Alessandro Filipepi, most commonly known as Botticelli, was born in Florence in 1444/5. For much of his life, he was closely allied to the house of the Medici, in whose sphere Botticelli's most important paintings were created, and whose patronage helped to establish him as a painter of considerable wealth and prestige. Botticelli presents the works of Sandro Botticelli, within the context of his life and the society in which he lived. The artist's early development is examined, and the two main influences on his work, the House of Medici and the friar Savonarola, and how these influences manifested themselves in his paintings.

Botticelli

Arts & Photography

Botticelli, Sandro

Individual Artists

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The Cat's Whisker: 50 Years of Wireless Design

Jonathan Hill

Fragonard

WAKEFIELD, DAVID

Randolph Caldecott, lord of the nursery

Caldecott, Randolph

<p>Randolph Caldecott (1846 - 1886) was an English artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honor. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognized by the Royal Academy. Caldecott greatly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth century. Two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, were published every Christmas for eight years. Caldecott also illustrated novels and accounts of foreign travel, made humorous drawings depicting hunting and fashionable life, drew cartoons and he made sketches of the Houses of Parliament inside and out, and exhibited sculptures and paintings in oil and watercolor in the Royal Academy and galleries. Rodney Engen charts Caldecott's life from his humble beginnings in a small village and his early life as a bank clerk through the recognition his talent brought. In this volume, Rodney Engen has brought together for the first time a comprehensive selection of Caldecott's work, including not only his best known illustrations but also his less familiar oil paintings and sculpture together with a complete catalogue of Caldecott's oeuvre. Mr. Engen is an authority on illustrators of the Victorian era. The book includes over 100 illustrations, 9 in full color.</p>

Randolph Caldecott Lord of the Nursery

Randolph Caldecott

Rodney K. Engen

Vermeer

Wright,Christopher

1976, oversize paperback edition, Oresko Books, London, UK. 88 pages. Printed on coated stock. 86 illustrations (8 in full color). "This artist stands as the epitome and culmination of the French Rococo."

Millet

Reference

GRISELDA POLLOCK

Catalogs & Directories

The world of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was inhabited by denizens of the street and night life of fin-de-siecle Paris - with its dance halls, bars, brothels and circuses. Portraying this world in his paintings, drawings , posters and prints, Lautrec created a vibrant body of art that earned him lasting renown. Lautrec was born in 1864 into one of the oldest noble families in France. At the age of 13 it was discovered that he suffered from a genetic defect that prevented the bones in his legs from continuing to grow. Small in stature and singular in appearance, Lautrec lived his life with a passionate intensity, choosing to dwell among the Bohemian and exotic characters he depicted in his canvases. He died at the age of 37 after excessive drinking had severely debilitated and finally destroyed him. During his short career, however, he not only painted, drew, and designed posters, but also worked with stained glass and bookbindings. The essays in this book discuss the full range of Lautrec's career and artistic activities - from his youthful sketchbooks and examples of applied art to the seminal pictures and posters at the end of his life. The essays also focus on the cultural milieu and social history of the period, analyzing the marketplace in which Lautec worked, the implications of his exhibitions and his association with other artists, designers and literary figures. The book is the catalogue for an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London from October 10, 1991 to January 19, 1992 and at the Grand Palais in Paris from February 18 to June 1992.

Toulouse-Lautrec (The Oresko art book series)

THOMSON, Richard

Decorative Arts & Design

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