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Sacred Possessions Collecting Italian Religious Art, 1500-1900
ISBN: PB: 9781606060421, Getty Publications, December 2010
288 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 86 black&white illus.
This is a brief history of and investigation into the collecting of sacred art. When works of art created for religious purposes outlive their original function, they often take on new meanings as they move from sacred spaces to secular collections....
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£25,00
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Stone Conservation An Overview of Current Research
ISBN: PB: 9781606060469, Getty Publications, December 2010
164 pp., 28x21.5 cm, black&white illus.
This is a detailed and informative overview of the latest research and development in stone conservation. Petra, Angkor, Copan, Venice, Lascaux, Easter Island – all are examples of irreplaceable cultural heritage built in stone and now slowly disappe...
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£27,50
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Tree in Photographs
ISBN: HB: 9781606060322, Getty Publications, December 2010
112 pp., 22.5x19.2 cm, 81 black&white and colour photos
Visual artists as well as writers have long extolled the presence of the tree. From the origins of photography to the present day, photographers have considered the tree, with its strong graphic form and evocative power, to be a popular subject. Thro...
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£18,99
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Origins of Baroque Art in Rome
ISBN: HB: 9781606060414, Getty Publications, November 2010
292 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 47 black&white illus.
Delivered three times between 1898 and 1902 and subsequently revised with an eye towards publication, Alois Riegl's lectures on the origins of Baroque art in Rome broke new ground in its field. This first English translation brings Riegl's compelling...
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£40,00
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Reconsidering Gerome
ISBN: PB: 9781606060384, Getty Publications, November 2010
168 pp., 24.3x15.4 cm, 8 colour illus., 27 black&white illus.
Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904) was an undisputed success during his life. Crowds flocked to see his vibrant compositions and thanks to mass marketing of his work through mechanical reproduction, he reached audiences on an unprecedented scale. Despite G...
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£21,00
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Illuminated Manuscripts from Belgium and the Netherlands at the J. Paul Getty Museum
ISBN: HB: 9781606060148, Getty Publications, November 2010
96 pp., 24x17.1 cm, 85 colour illus.
This is a lavishly illustrated survey of the J. Paul Getty's collection of illuminated manuscripts from Belgium and the Netherlands. During the Middle Ages, the region now occupied by Belgium and Netherlands flourished economically and artistically....
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£14,99
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Imagining the Past in France History in Manuscript Painting, 1250-1500
ISBN: PB: 9781606060292, ISBN: HB: 9781606060285, Getty Publications, November 2010
384 pp., 30.5x22.9 cm, 194 colour illus., 1 map
This beautiful volume examines the most important illuminations found in French history manuscripts. From around the mid 13th to the end of the 16th century, the most important and original work being done in secular illumination was unquestionably i...
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£40,00
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£58,00
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Willem de Kooning The Artist's Materials
ISBN: PB: 9781606060216, Getty Publications, November 2010
112 pp., 25.6x18.9 cm, 34 colour illus., 17 black&white illus.
This is the first systematic and truly methodical study of de Kooning's idiosyncratic working methods and use of materials. This in-depth study of the paintings of Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), Dutch-born American abstract expressionist painter, fro...
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£30,00
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Art of Ancient Greek Theater
ISBN: HB: 9781606060377, Getty Publications, September 2010
176 pp., 28.7x24.6 cm, 75 colour illus., 67 black&white illus.
This is an exploration of Greek theatre as seen through its many depictions in classical art. "The Art of Ancient Greek Theater" addresses the vibrant imprint that ancient Greek tragedy and comedy left on the visual arts of classical Greece. Theatric...
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£40,00
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Medicine in Art
ISBN: PB: 9781606060445, Getty Publications, September 2010
384 pp., 19.9x13.7 cm, 400 colour illus.
This is the latest volume in the acclaimed series that depicts medicine as depicted in art throughout history. This sumptuously illustrated volume offers a visual history of the depiction of illness and healing in Western culture, ranging from Egypti...
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£16,99
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