Giotto and Florentine Painting, 1280-1375

Bruce Cole

Arts & Photography

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This survey of Italian Renaissance art, from a new and different perspective, shows how art was a vital part of society and how all types of art and artists reflected the needs and aspirations of the culture from which they arose. Most books on Renaissance art are based on a chronological study of the major artists and their works. In this book, Bruce Cole covers the major types of art from c. 1250 to c. 1550, discusses their origins and development, documents their use and function, and describes their form and how and why the artists shaped them that way. Art is thus firmly connected with the life and society of the Renaissance rather than viewed as a separate entity: painting and sculpture are seen in their proper context. After a wide-ranging introduction, there are chapters on Italian Renaissance art in relation to domestic life, worship, civic life, death and afterlife, and Renaissance images and ideals.

Italian Art, 1250-1550: The Relation of Renaissance Art to Life and Society

History & Criticism

Harper&Row

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L'autobus magique sous les tropiques: Un livre sur les récifs de corail

Joanna / Degen

Scholastic, Canada

A Student's Guide to AS/A2 Music Technology (Edexcel Specification) (Rhinegold Study Guides)

Reference

Rhinegold Publishing, Ltd

In this magnificently illustrated and comprehensive book, readers will take one of the most beautiful journeys our world has to offer: an exploration of the greatest are and architecture of Western civilization. Art of the Western World -- the companion volume to the nine-part PBS television series -- traces the history of Western art from its classical roots in ancient Greece up to the present day and the international Post-Modernism of artists as diverse as Christo, Hockney, and Kiefer. Along the way experts Bruce Cole and Adelheid Gealt carefully chart the evolution of the Western tradition, from the grandeur of Roman architecture to the symbolic language of medieval art, through the unparalleled achievements of the Renaissance, the turbulent emotionalism of the Romantics like Turner and Constable, the Impressionists' search for a new reality, and the revolution of the Abstract Expressionists of the twentieth century.  Art of the Western World integrates the works of each period with the history, values, and ideals that gave birth to them: the influence of the Medicis and other great patrons of Renaissance Italy; the resurgence of the classical style, inspired by the French Revolution; the break with the past evidenced in the works of the Impressionists; and the tortured visions of the modern world devastated by wars depicted in the paintings of Picasso, Marc, Groez, and others.  A valuable key to understanding the language of art, Art of the Western World offers fresh insight into what the great works meant at the time they were created and why they maintain their special meaning to us now. It is the perfect guide to the masterpieces of Western art.

Art of the Western World: From Ancient Greece to Post-modernism

Adelheid Gealt

<p>From the beginning of Milwaukee rock in the 1950s to the turn of the century, this fascinating, heavily illustrated, anthology of written, vocal, and visual reflections, will inform readers and evoke memories for those who experienced the music and the era. The editors present an enthralling and multifaceted cultural history of Milwaukee and rock music highlighted by a multiplicity of voices¿ musicians, promoters, DJs, photographers, artists, and audience members¿collectively committed to the sounds of a great city.</p>

Milwaukee Rock and Roll 1950-2000: A Reflective History

David Luhrssen

Phillip Naylor

Music

Marquette Univ Pr

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