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Displaying the Ideals of Antiquity
The Petrified Gaze
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
Displaying the Ideals of Antiquity investigates the study and display of ancient sculpture from archaeological, art historical, and museum studies perspectives. Ancient sculptures not only give us knowledge about ancient Greek and Roman pasts, but they also mediate ideals that inform modern perceptions...
At Large
Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Internationally renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is one of contemporary art's most newsworthy figures, noted for both his groundbreaking work and his outspoken stance on human rights, which ultimately resulted in his controversial 2011 detainment. In an astonishing new large-scale project,...
by AA. VV.
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2016
The creation of the Museum of the Friars Minor Capuchin of the Roman Province is designed to highlight the spirituality of a religious order whose cornerstones are intense mysticism, a simple and sober way of life, constant involvement with people, and a strong but gentle spirit of brotherly love....
Blue
Cobalt to Cerulean in Art and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Blue, the world's favorite color, is elegantly showcased in more than 200 artworks from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Representing a diversity of movements, cultures, and media that spans the ages and the globe, the objects in Blue range from ancient Egyptian jewelry and traditional...
by Camille Flammarion
Language: French
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Language: French
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Si le texte évangélique de l’Apocalypse est une des thématiques les plus représentées en histoire de l’art, ce n’est pas tant pour faire allégeance au texte sacré que pour sa représentation : celle de l’humanité en tant que telle. Véritable mise à nu (selon l’étymologie grecque),...
by Sapp, Rick
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2013
The eye is the primary means—though not the only means because humans also hear, smell, taste, feel, and perhaps sense a hidden sixth dimension—with which we interpret our surroundings. Often, however, the eye does not work as it should. Eyeglasses are the answer. The first true eyeglasses were...
Daylight After a Century
Dr. George Djerdjian's Collection of Photographs of Pre-1915 Ottoman Life in Eastern Anatolia
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2014
Dr. George Djerdjian (1870-1947), grandfather of the writer, took 240 photographs of his hometown of Arabkir and his college town of Erzeroum between 1900 and 1907, of which only about 100 survive. These photographs capture the way of life of a people that within a decade would become extinct in Anatolia,...
Per Grazia Ricevuta
La devozione religiosa a Pompei antica e moderna
Language: Italian
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Catalogo della mostra aperta presso l’Antiquarium degli Scavi di Pompei dal 29 aprile al 27 novembre 2016 La mostra vuole approfondire per la prima volta il rapporto intimo e personale dell’uomo con il Divino che si perpetua nei secoli passando dal mondo antico pagano al mondo cristiano in una...
by Lyn Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
A compelling look at war and the antiwar movement in the United Kingdom
People Power charts the history of the antiwar movement in the United Kingdom from the outbreak of the First World War to present-day conflicts in the Middle East, telling the story of conscientious objectors and others...
by Andrew Wilson, Sara Matson
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2018
Published to accompany the first major Patrick Heron retrospective in two decades, this book will feature the best of Heron’s paintings, from the 1940s to his late career, alongside thought-provoking text.
Patrick Heron (1920–99) held a unique position in twentieth-century art. As one of...
by Lola Mars
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
‘The Art of Tattoo’ brings you a stunning collection of the most intricate, unique and exquisite tattoos, from the subtle and delicate to one-of-a-kind whole-body pieces. Showcasing a range of innovative new styles as well as traditional designs, and packing a punch of colour and charisma, every one of the tattoos in this book is proof that a tattoo is not just ink; it’s art.
Il Museo di Roma racconta la città
Volume interamente a colori, oltre 500 illustrazioni con documenti inediti
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 20, 2016
«La riapertura di Palazzo Braschi è un momento particolarmente importante nel progetto di ampliamento dell’offerta culturale della nostra città. Lo è per almeno due ottimi motivi: il primo è legato alla storia e all’architettura del palazzo stesso, che è una delle migliori testimonianze...
I busti del Pincio
Nel Giardino della Memoria alla ricerca della nostra perduta identità
Language: Italian
Release Date: April 28, 2016
La brevità è il maggior pregio della presentazione di un libro. Sono un romano, architetto di professione, ho avuto la fortuna di nascere, di abitare nel centro storico di Roma e, soprattutto sono affascinato dall’ineguagliabile patrimonio artistico che i nostri più illustri Antenati ci hanno...
Treasures from The Lant Collection: Dr. Jeffrey Lant, Founder. Vol. 1
Treasures From The Lant Collection
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2016
First volume of "Treasures from The Lant Collection". Dr. Jeffrey Lant, Founder.- One of the most personal book ever written on art, artifacts, auctions, conservators, and the great yarns that constitute the better part of provenance.- Written by a man who has been privileged to visit many of...