Kings of comedy

Автор: Haskell Francis
Название: King`s Pictures
ISBN: 0300190123 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300190120
Издательство: Wiley yUP
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Описание: In the 17th century, masterpieces by Titian, Raphael and Leonardo, were the objects of fervent pursuit by art connoisseurs. The author traces the fate of collections extracted from Italy, Spain and France by King Charles I and his circle which, after a brief stay in Britain, were largely dispersed to princely galleries across the Continent.

Автор: Brown
Название: Kings & Connoisseurs
ISBN: 0300064373 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300064377
Издательство: Wiley yUP
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Описание: This work is an account of the formation of the first great royal art collections. Following the English Civil War, the execution of Charles I and the public auction of his collection and those of his associates, large numbers of works of art of the finest quality came on to the market and were sought after with enthusiasm by many of the richest and most important figures in Europe. This new and powerful interest in acquiring pictures transformed the way in which painting was viewed within the context of European culture, and is a story of greed, intrigue and passion.

Starting with the formation and dissolution of the first English royal collection (and those of other notable royalists like the Dukes of Arundel and Buckingham), the author moves on to discuss the great acquisitions of Philip IV of Spain - many secured by his agents from the "Sale of the Century" in 1650 when 1570 pictures were disposed of by the victorious English parliamentarians. Titians, Corregios, Raphaels and other great masterpieces (most now still in the Prado) were acquired for derisory sums. Others enriched collections in the Netherlands and in France, and Brown moves on to discuss the activities of collectors in Antwerp and Brussels, including Peter Paul Rubens and the Hapsburg Archduke Leopold William of Austria whose collection was for a time the most famous in Europe and now forms the nucleus of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

Moving on to France, the origins of the Louvre in the collections of Mazarin, Colbert and Richelieu are exp ored and the book ends with a consideration of the way in which painting became, in the course of the 17th century, to be considered the pre-eminent and most highly prized of the visual arts.

Название: Sex with Kings
ISBN: 0965918556 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780965918558
Издательство: Daedalus
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Автор: Welsh Alexander
Название: The Humanist Comedy
ISBN: 0300197519 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300197518
Издательство: Wiley yUP
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Описание: From the ancient Greek comedies of Aristophanes, the famous poem by Lucretius and dialogues of Cicero to early modern and Enlightenment essays and philosophical texts, the author analyzes the prevalence of openness of mind and relieving good humour in Western thought. He also examines a postmodern novel by the Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago.

Автор: Groom Susanne
Название: At the King`s Table
ISBN: 1858946131 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781858946139
Издательство: Merrell
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Описание: A fascinating history of royal dining from medieval times to the present day, which features menus from royal celebrations, 200 rarely published illustrations and a foreword by well-known chef Heston Blumenthal.