Jules Mordecai Pincas (1885–1930) was a Bulgarian artist who settled down in Paris in 1905, after a detour via Munich. There he started painting signing Pascin, and soon became part of the École de Montparnasse and its cosmopolitan blend of outstanding names.His...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2024-10-20

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Old-fashioned fans are today mostly appreciated for the craftsmanship and delicacy with which they were produced. But in former times they had their own special function in the hands of women in certain ranks of society. Not just useful articles, they were powerful...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2024-10-20

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Centred in the city of Rome, the civilization of Ancient Rome ruled much of Europe for over 1000 years. The diverse phases of Roman art correspond to as many phases in the spiritual and political life of the Roman people. It has its origin in the national character and...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2024-10-20

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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...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2024-10-20

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Arriving with a bang on the post-World War I scene, the Surrealists proclaimed a revolution of thought and creation, insisting on breaking away from the past and a world that had been left in ruins. This refusal to integrate into bourgeois society was also a leitmotiv...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2024-10-20

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Influenced by Art Nouveau, this movement (created in 1897 by Gustav Klimt, Carl Moll, and Josef Hoffmann) was not an anonymous artistic revolution. Defining itself as a “total art”, without any political or commercial constraint, the Viennese Secession represented the...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2024-10-20

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The Renaissance began at the end of the 14th-century in Italy and had extended across the whole of Europe by the second half of the 16th-century.The rediscovery of the splendour of ancient Greece and Rome marked the beginning of the rebirth of the arts following the...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2024-10-20

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Romanticism was a reaction against the Neoclassicism that invaded the 19th-century, and marked a veritable intellectual rupture. Found in the writings of Victor Hugo and Lord Byron among others, its ideas are expressed in painting by Eugène Delacroix, Caspar David...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2024-10-20

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Symbolism appeared in France and Europe between the 1880s and the beginning of the 20th-century. The Symbolists, fascinated with ancient mythology, attempted to escape the reign of rational thought imposed by science. They wished to transcend the world of the visible...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2024-10-20

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Born at the dawn of the 20th-century, Fauvism burst onto the artistic scene at the 1905 Salon d'Automne with great controversy by throwing bright, vibrant colours in the face of artistic convention. Fuelled by change, artists like Matisse, Derain, and Vlaminck searched...

Editeur : Parkstone International
Parution : 2024-10-20

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Behind nearly every item in the modern wardrobe is a 'first of its kind' - the definitive item, often designed by a single company or brand for specialist use, on which all subsequent versions have been based (and originals of which are now collector items in the...

Editeur : Laurence King Publishing
Parution : 2024-10-17

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Versatile and accessible, acrylic paint markers are the must-have art material for beginner and experienced artists alike. Under the expert guidance of artist and educator Angela Pan, learn how to get to grips with your acrylic marker set and really master the...

Editeur : Ilex Press
Parution : 2024-10-17

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The Byzantine icon has long remained marginal to the study of art's history, only emerging from Giorgio Vasari's condemnation of the gilded, unnatural style of Byzantine painting (maniera greca) when his theories were challenged in the early twentieth century. Eccentric...

Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2024-10-16

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On Tropical Grounds develops a new approach to the avant-garde and Surrealism in Caribbean and Atlantic studies. The book examines how islands and their tropical associations figure in the cultural and political imaginaries of the Caribbean and the Atlantic, and...

Editeur : Polity
Parution : 2024-10-11
Collection : Critical South
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Journey back in time to explore one the most fascinating and influential periods of ancient history.In this concise and incredibly readable short history, Dr Campbell Price takes us through every aspect of Ancient Egypt, from the incredible architectural marvels of the...

Editeur : Seven Dials
Parution : 2024-10-10

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Journey back in time to explore one the most fascinating and influential periods of ancient history.In this concise and incredibly readable short history, Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts journeys from the warrior societies of The Bronze Age all the way to the invention of...

Editeur : Seven Dials
Parution : 2024-10-10

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No matter what the news, Matt will always find exactly the right cartoon to make us smile - he has the genius-like ability to hit the right note every time!WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT MATT cartoons:'Hilarious' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Christmas would not be...

Editeur : Seven Dials
Parution : 2024-10-10

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From paper folding genius Paul Jackson comes his latest book How to Think and Design in the Third Dimension. We live in a 3-D world, but most three-dimensional objects are designed from a series of two-dimensional side elevations and plan views. This book will teach you...

Editeur : Laurence King Publishing
Parution : 2024-10-10

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'I am out of the country and will not be checking my emails' DAWN FRENCH 'The file is just showing up blank my end?' GRAYSON PERRY 'Best book eva!!!' STEPHEN FRY 'Babe, I haven't got time' ALISON HAMMOND Joe Lycett is an incredibly right-wing commentator,...

Editeur : Trapeze
Parution : 2024-09-26

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An intrepid and gifted artist uncovers and illustrates more than 100 surprising, enchanting, and sometimes downright bizarre nooks and crannies that make New York such a compelling city. It’s no surprise that New York City is the most visited destination in the...

Editeur : Workman Publishing Company
Parution : 2024-09-10

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