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Hardback. The history of art is inseparable from the history of colour. This book takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on a tour through the history of color in art. It aims to uncover the origins and science of colour. It is illustrated in full colour throughout with 166 major works of art. Num Pages: 166 pages, 166 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 262 x 14. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064290
- ISBN
- 9781606064290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.35
€ 30.99
€ 22.35
Paperback. Examines the painting in relation to the artist's life and works, explores his stylistic development, and considers as well, his often complex relationship with other artists. This work also looks at the subject matter of the piece within the broader historical context of 17th-century Dutch concepts of domesticity and parenthood. Num Pages: 96 pages, 34 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892368440
- ISBN
- 9780892368440
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55
Hardcover. This work, covering the years 1816-1820, makes the contents of some of the tens of thousands of sales catalogues published during the 19th century accessible to scholars. Information provided includes sales dates and lot numbers, prices and names of buyers and sellers, and locations of auctions. Num Pages: 583 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; ABQ; ACV; AFC; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 583
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892363957
- ISBN
- 9780892363957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.12€ 120.64
€ 160.12
€ 120.64
Paperback. Presented in glossary format, this volume gives precise definitions of the words and phrases most frequently encountered by museum visitors in exhibition labels and texts. Series: Looking at. Num Pages: 120 pages, 75 colour and 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892367085
- ISBN
- 9780892367085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.90
€ 23.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. The 19 papers in this volume stem from a symposium that brought together academics, archaeologists, museum curators, conservators and a practising marble sculptor to discuss varying approaches to restoration of ancient stone sculptures. Editor(s): Grossman, Janet Burnett; Podany, Jerry; True, Marion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 colour and 150 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; ABC; ACG; AFKB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892367238
- ISBN
- 9780892367238
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Condition: New
€ 65.24€ 51.02
€ 65.24
€ 51.02
Hardcover. In 1984 the Getty Museum acquired a collection of Italian Renaissance majolica, or tin-glazed earthenware. This volume catalogues this collection of 45 objects spanning 400 years, including a pair of 18th-century candlesticks representing mythological scenes and a tabletop with hunting scenes. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 colour, 270 duotone & 17 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; AC; AFPC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1905.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892366705
- ISBN
- 9780892366705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.96€ 72.50
€ 88.96
€ 72.50
Paperback. Seeks to familiarize American audiences with Nicolas Lancret(1690-1743), a master of the genre of fete galante, who was a revered painter in his own time, rivalling his contemporaries Antoine Watteau and Francois Boucher, and a favourite of crowned heads across Europe. Num Pages: 100 pages, 32 b&w illustrations, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACQ; AFCL; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 10. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368327
- ISBN
- 9780892368327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.94
€ 23.99
€ 17.94
Paperback. This study examines the sexual, historical and artistic contexts in which Renoir's "La Promenade" was created, and what it reveals about Renoir as man and artist. The reader is invited to see the work as a rejection of the idealist world of academic art and as a challenge to social and moral norms. Series: Getty Museum Studies on Art. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 colour and 32 b&w illustrations, 1 colour foldout. BIC Classification: ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles California
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KEX0212702
- ISBN
- 9780892363650
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Much of how WWI is understood today is rooted in the artistic depictions of the brutal violence and extensive destruction that marked the conflict. This book examines how the physical and psychological devastation of the war altered the course of 20th-century artistic Modernism. Num Pages: 192 pages, 67 full-colour & 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 263 x 17. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606064313
- ISBN
- 9781606064313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. In an era of intense religious conflict in Europe, the "Ceremonies et costumes religieuses de tous les peoples du monde" (1723-37), written by Jean Frederic Bernard, set a new agenda for thinking about faith and provided a lasting visual template for representing the world's religions. The authors approach this work from a variety of angles. Editor(s): Jacob, Margaret; Mijnhardt, Wijnan. Num Pages: 388 pages, 8-colour & 128 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACQ; AFC; AGB; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892369683
- ISBN
- 9780892369683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.24€ 51.02
€ 65.24
€ 51.02
Hardcover. A catalogue of the sculptures on display in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Each entry features a full bibliography and is written for both experts and the general reading public. The introduction offers an overview of sculpture from the archaic period to the end of antiquity. Num Pages: 375 pages, 28 col and 670 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 310 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366866
- ISBN
- 9780892366866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.68€ 90.50
€ 112.68
€ 90.50
Hardback. Drawn from a range of works in the Getty Museum's collection, this title explores gardens on many levels, from the literary Garden of Love and the biblical Garden of Eden to courtly gardens of the nobility, and reports on the many activities - both reputable and scandalous - that took place there. Num Pages: 100 pages, 64 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 222 x 12. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061435
- ISBN
- 9781606061435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.94
€ 23.99
€ 17.94
Paperback. First published in 1758, this was the book that brought the wonders of Greek classical architecture to the notice of the Western world. This is a translation of the second, considerably expanded, edition of 1770. Translator(s): Britt, David. Series: Getty Research Institute Texts & Documents. Num Pages: 576 pages, 101 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 44. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366699
- ISBN
- 9780892366699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.30€ 46.67
€ 59.30
€ 46.67
Hardcover. Beginning in the seventeenth century, many of Europe's greatest writers and artists became embroiled in a debate that centered on the priority of paintings or sculpture, touch or sight, colour or design, ancient or modern. This title lets us eavesdrop on a contentious topic that preoccupied European intellectuals for three hundred years. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 full-colour & 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; AC; AFC; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 247 x 24. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892368921
- ISBN
- 9780892368921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Hardback. Demonstrates Sicily's essential role in the development of the ancient Mediterranean world. This title focuses on the watershed period between 480 BC and the Roman conquest of Syracuse in 212 BC - a time of great social and political ferment. Num Pages: 288 pages, 144 full-colour, 23 b&w, & 1 map. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 250 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061336
- ISBN
- 9781606061336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.30€ 46.67
€ 59.30
€ 46.67
Hardback. Looks at the work of three artists who paved the way for ceramics to be considered fine art. This title focuses on artists John Mason (b 1927), Kenneth Price (b 1935), and Peter Voulkos (1924-2002) and their radical early work in post-war Los Angeles where they formed the vanguard of a new California ceramics movement. Num Pages: 240 pages, 131 colour & 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061053
- ISBN
- 9781606061053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 42.32
€ 53.37
€ 42.32
Paperback. Illustrated with masterpieces of western art, this volume explores the rituals, customs, and symbolism of food and dining in art. It describes the importance of food and feasts in art throughout history as told in the Scriptures and in the lives of the saints; food and dining in Greek and Roman mythology; and food in later literature and history. Series: Guide to Imagery. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369140
- ISBN
- 9780892369140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.27
€ 30.99
€ 22.27
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892369805
- ISBN
- 9780892369805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 42.32
€ 53.37
€ 42.32
Hardcover. The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum buried during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, then rediscovered in 1750 contained a large collection of bronze and marble statuary and busts. Num Pages: 390 pages, 239ill.261col.ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; ACG; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 222 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892367221
- ISBN
- 9780892367221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.96€ 72.88
€ 88.96
€ 72.88
Hardback. A study of an important but anonymous part of the history of American art: the materials and techniques used by American painters. Based on research including artists' recipe books, letters, journals, and painting manuals, it includes topics such as the quest for the 'secrets' of the Old Masters; the application of 'toning' layers; and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACQ; ACV; AFC; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606060773
- ISBN
- 9781606060773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 42.32
€ 53.37
€ 42.32