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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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 color + 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; ABQ; ACND; AGC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 190. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219197
ISBN
9780300219197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.65
€ 51.34

Paperback. This richly illustrated history of the pin-up since its birth more than 150 years ago reveals how the development of the pin-up is intimately connected to the history of feminism Num Pages: 464 pages, 103 photographs (incl. 9 in color). BIC Classification: AC; JFFK; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337461
ISBN
9780822337461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.13

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 310 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Cernunnos
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9782374950204
ISBN
9782374950204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.03

Hardcover. Pindar's Eyes is a ground-breaking interdisciplinary exploration of the interactions between Greek lyric poetry and visual and material culture in the early fifth century BCE, drawing on case studies to open up analysis of the genre to the wider theme of aesthetic experience in early classical Greece. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; ACG; DSBB; DSC. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198746379
ISBN
9780198746379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGC; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gagosian / Rizzoli
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847846887
ISBN
9780847846887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 50.41

Paperback. In their protracted search for divinity, Western European Christians follwed many paths to personal connection with the eternal, including the acquisition of art, objects and artifacts. The essays in this work consider the role these objects and images played in these spiritual journeys. Num Pages: 92 pages, 8 colour plates, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; ACND; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 205 x 9. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Smart Museum Of Art, The University Of C
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935573305
ISBN
9780935573305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.89

Hardcover. The most comprehensive monograph to date on the groundbreaking Swiss artist and international art star, Pipilotti Rist Editor(s): Gioni, Massimiliano. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 335 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714872766
ISBN
9780714872766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.71
€ 54.87

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Edition Reuss Germany
Number of pages
118
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783980501767
ISBN
9783980501767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.74
€ 56.51

Hardcover. Explores the relationship between English country houses and the portraits they contain Editor(s): Perry, Gill; Retford, Kate; Vibert, Jordan. Num Pages: 320 pages, Halftones, black & white|Illustrations, colour|Maps. BIC Classification: ACQ; AGHF; AMKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090394
ISBN
9780719090394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.70

Hardcover. This unique collection of essays focuses on various aspects of Plato's Philosophy of Art, not only in The Republic, but in the Phaedrus, Symposium, Laws and related dialogues. The range of issues addressed includes the contest between philosophy and poetry, the moral status of music, the love of beauty, censorship, motivated emotions. Editor(s): Denham, Alison. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: ACG; DSBB; HPCA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230314405
ISBN
9780230314405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.89

Paperback. Shows that any of us can appreciate art. Based on his hugely popular BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures and full of pictures, this title presents the author's personal journey through the art world that answers the basic questions that might occur to us in an art gallery but seem too embarrassing to ask. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 181 x 111. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141979618
ISBN
9780141979618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Hardback. "The exhibition is organized by the Centraal Museum Utrecht; the National Gallery of Art, Washington; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation." Num Pages: 240 pages, 170 color illus. BIC Classification: ACNH; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 290 x 252 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166063
ISBN
9780691166063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.52
€ 55.72

Hardcover. Presents a new way of understanding the great Gothic churches of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries: as rhetorical constructs. The author traces common analogies between rhetoric and architectural space that date back to late antiquity, and then shows how those links were translated into wood, stone, and space under specific local conditions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACK; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 188 x 26. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226191805
ISBN
9780226191805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 40.43

Paperback. Throughout the history of imperial China, the educational elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. By examining literary archetypes, titles of paintings, inscriptions and the historical context, this text shows that paintings expressed strong political opinions. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 434 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3F; 3H; ACK; AFC; DSBB; DSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007826
ISBN
9780674007826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

Hardcover. The first book by Helene Cixous on painting and the contemporary arts. These 11 chapters bring together Helene Cixous' writings about specific contemporary artists and artworks. Neither simply 'art criticism' nor critical essays, Cixous responds to these artworks as a poet, reading them as if they were poems. Editor(s): Segarra, Marta; Maso, Dr. Joana. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390. Writings on Contemporary Arts and Aesthetics. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. 160 pages, 8 colour illustrations. Editor(s): Segarra, Marta; Maso, Dr. Joana. The first book by Helene Cixous on painting and the contemporary arts. These 11 chapters bring together Helene Cixous' writings about specific contemporary artists and artworks. Neither simply 'art criticism' nor critical essays, Cixous responds to these artworks as a poet, reading them as if they were poems. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSA. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 14. Weight: 386.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647446
ISBN
9780748647446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.66
€ 103.50

Paperback. Editor(s): McClatchy, J. D. Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520069718
ISBN
9780520069718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 color plates, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; ACV; ACX; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788364177385
ISBN
9788364177385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.18

Hardback. Editor(s): Marquenie, Gilles. Num Pages: 272 pages, 110 color + 60 b/w illus. BIC Classification: ACX; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 241. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300229127
ISBN
9780300229127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 126 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 245 x 21. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857221106
ISBN
9788857221106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.16

Hardcover. Investigates how reformers, conservatives, and radicals used portraiture to connect with supporters and build identity in Victorian politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ACV; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090844
ISBN
9780719090844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836529075
ISBN
9783836529075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.03

Paperback. This revised edition of Pollock and After features ten new articles and is fully updated to take account of new critical approaches to post-war American art. Editor(s): Frascina, Francis. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; ACXD9; ACXJ8; AFC; AGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415228671
ISBN
9780415228671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.02

Paperback. Abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock is famous for the highly textured works created through his trademark "drip" technique in which he poured paint from its can directly onto the canvas. This book explores the personal and artistic interrelationship between him and Swiss-born photographer and graphic designer Herbert Matter. Editor(s): Landau, Ellen G.; Cernuschi, Claude. Num Pages: 178 pages, 282 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 281 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
McMullen Museum of Art United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781892850133
ISBN
9781892850133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 42.82

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