Автор: Vidal Название: Watteau`s Painted Conversations ISBN: 0300054807 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300054804 Издательство: Wiley yUP Цена: 6600.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Antoine Watteau painted his "fetes galantes" during a period in which the art of polite conversation flourished in France. In this study, Mary Vidal shows that
conversation was central to Watteau's images of sociability, providing the framework for figural and formal relationships even in his military, mythological, theatrical and religious works.
Vidal argues that Watteau's painted conversations were not mere literal descriptions of social behaviour but repesented conversation as part of an aesthetic, linguistic and ethical
system, as an art of living.
Vidal shows that Watteau's focus on cnverstion was related to developments in the 17th- and 18th-century France: the rise and elaboration of an
art of conversation, the connection between polite discourse and the redefinition of the nobility, the flourishng of women's salons in Paris and the development of the literary genre of the
written conversation. Watteau recognised speech as the central sign system in French society and he identified the characteristics of fine conversation in his new manner of painting.
Through this analogy, he presented the artistic process itself as the main concern of the elite artist, in contrast to the scholarly, text-dependent image of the Academy.
In
choosing conversation as his subject, Watteau associated his art with polite society. In his conversational artmaking, Watteau set up dialogic relationships between spoken words and
images, art and society, viewer and painting. Often regarded as merely erotic and decorative, this books shows his painted conversations to be also works of substance, ideas and
morals.
Автор: Debby Dubay Название: Collecting Hand Painted Limoges Porcelain ISBN: 0764318861 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780764318863 Издательство: Schiffer Рейтинг: Цена: 7588.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: It is said that art is a universal language and this book communicates eloquently, revealing to the reader hundreds of antique, hand-painted pieces of Limoges porcelain, each an exquisite masterpiece. Over 400 beautiful, full color photographs show stunning examples of hand-painted jardini?res, punch bowls, spittoons, dinnerware, cups and saucers, cake plates, and more. Limoges boxes are highly collectible today and there is a special section devoted to these lovely, useful objects, each as unique as the talented individual who painted it. The thorough yet concise text defines the arduous process of hand painting on china that has been passed down through the centuries. This is the first book to provide names and biographical information of individual, female, American china painters and highlights their accomplishments and contributions to the art of painting on porcelain. The comprehensive marks section of Limoges and reproduction marks makes this book an invaluable reference and resource guide. Values for every item are included in the captions.
Автор: Yannick Guegan Название: The Handbook of Painted Decoration ISBN: 0500017123 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500017128 Издательство: Thames & Hudson Рейтинг: Цена: 7920.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Trompe l`oeil painting, the decorative imitation of wood, fabric, marble and other materials, has become a popular art. This practical guide gives step-by-step instructions on the techniques, tools and materials needed to produce patinas and finishes of many kinds.
Название: Painted Bodies ISBN: 0789202689 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780789202680 Издательство: Abbeville Press Цена: 9993.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Evans, Mark Название: Painted world ISBN: 185177467X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781851774678 Издательство: Abrams Рейтинг: Цена: 4455.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Painted World takes the outstanding collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum as the starting point for an all-inclusive survey of painting from the Middle Ages to the present day, encompassing painted furniture, textiles and ceramics as well as traditional oil on canvas. The history of painting is often reduced to the story of a tiny elite of easel pictures, composed exclusively of old masters and avant-garde works. Many British paintings, watercolours, miniatures, icons and non-European works relate uneasily to this twin canon of old and modern masters. This richly illustrated account seeks to redress the balance by exploring the wider history of painting, and includes a broad range of painted works, from stained glass to items of costume, in addition to numerous oil paintings and watercolours..
