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Symbolism by Norbert Wolf
Category: Art & Art History
Emotional intelligence: A synthesis of form and feeling First applied to the poems of Stephane Mallarme and Paul Verlaine in 1886, the term "symbolist" was soon applied to the visual arts where a realistic depiction of the natural world gave way to imaginary dream scenes of psychological, sexual, and my ...Show more
Taschen Roman Art by Norbert Wolf
Category: Books | Series: Basic Genre Ser.
For a long time, Roman art was somewhat overshadowed by the art of ancient Greece. It was only in about 1900 that a search began for ancient Roman art and architecture. The foundations of Roman imagery were laid in the early days of the Empire under Emperor Augustus. The imperial court and the imperial ...Show more
Taschen Romanesque by Norbert Wolf
Category: Art and Design | Series: Taschen Basic Genre Series
Reaching its peak in the 11th and 12th centuries, the Romanesque movement was marked by a peculiar, vivid, and often monumental expressiveness in architecture and fine arts. The main centres were located in Italy, France, the German-language countries, Spain, and England, though the voices of Scandinavi ...Show more
The Art of the Salon: The Triumph of 19th-Century Painting by Norbert Wolf
Category: Art and Design
The Paris Salons of the mid-nineteenth century are famous today above all for the paintings that were rejected more than for those that were actually shown. The rejected works form today's canon of art history and are regarded as heralds of a modern age. This book looks to reassess the other side of the ...Show more
The Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish Painting by Norbert Wolf
Category: Art and Design
This beautifully illustrated, expansive overview of Dutch and Flemish art during the 17th century illuminates the creative achievements of one of the most important eras in western art. The Golden Age in Holland and Flanders roughly spanned the 17th century and was a period of enormous advances in the f ...Show more
The Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish Painting (HB) by Norbert Wolf (Editor)
Category: Art and Design
This beautifully illustrated, expansive overview of Dutch and Flemish art during the 17th century illuminates the creative achievements of one of the most important eras in western art. The Golden Age in Holland and Flanders roughly spanned the 17th century and was a period of enormous advances in the f ...Show more
The Renaissance Cities - Art in Florence, Rome and Venice by Norbert Wolf
Category: Art and Design
A luxurious and definitive exploration of how and why the Renaissance flourished in Italy for two centuries. The idea of "renaissance," or rebirth, arose in Italy as a way of reviving the art, science, and scholarship of the Classical era. It was also powered by a quest to document artistic "reality" a ...Show more
Titian by Norbert Wolf
Category: Art
One of the original celebrity artists, Titian was as famous for his beguiling personality as he was for his masterful paintings. This book introduces readers to the Venetian artist with an innovative format that marries Titian's voice with his works, allowing the artist's own words to deepen the appreci ...Show more
Velazquez by Norbert Wolf
Category: Art and Design
The face of Spain: The undeniable pinnacle of the golden age of Spanish paintingAcclaimed for its blending of realism with atmosphere, and for its deeply sensitive appreciation of character, the work of Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (1599 1660) represents the undeniable pinnacle of the golden age ...Show more
Velázquez by Norbert Wolf
Category: Art and Design | Series: Basic Art Ser.
Court painter to King Philip IV of Spain, Diego Rodr guez de Silva y Vel zquez (June 1599 - August 6, 1660) is not only a leading light of the Spanish Golden Age, but among the most celebrated masters in all Western art history. Monet and Renoir, Corot and Courbet, Degas and Dal all hailed his influence ...Show more