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All living beings are Buddhas and have wisdom and virtue within them. (Buddha) Buddha ranks among the most often depicted holy figures of the world; perhaps appearing more than Christ, a subject widely treated by Western artists. Venerated in all the nations of Asia, and even beyond, his image took form along the Silk Road, the birthplace of many schools of Buddhism. Indeed, the Buddhist religion recognizes many Buddhas representing various traditions:...
2) Art of India
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India, with its extensive and colorful history, has produced an artistic tradition in many forms: architecture, painting, sculpture, calligraphy, mosaics, and artisan products all display the country's cultural, religious and philosophical richness. From Hinduism, with its pantheon of imagery of gods, goddesses, animals and many other figures, to Islam, with its astounding architecture and intricate calligraphy, the many facets of India have given...
3) Michelangelo
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Michelangelo, like Leonardo, was a man of many talents; sculptor, architect, painter and poet, he made the apotheosis of muscular movement, which to him was the physical manifestation of passion. He moulded his draughtsmanship, bent it, twisted it, and stretched it to the extreme limits of possibility. There are not any landscapes in Michelangelo's painting. All the emotions, all the passions, all the thoughts of humanity were personified in his eyes...
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Created during an exciting period in the evolution of graphic design, this volume was initially published in 1911 as Kaemmerer's Practical Letter Book: Containing Several Hundred Alphabets in 140 Plates; Together with Descriptive Text, For the Use of Sign Painters, Show Card Writers, Decorators, Artists, and Craftsmen. A century later, this magnificent compendium offers a useful reference for graphic artists and designers in many fields. The 140 plates...
5) Paul Cézanne
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Files the life of French artist Paul Cezanne highlighting his relationship with Emile Zola childhood struggle with self-doubt and mood swings impressionist paintings and more. Includes a chronology historical time line suggestions for further reading and a glossary.
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How did artists progress from Egyptian sculptures to a work such as Frishmuth's “The Vine”, or from cave paintings to LeRolle's “The Organ Rehearsal”? To find out, we focus on innovations that gave the artist who created them, and all those who followed, greater power to make viewers stop, look, and think about their works.
These two jargon-free books are a great introduction or refresher for anyone interested in art or art history. The broadest...
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« Tous les êtres vivants sont Bouddha et ont en eux sagesse et vertu. » (Bouddha) Bouddha fait partie des personnages sacrés les plus représentés au monde, peut-être plus que ne l'est le Christ, sujet largement traité par les artistes du monde occidental. Personnage adulé par tous, Bouddha fut représenté de toutes les manières, que ce soit en sculpture, parfois de façon monumentale, tels les bouddhas de Bamiyan aujourd'hui disparus, sur...
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British Museum Keeper of Prints offers complete history, 15th-century to 1914; accomplishments, influences, artistic merit. 111 illustrations. Chapters include: The Earliest Engravers, The Great Masters of Engraving, The Decline of Original Engraving, The Later Development and Decay of Line-Engraving, Etching in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries, The Tone Processes, and more.
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Sixty of the best, most representative sequences from original 5,000 prints. Taken at speeds up to 1/6000th of a second, incredibly precise images show undraped male and female subjects against a ruled background, running, walking, leaping, twisting, throwing, many other activities. Views from front, rear and three-quarter angle.
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How did artists progress from Egyptian sculptures to a work such as Frishmuth's The Vine? To find out, we focus on innovations that gave the artist who created them-and all those who followed-greater power to make viewers stop, look, and think about their works.
This jargon-free book is a great introduction or refresher for anyone interested in art or art history. The broadest goal is to help you find more subjects, styles, and periods that intrigue...
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The Year 2020 was a groundbreaking year. COVID-19 became a virus that impacted many lives, causing major adjustments for many people. In the midst of this virus, racial injustice and police brutality garnered worldwide attention in a way that spawned many protests and movements. Many children have had questions about the events that have taken place, so this colorful book is a good topic of discussion and can help explain some of the events of 2020...
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Style, materials, techniques, and values are the focus of this richly illustrated guide to pen drawing. In addition to proposing solutions for practical problems, the book offers advice on architectural and decorative drawing. More than 70 drawings by assorted artists range from tranquil churchyards and bustling city streets to striking posters. Many of the images are derived from The Century Magazine, Harper's Magazine, The Architectural Review,...
14) L'Art de l'Inde
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Terre ancestrale, l'Inde possède une tradition artistique variée : son architecture, sa peinture, sa sculpture, sa calligraphie, ses mosaïques sont autant de médias artistiques qui soulignent la richesse culturelle, religieuse, et philosophique du pays.
De l'hindouisme, avec son panthéon de dieux polymorphes, à l'Islam, avec son architecture stupéfiante et sa calligraphie très élaborée, l'art indien a développé des canons d'une grande...
15) Romanesque Art
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In art history, the term 'Romanesque art' distinguishes the period between the beginning of the 11th and the end of the 12th century. This era showed a great diversity of regional schools each with their own unique style. In architecture as well as in sculpture, Romanesque art is marked by raw forms. Through its rich iconography and captivating text, this work reclaims the importance of this art which is today often overshadowed by the later Gothic...
16) El Simbolismo
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El Simbolismo apareció en Francia y Europa entre la década de 1880 y el principio del siglo veinte. Los simbolistas, fascinados por la mitología de la Antigüedad, intentaban escapar del reino del pensamiento racional impuesto por la ciencia. Deseaban trascender el mundo de lo visible y lo racional para alcanzar el mundo del pensamiento puro, coqueteando constantemente con los límites del inconsciente.
Los franceses Gustave Moreau, Odilon Redon,...
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From its prehistoric origins to the conceptual modernity of the 21st century, sculpture has literally and figuratively moulded the art world. Offering an integral view at its evolution of form across civilisations and epochs, this work presents the masterpieces of sculpture that, with their timeless silhouettes, have shaped the current notion of beauty. Full of reflection on various eras, artists, and their times, this gallery in high relief presents...
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De l'Antiquité jusqu'au XXe siècle, cette collection de sculptures offre une vision véritablement originale de l'art occidental. Sont représentées ici les œuvres les plus sensuelles, les plus harmonieuses, jusqu'aux plus provocantes et minimalistes. La sculpture modèle le monde ainsi que notre concept de la beauté, créant sans cesse des silhouettes intemporelles. Ces chefs-d'œuvre sont le miroir d'une époque, d'un artiste et de son public....
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From the cave paintings of Lascaux, to the Madonnas of the Renaissance Italians, from the revolutionary Impressionists to the provocative canvases of the Pop Art movement-30 Millennia of Painting reunites the essential works of pictorial art, spanning the history of art from prehistory to the present. Featuring a thousand internationally recognizable paintings, these cultural treasures are presented in historical context, along with extended captions...
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