Автор: Sheila R. Canby
Издательство: British Museum Press
Год издания: 2009
isbn: 0714124524
Количество страниц: 283
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Shah 'Abbas I was one of Iran's most influential leaders. Combining his ruthless ambition with a desire for stability, he left a far-reaching mark on the society and artistic heritage of Iran, renovating the country's spectacular shrines and transforming its trading relations with the rest of the world. This richly illustrated book brings together an amazing array of treasures that were given to Iran's shrines during Shah 'Abbas's reign. It traces the story of the Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), a period of dynamic religious and political development in Iran. Art and architecture flourished and achieved new heights of beauty and brilliance with the creation of the magnificent shrines at Ardabil, Mashhad and Qum. During this so-called Golden Age of Persian art, Shah 'Abbas renovated these shrines and donated to them priceless works of art including sumptuous carpets, silks, porcelain and albums, many of which are illustrated here in glorious detail. He also created the new capital at Isfahan his crowning artistic achievement where he rebuilt his empire surrounded by an inner circle of great artists and thinkers. From here he encouraged foreigners to come to Iran and welcomed the opportunity to open up trading links with Europe. This fascinating book looks in detail at this turning-point in Iran's history. It investigates the context of Shah Abbass gifts and renovations; it also explores how these shrines functioned in the early seventeenth century and the ways in which practices and beliefs initiated under the Safavids are reflected in the world-famous shrines at Mashhad and Qum of today.
Автор: John Boardman
Издательство: Rourke
Год издания: 1998
isbn: 0500203091
Количество страниц: 287
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
This book completes John Boardman's study of Greek vase painting in the World of Art. The author demonstrates that all the components of Greek art that were to culminate in the Classical styles of the fifth century can be traced in the development of vase painting in early Greece, from the eleventh to the sixth centuries B.C. The vases are the most prolific source for this study, as well as being invaluable documents of society, religion, trade, and colonization. The works discussed here display the Greek painter's craft at its most mathematical, its most colorful, and in its most directly narrative mode. The later achievements of Greek art can only be fully understood in light of this formative period of variety, competition, and experiment. About the Author Sir John Boardman is Lincoln Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology at Oxford. His books include the companion volumes Athenian Black Figure Vases, Athenian Red Figure Vases: The Archaic Period, and Athenian Red Figure Vases: The Classical Period.
Автор: Alessandro Conti, Helen Glanville
Издательство: Butterworth-Heinemann
Год издания: 2007
isbn: 0750669535
Количество страниц: 465
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
At times controversial and uncompromising, always intellectually honest, Alessandro Conti's book is - astonishingly - the only attempt to comprehensively chart in time, the changing impact of man's desire to preserve for future generations the materials, meaning and appearances of works of art. Remarkable in its meticulous research of source material and breadth of scope, History of the Restoration and Conservation of Works of Arts, translated by Helen Glanville, charts the practices and underlying philosophies of conservation and 'restored' works of art from the Middle Ages to the end of the nineteenth century. In English-speaking countries, a lack of foreign language skills leaves many unable to consult a wealth of both published and unpublished historical documentation. Developments in conservation have therefore tended toward the scientific and analytical. Access to such documentation leads to better understanding of the present appearance of works of art and of their changing aspect and perception over time. Recent publications indicate that there is a great need for people writing on the subject to be aware of material which is not in their mother tongue: approaches presented as 'new' are in fact merely 'contemporary', and have been discussed or practiced in other centuries and countries.
Автор: Н. Н. Волков
Издательство: Искусство
Год издания: 197
Количество страниц: 259
Язык: русский
Формат: PDF
Книга вторая содержит иллюстрации к теоретической части. Все иллюстрации соотнесены с текстовой частью работы Н.Н.Волкова и каждая подпись к таблице содержит отсылки на соответствующую страницу текста.
Автор: Н. Н. Волков
Издательство: Искусство
Год издания: 1977
Количество страниц: 242
Язык: русский
Формат: PDF
Н.Н.Волков (1897-1974) был человеком многогранной одаренности. Известный художник, ученый психолог, один из наиболее талантливых теоретиков искусства, он умел гармонически сочетать занятия искусством и наукой. С равной увлеченностью и серьезностью он отдавался работе над акварелью и научным исследованиям. Его перу принадлежат капитальные теоретические работы в области изобразительного искусства. Настоящая книга (состоит из двух частей) посвящена формам композиции. В ней содержится опыт решения основных вопросов теории композиции. Книга первая: Глава I - "О понятии композиции". Глава II - "Построение изображения на плоскости картины". Глава III - "Пространство как композиционный фактор". Глава IV - "Время как фактор и задача композиции". Глава V - "Предметное построение сюжета. Слово".
Автор: Herbert L. Kessler
Издательство: University of Pennsylvania Press
Год издания: 2009
isbn: 0812235606
Количество страниц: 296
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
If we cannot see God with our own eyes, for what purpose do we picture God in art? During the Middle Ages, the Second Commandment's warning against idolatry was largely set aside as the power of images became boldly and visibly evident. By the twelfth century, one Byzantine authority could even offer his own revision of the Commandment: "Thou shalt paint the likeness of Christ Himself." How and when, Herbert L. Kessler asks, was the Jewish prohibition of images in worship converted into a Christian imperative to picture God's invisibility once God had taken human form in the body of Jesus Christ?
Автор: Martin Kemp
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год издания: 2006
isbn: 0192807250
Количество страниц: 416
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
This masterly account of Leonardo da Vinci and his vision of the world has long been recognized as the classic treatment of the Renaissance giant, offering unparalleled insight into Leonardo's intellect and vision at every stage of his artistic career. Martin Kemp, one of the world's leading authorities on Leonardo, takes us on a mesmerizing journey through the whole span of the great man's life, painting a fully integrated picture of his artistic, scientific, and technological achievements. Kemp shows how Leonardo's early training in Florence provided a crucial foundation in the "science of art," particularly perspective and anatomy, while his period in the service of the Sforzas of Milan enlarged his outlook to embrace a wide range of natural sciences and mathematics, as he searched for scientific rules governing both man and the universe. It was these rules, Kemp argues, which provided the basis for his imaginative reconstruction of nature in masterworks such as the Last Supper, The Mona Lisa, and St. John, which reveal his increasingly complex vision of man in the context of nature. And towards the end of his life, Leonardo became fascinated with the mathematics underlying the "design of nature," behind which lay the ultimate force of the "prime mover," as manifested with supreme power in his Deluge drawings.
Автор: В. Н. Лазарев
Издательство: Искусство
Год издания: 1976
Количество страниц: 200
Язык: русский
Формат: PDF
Публикуются лучшие произведения новгородской иконописи XI-XV веков. Вступительная статья написана одним из крупнейших советских искусствоведов - В. Н. Лазаревым. Это исторический очерк развития новгородской иконописи периода XI-XV веков. Начиная свой обзор с памятников искусства XI- XII веков, автор показывает их связь с византийским искусством и выявляет одновременно картину сложения в Новгороде местных традиций, ставших основой дальнейшего расцвета новгородской иконописи. В. Н. Лазарев раскрывает особенности и неповторимое своеобразие новгородской школы в сравнении с другими школами живописи Древней Руси A classical summary of Novgorod icon paintings, with 77 representative, high quality full-page reproductions.
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