The National Gallery Companion Guide

Author : Erika Langmuir
Publisher : National Gallery London
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The National Gallery Companion Guide written by Erika Langmuir and published by National Gallery London. This book was released on 2006 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Companion Guide introduces art lovers to one of the richest and most representative collections of Western European paintings in the world, including famous works by the greatest painters -- Piero della Francesca, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velazquez, Ingres, Degas and many others and masterpieces by less familiar artists. Through her commentaries on 200 of the National Gallery's finest works of art, Erika Langmuir enables the visitor and reader to trace the history of European painting from the thirteenth to the twentieth century, to develop an eye for style, technique, imagery and genre, and to appreciate the talents of individual artists producing paintings for different locations and patrons, in a variety of artistic and cultural contexts.

Author : Erika Langmuir
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781857090482
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The National Gallery Companion Guide written by Erika Langmuir and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Erika Langmuir
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ISBN 13 :
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Download or read book “The” National Gallery Companion Guide written by Erika Langmuir and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Gallery (Great Britain)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The National Gallery written by National Gallery (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Gallery of Scotland
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion Guide to the National Gallery of Scotland written by National Gallery of Scotland and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Gallery of Scotland is widely regarded as one of the finest smaller galleries in the world. The collection includes the greatest names in Western art such as Raphael, Titian, El Greco, Velazquez, Rembrandt, Rubens, Watteau, Tiepolo, Canova and many of the impressionists and post-impressionists. It also contains the most comprehensive collection of Scottish art with masterpieces by Ramsay, Raeburn and Wilkie, as well as a host of less familiar names who all made their own contributions to one of the most distinctive of the smaller national schools. This book offers a guide to the collection as well as an accessible and informative introduction to the history of art."--Back cover.

Author : Patrick Elliott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion Guide to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art written by Patrick Elliott and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded only in 1960, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh already boasts an outstanding collection of modern and contemporary art. The collection includes major works by artists such as Matisse, Picasso, Kirchner, Miro, Magritte, Giacometti, Moore, Lichtenstein and Baselitz, and an exceptional group of Scottish paintings. More than 230 of the finest paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings are illustrated here in colour, alongside descriptions of each work. The book offers a detailed guide to the collection as well as an accessible and informative introduction to modern art.

Author : British Museum
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ISBN 13 : 9780714151052
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Masterpieces of the British Museum written by British Museum and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new and updated edition includes many recent acquisitions and new discoveries, such as Picasso's stunning Vollard Suite and the intriguing Vale of York Viking hoard, and showcases a selection of more than 250 of the most beautiful and important objects drawn from across the Museum. Each object is presented with its own fascinating story and is strikingly illustrated in full colour. From the Warren Cup to Durers Rhinoceros, the Lewis Chessmen to the Aztec turquoise serpent and the Gayer-Anderson Cat, the iconic objects of the British Museum are here presented in an exciting and accessible new way, highlighting the superb craftsmanship and ingenuity of those who created each of these splendid pieces.

Author : Taína Caragol
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691203288
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Obama Portraits written by Taína Caragol and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unveiling the unconventional : Kehinde Wiley's portrait of Barack Obama / Taína Caragol -- "Radical empathy" : Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama / Dorothy Moss -- The Obama portraits, in art history and beyond / Richard J. Powell -- The Obama portraits and the National Portrait Gallery as a site of secular pilgrimage / Kim Sajet -- The presentation of the Obama portraits : a transcript of the unveiling ceremony.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book National Gallery of Art written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Traute M. Marshall
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781584656210
Total Pages : 400 pages
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Download or read book Art Museums Plus written by Traute M. Marshall and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2009 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging guide to over 150 art museums and more throughout New England