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Goya by Sarah Symmons
Category: Art | Series: Art & Ideas S.
This is a study of Francisco Goya (1746-1828), the Spanish painter and graphic artist whose work ranges from elegant and opulent royal portraits to dark depictions of horror and evil. Goya's career was a great triumph in the history of Spanish art. The son of a peasant craftsman from rural Aragon had, b ...Show more
Hogarth by Mark Hallett
Category: Art | Series: Art & Ideas S.
Hogarth (1697-1764) is one of the most versatile, innovative and celebrated of all British artists. He lived at a time when Britain was emerging as an increasingly urbanized, commercialized and aggressively imperial power. His work celebrates the benefits of commerce, politeness and patriotism, while si ...Show more
Holiday (Pocket Drawing, Doodling & Colouring) by Fiona Watt
Category: Activity Books | Series: Usborne Art Ideas
A pocket-sized book packed with doodling, drawing and colouring activities for children (or adults ) to do on holiday. It features simple holiday-themed pictures that invite the children to finish the scene, pattern, person or object to make each page a work of art.
How to Knit (Usborne Art Ideas) by Fiona Watt
Category: Children | Series: Usborne Art Ideas
This is a new edition of the best-selling "Usborne Art Ideas" title for those who have caught the knitting bug! Perfect for beginner knitters both young and old, this book covers all aspects of learning to knit, from selecting the correct needles and wool, to casting on, the basic stitches and finishing ...Show more
Impressionism by James Henry Rubin
Category: Art and Design | Series: Art & Ideas S.
Celebrations of city streets; tranquil vistas of the countryside and seashore; enchanting images of the leisured classes in domestic interiors or at fashionable Parisian cafes - the work of the Impressionists gives pleasure to art lovers everywhere. But while Impressionism today may appear "natural" and ...Show more
Indian Art Art And Ideas by Vidya Dehejia
Category: Art and Design | Series: Art and Ideas Ser.
A full and up-to-date history of the subcontinent's artistic heritage.
Islamic Arts by Professor Sheila S. Blair
Category: Art Books | Series: Art & Ideas S.
In the years following the revelations of the Prophet Muhammad in the early seventh century AD, the new religion of Islam spread rapidly through Arabia to North Africa and Spain in the west and Cental Asia and India in the east. Through the following 1000 years, artists and craftsmen in the areas influe ...Show more
Mini Art Ideas by Fiona Watt
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Art Ideas S.
A great-value mini spiral bound edition of this popular title in "Usborne's Art Ideas" series, packed with ideas for painting, drawing, printing and making collages. This book helps children to explore the uses of materials including chalk, paint and pencil through a number of different, highly imaginat ...Show more
Pocket Patterns to Colour & Doodle by Kirsteen Rogers
Category: Activity Books | Series: Usborne Art Ideas
A pocket-sized book packed with pretty patterns for children (and adults!) to colour and complete.
Pop Art by Bradford R. Collins
Category: Art | Series: Art Ideas
Pop art is one of the most recognisable, and recent artistic movements in art history. 'Pop Art' explores the most important works and artists of this explosive movement, and reminds us of its impact on the world today, and argues for its status as an ongoing movement. Leading academic, Bradford R. Coll ...Show more
Rembrandt by Mariet Westerman
Category: Art | Series: Art & Ideas S.
A survey of the life and times of Rembrandt van Rijn, one of the most famous and well-loved artists. From his precocious early work in his native Leyden to his emotional late work and his immense artistic influence, Rembrandt's life is traced within the context of the Netherlands in the 17th century, t ...Show more
Romanticism by David Blayney Brown
Category: Art | Series: Art & Ideas S.
A fresh approach to Romanticism, one of the most compelling and revolutionary artistic movements. The author takes a thematic approach to this period, relating it to the concurrent, more stylistic movements of Neoclassicism and Gothic Revival, and discussing its relationship with politics.