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Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The dialogue between art and science has shaped both endeavors since antiquity. Artists have played a pioneering role in disciplines from engineering to medicine, while scientists have decisively influenced our visual culture with their discoveries. Authoritative, accessible, and abundantly illustrated, Art and Science explores the fascinating history of this dynamic interaction. This revised and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 697 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 334) Аннотация: The only comprehensive history of pastel art, beautifully illustrated with works both celebrated and little known The Art of the Pastel traces the evolution of this most appealing medium from the fifteenth to the early twentieth century — from its humble origins as a tool for sketching to the height of its popularity in Rococo portraiture, and its embrace by the Impressionists and Symbolists.…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Fully revised and expanded, this little volume gathers together the finest treasures of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, one of the oldest museums in America and one of the greatest encyclopedic museums in the world. Founded in 1870, the museum features Classical antiquities of exquisite beauty, rare and beautiful Egyptian works, Asian holdings unrivaled in the West, and an outstanding French…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 595 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 314) Аннотация: A fresh look at the early Renaissance, considering Florentine and Netherlandish art as a single phenomenon, at once deeply spiritual and entirely new. Adam and Eve are driven from the Garden of Eden into a rocky landscape, their naked bodies lit by a cold sun, their gestures and expressions a study in shame and anguish. A serious man, well attired, kneels in prayer before the Virgin and Child,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Hillary Clinton is running for president as an advocate of women and girls, but there is another shocking side to her story that has been carefully covered up — until now. This stunning expose reveals for the first time how Bill and Hillary Clinton systematically abused women and others — sexually, physically, and psychologically — in their scramble for power and wealth. In this groundbreaking…

Скачать книгу (размер 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 60) Аннотация: There is a world of letters just waiting to be discovered in the world around us — if you know how to look for it. In this inviting, delightful book, photographer Elliott Kaufman reveals the secret life of letters through his photographs that show how they can be found in things we encounter everyday. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by multiple images, all accidentally created by the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 177 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 232) Аннотация: A fully illustrated price guide to vintage mechanical watches from more than 45 historically significant brands. Now in its third edition, Classic Wristwatches is the ultimate resource for information on vintage watches, that is, watches no longer in current production. For each of the 1,300 timepieces listed, the authors provide a color photograph; a description of the movement, case, and…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Essential for every art lover — the definitive new book on Rodin's life and work. With more than 350 pictures, many never before seen, Rodin reveals, in great beauty and detail, the genius of the man known as the father of modern sculpture. The stories of Rodin's sculptures, well known for their sense of fluidity and movement, are told through each stage of development from paster casts to the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: The must-have guide for the collector of mechanical wristwatches. Complete information — including prices — on over 1,400 models made by more than 130 international brands. The seventeenth edition of what has become a classic for afficionados of fine watchmaking once again looks at the developments in the watch industry. In addition to the A-to-Z section, which features many new entries, industry…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: This is a magnificent new printing of this classic album of Norman Rockwell's best-loved works. Norman Rockwell gave us a picture of America that was familiar — astonishingly so — and at the same time unique, because only he could bring it to life with such authority. Rockwell best expressed this vision of America in his justly famous cover illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post, painted…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: A sumptuously illustrated survey of the art and architecture of this prosperous Roman town, remarkably preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 Herculaneum, located on the picturesque Bay of Naples, was buried in the same volcanic eruption as its larger neighbor, Pompeii. But while Pompeii was covered by a relatively shallow layer of loose volcanic ash, Herculaneum was submerged in…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: The definitive guide for the collector of mechanical wristwatches, with complete information — including prices — on over 1,400 models made by more than 130 international brands. The sixteenth edition of this watch-industry mainstay features more than 1,400 of the world's most luxurious wristwatches, providing a color photograph and complete specifications for each one. With Wristwatch Annual,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: Producing a series of commissioned works for the church and upper classes in his native Tuscany and surrounding regions, Giotto changed the course of European art by breaking away from the rigid, stereotyped figures of the Byzantine and Giotto medieval traditions. This title provides a survey of Giotto's life and work.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: «Mosaic has been called «painting for eternity», and it is in fact one of the few arts of antiquity to survive in something like its original condition and variety. Mosaic pavements with geometric and figural motifs first appeared in Greece at the end of the fifth century BC and subsequently spread throughout the entire classical world, from the palaces of the Greco-Bactrian rulers of present-day…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: In this volume, a team of noted Italian art historians trace the evolution of Renaissance intarsia through a discussion of twelve of the most important intarsia cycles. These include the famous studiolo of Federico da Montefeltro in the ducal palace at Urbino; the sacristy of Santa Maria in Organo at Verona, which Vasari described as the most beautiful in all of Italy; and the choir of Santa…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 155 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 620) Аннотация: With more than six hundred reproductions of illuminated manuscripts from the 4th to 16th centuries, this book provides an extensive look at the presence and significance of animals in medieval thought and art. The Medieval Bestiary explores the space between reality and myth; religious symbolism and political allegory; and man's combined fear of and admiration for animals both common and exotic.…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Bonsai trees, with a strong heritage in Japanese tradition, are the artistic miniatures of the plant world. Combining the natural and the artificial, they are as intricate as they are delicate. Each bonsai, in addition to resembling a full-size tree, must adhere to Japanese aesthetics of design and presentation, determined by centuries of example. In other words, bonsai are living sculptures. In…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 424) Аннотация: The exciting recent rediscovery in Spain of a missing canvas by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca. 1525-69) has jolted a revived public awareness of the great Flemish painter and his work. Best known for his amusing depictions of peasants, landscapes, and Bosch-like fantasies, Bruegel also created a wide range of highly original interpretations of religious themes in an era marked by religious…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: From the caves at Lascaux to the European race tracks of Degas to the American West of Frederic Remington, the horse has never ceased to inspire the human imagination. Once omnipresent — on the battlefield, in agricultural work, and in transport — horses have little by little disappeared from our immediate environment, but they remain fixtures throughout our museums, atop pedestals in our town…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: For four decades film historian Ira M.Resnick has been amassing a superb collection of 2,000 vintage movie posters and 1,500 stills, which has never before been published. In Starstruck he has selected forty stills and some two hundred of his best posters, organized in five sections: celebrated actresses and actors; renowned directors; classic films; and unremarkable movies with great graphic…