Название: The Vatican
Автор: Michael Collins
Издательство: Dorling Kindesley
Год: 2011
Формат: PDF
Размер: 102 Мб
Язык: английский / English

A visually stunning and uniquely informative insider's view to the great treasures and daily life in the Holy City, The Vatican is a unique behind-the-scenes look at the world's smallest nation and the spiritual center of the Catholic Church. Written by an accomplished church historian and produced with the full cooperation of the Vatican, this beautifully illustrated guide delves into the 2,000-year-long history of the Vatican. It discusses papal influence, daily life and governance of the world's largest religious body, and the art collections and other priceless treasures rarely seen by the public.

Название: Monet: Itinerant of Light
Автор: Salva Rubio and EFA
Издательство: NBM Publishing
Год: 2017
Формат: PDF
Размер: 37 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The life of the great French painter, one of the founders of Impressionism, is narrated in lush comic art reminiscent of his style. From the Salon des Refuses (“Salon of the Rejected”) and many struggling years without recognition, money, and yet a family to raise, all the way to great success, critically and financially, Monet pursued insistently one vision: catching the light in painting, refusing to compromise on this ethereal pursuit. It cost him dearly but he was a beacon for his contemporaries. We discover in this comics biography how he came to this vision as well as his turbulent life pursuing it.

Название: World Music: A Global Journey, 4th Edition
Автор: Terry E. Miller and Andrew Shahriari
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 2016
Формат: PDF
Размер: 29 Мб
Язык: английский / English

World Music: A Global Journey, Fourth Edition takes students around the world to experience the diversity of musical expression and cultural traditions. It is known for its breadth in surveying the world's major cultures in a systematic study of world music within a strong pedagogical framework. As one would prepare for any journey, each chapter starts with background preparation, reviewing the historical, cultural, and musical overview of the region. Visits to multiple "sites" within a region provide in-depth studies of varied musical traditions. Music analysis begins with an experiential "first impression" of the music, followed by an "aural analysis" of the sound and prominent musical elements. Finally, students are invited to consider the cultural connections that give the music its meaning and life.

Название: Remarkable Books: The World's Most Beautiful and Historic Works
Автор: DK Publishing
Издательство: DK Publishing
Год: 2017
Формат: PDF
Размер: 106 Мб
Язык: английский / English

A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the world's most celebrated, rare, and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced, with discussions of their purpose, features, and creators. From ancient masterpieces such as The Art of War, written on the leaves of bamboo, to the stunningly illustrated Birds of America, to Chairman Mao's Little Red Book, Remarkable Books delves into the stories behind the most incredible tomes ever produced, offering an insight into their wider social and cultural context, and is chronologically ordered to demonstrate the synergies between the growth in human knowledge and the bookmaking process.

Название: The Peranakan Chinese Home: Art and Culture in Daily Life
Автор: Ronald G. Knapp and A. Chester Ong
Издательство: Tuttle Publishing
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 25 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Discover the rarified Peranakan (native-born Chinese of Southeast Asia) aesthetics that are today highly sought-after for their beauty: distinctive furniture and ceramics, textiles and jewelry, and many other art objects. Peranakan Chinese Home displays these extraordinary objects, visible markers of a highly developed culture.

Название: Universal Principles of Art: 100 Key Concepts for Understanding, Analyzing, and Practicing Art
Автор: John A Parks
Издательство: Rockport Publishers
Год: 2014
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 55 Мб
Язык: английский / English

A follow-up to Rockport Publishers' best-selling Universal Principles of Design, a new volume will present one hundred principles, fundamental ideas and approaches to making art, that will guide, challenge and inspire any artist to make better, more focused art.Universal Principles of Art serves as a wealth of prompts, hints, insights and roadmaps that will open a world of possibilities and provide invaluable keys to both understanding art works and generating new ones.

Название: Acting (Behind the Silver Screen Series)
Автор: Claudia Springer and Julie Levinson
Издательство: Rutgers University Press
Год: 2015
Формат: PDF
Размер: 10 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Screen performances entertain and delight us but we rarely stop to consider actors’ reliance on their craft to create memorable characters. Although film acting may appear effortless, a host of techniques, artistic conventions, and social factors shape the construction of each role.

Название: A Weekend with Leonardo Da Vinci
Автор: Rosabianca Skira-Venturi and Ann Keay Beneduce
Издательство: Rizzoli
Год: 1993
Формат: PDF
Размер: 59 Мб
Язык: английский / English

A handsome art series continues with this entry and with Florian Rodari's new book on Vel zquez. The conversational monologue attributed to the artist is especially appropriate for Leonardo, who narrates from the perspective of his last years in France. The diversity of his activities, the fiascos that left major works unfinished or perilously fragile, and his constant experimentation make rich sources for the lively explanations (and defenses) he offers in an informal disquisition on his life and accomplishments. The author knows her subject thoroughly, and she adeptly chooses details and quotes from Leonardo's notebooks to illuminate his character and art; she's ably abetted by an excellent translation and by beautiful, creatively deployed reproductions. A fine introduction. Chronology; full notes on the art; list of major museums where it can be seen.

Название: Famous Works of Art
Автор: John Nici and Dennis Geronimus
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Год: 2015
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 33 Мб
Язык: английский / English

In a world filled with great museums and great paintings, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is the reigning queen. Her portrait rules over a carefully designed salon, one that was made especially for her in a museum that may seem intended for no other purpose than to showcase her virtues. What has made this portrait so renowned, commanding such adoration? And what of other works of art that continue to enthrall spectators: What makes the Great Sphinx so great? Why do iterations of The Scream and American Gothic permeate nearly all aspects of popular culture? Is it because of the mastery of the artists who created them? Or can something else account for their popularity?

Название: Kandinsky (Great Modern Masters)
Автор: Jose Maria Faerna
Издательство: Harry N. Abrams
Год: 1996
Формат: PDF
Размер: 14 Мб
Язык: английский / English

One of the first and most famous abstract painters, Wassily Kandinsky created a form in which color and shape have a life of their own. Find out how this complex Russian artist established a truly abstract art. The DK ArtBook series presents both the life and works of each artist within the cultural, social, and political context of their time. To make the books easy to consult, they are divided into three areas -- the life and works of the artist, historical and cultural background, and analysis of major works -- which are identifiable by side bands. Each spread focuses on a specific theme, with an introductory text and several annotated illustrations. Few art history texts contain such abundance of full-color illustrations. The index section is also illustrated and gives background information on key figures and the location of the artist's works.