The Lives of the Artists, Paperback - Giorgio Vasari

Reducere. Giorgio Vasari's biographical collection "The Lives of the Artists" is one of the most frequently cited art history books since the 16th century. I...

Contributor(s): Author: Giorgio VasariTranslator: George BullIntroduction by: George BullIn his Lives of the Artists of the Italian Renaissance, Va...

Contributor(s): Author: Giorgio VasariTranslator: George BullIntroduction by: George BullIn his Lives of the Artists of the Italian Renaissance, Va...

DescriptionGiorgio Vasari (1511-1574) was a man of many talents--a sculptor, painter, architect, writer, and scholar--but he is best known for Live...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. All loved, and were loved by, their artists, and inspired them with an intensity of emotion akin to Eros.In a brilliant, wry, and provocative book,...

A new translation of Giorgio Vasari's Life of Raphael, fully illustrated, and edited by leading scholars.Illustrations: 92 Illustrations, color

This book recounts the exciting rediscovery of Giorgio Vasari's painting Allegory of Patience, painted in 1551-52 for the Bishop of Arezzo, Vasari'...

From world-renowned curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, Lives of the Artists, Lives of the Architects offers a unique opportunity to learn about the lives ...

One of the greatest biographies of an artist ever written, and akey document of the Renaissance. Written by a friend, fellowpainter and fellow Flor...

The Life of Raphael is a keytext not only for the appreciation of Raphael's own art -whose development and chronology Vasari describes in detail, t...

Scion of an artistic dynasty, Giovanni Bellini is arguablythe greatest Venetian painter of the early Renaissance. Hisastonishing naturalism revolut...

A memoir of time spent at the bohemian heart of Paris life as a plucky young art critic, crossing paths with such memorable figures as Sartre, Beck...

Reducere. Most people can name some famous artists and recognize their best-known works. But what's behind all that painting, drawing, and sculpting? What wa...

Reducere. The Lives of the Virgins 2015 was written in part about the visit of the poet to Italy, Greece, and his fictitious environment in Southern New Jersey.

A biographical survey of the principal Surrealists by one of the last surviving members of the movement, bestselling author and artist Desmond Morr...

A bold new account of the lives of pre-modern painters.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Spike BucklowIllustration(s): 28 illustrations, 21 in co...

The Lives of Sumerian Sculpture: An Archaeology of the Early Dynastic Temple - Jean M. Evans

Reducere. This book of the life of the saints, written and illustrated by Maria Athanasiou, is a labor of love. It will help each of us keep the purpose of o...

Reducere. An informative and funny deconstruction of how the giants of American capitalism shape our world In Billionaires, Darryl Cunningham offers an illum...

From A Long Long Way, his Booker shortlisted novel about the Irish soldiers who fought for Britain during the First World War to his Donal McCann s...

The compelling biography of the beautiful, talented Garman sisters and the glittering, romantic era in which they lived.Publisher: HarperCollins Pu...

A survey of the world of the wealthy heiress - glittering and gleaming, flawed and fascinating - from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries...

A survey of the world of the wealthy heiress - glittering and gleaming, flawed and fascinating - from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries...

Reducere. Who were the Apostles really? What happened to them after the end of the Gospel story? You'll be surprised by the wealth of detail Ruffin has dug u...

DescriptionFrom the mid-eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century, the English Old Poor Law was waning, soon to be replaced by the New Poo...

Elephants are as unique as people. They can be clever and curious or headstrong and impulsive, shy or sociable. Learn to know them as individuals a...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Lives of the Twelve is a pioneering work that details the lives of the Twelve Shia Imams. While most works on the Twelve Imams focus...

Reducere. Eyewitness accounts of the lives and teachings of the fourth-century Desert Fathers from the Historia monachorum in Aegypto.

The Lives of Latin Texts collects papers presented at a 2018 conference in the Department of the Classics at Harvard University in honor of Richard...

Reducere. This book teaches history to children following the traditional, story-based method based on tales of heroes and kings. You will find here no moder...

The field of leadership has often been criticized for excluding voices that are not White and male. This book analyzes the transformational leaders...

DescriptionIn a fascinating blend of biography and history, Joseph Tartakovsky tells the epic and unexpected story of our Constitution through the ...

How the lives of wild honey bees offer vital lessons for saving the world's managed bee coloniesHumans have kept honey bees in hives for millennia,...

The incredible story of Britain's female gangsters from the seventeenth century to the present day.Publisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Caitl...

Publisher: BookLife PublishingAuthor(s): Madeline TylerNumber of pages: 32Collection: BookLife Accessible ReadersPublication date: 2022Dimensions: ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mark KatzDrawing upon research examining life's trajectories, Mark Katz identifies sources of protection, strength, and und...

A stunning collection of homes and studios of 15 extraordinary artists, from painter Georgia O'Keeffe's Abiquiú home and sculptor Isamu Noguchi's J...

This ground-breaking new book reveals the powerful ancient memory technique that solves the mystery behind monuments like Stonehenge, which have fo...

Reducere. Kitab al-Irshad: A Book of Guidance into the Lives of the Twelve Imams (as).