the future
Examines the turning point in the development of chinese ink painting in the twentieth century. This book explores the works of four of the most influential artists of twentieth-century ink painting in china, known as the great masters...
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Verrocchio, lorenzo di credi, francesco di simone ferruchi
Gigetta dalli regoli
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Monets garden in giverny
Water lilies, ponds, a japanese footbridge, and blankets of glorious flowers nothing evokes claude monets 1840-1926 impressionist paintings quite like these images from his garden at giverny in northern france. This title celebrates monets...
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Verrocchio, lorenzo di credi, francesco di simone ferruchi
This volume is dedicated to the italian master andrea del verrocchio 1435 36-1488 and a few of his most important collaborators. The louvre museum collection boasts significant sheets from the florentine quattrocento graphic production.
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Fragonard
The louvre museum collection of drawings by jean-honore fragonard is one of the finest in existence. The book provides an overview from the beginning to the end of fragonards career showing his different techniques and variety of themes.
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Fleeting instants
Born in paris, marion valentine began studying photography when she was sixteen. She was already interested in dance as the image of the perfection of being.sHe was soon in touch with a dance review so as to learn how to catch the art of these...
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Frans post 1612-1680
This is the first catalogue raisonn, of frans post 1612-1680 published in over 30 years. Post is the first trained artist from the old world to paint landscapes of the americas. He lived seven years in brazil 1637-1644 where he painted seven...
