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Renaissance Masterpieces of Art by Julia Biggs; Flame Tree Studio (Created by)
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art Ser.
The Renaissance was probably the most influential and fertile period of European cultural history. We are all familiar with the giants of High Renaissance art - Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael - but how much do you really know about how it all started and why it was so revolutionary? This easily access ...Show more
Robert Louis Stevenson by Robert Louis Stevenson
Category: Classic | Series: Treasury of World Masterpieces Ser.
Graphic Classics: Robert Louis Stevenson returns to print in a revised edition, with 54 new pages New to this edition is "Treasure Island" adapted by Alex Burrows and Scott Lincoln. Returning are "Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in a unique two-p
Sacred Architecture + Design: Churches, Synagogues, Mosques & Temples by Chris van Uffelen
Category: Architecture | Series: Masterpieces
Sacred buildings are among the oldest types of edifice produced in human civilisation. The construction of churches, synagogues, mosques and other building which are used for sacred, ritual or ceremonial acts is still considered the most prestigious of construction tasks. Next to functional demands, whi ...Show more
Science Fiction Movie Posters: The Fantastic Chronicle of Movie Posters by Dave Golder
Category: Film & Tv | Series: Movie Poster Masterpieces
From classic Star Wars, Blade Runner and Matrix all the way back to The Day the Earth Stood Still sf movie posters have lurked and flickered across our subways, streets and bedroom walls since the early 1950s. From the kitsch of the Attack of the 50ft Woman, through to the many versions of Time Machine ...Show more
Scottish Colourists Masterpieces of Art by Susan Grange
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art Ser.
Inspired by the works of French Post-Impressionist and Fauvist artists, the Scottish Colourists (Samuel Peploe, J.D. Fergusson, Leslie Hunter and F.C.B. Cadell) introduced 1920s Britain to a whole new style of painting. While they did not regard themselves as a collective, they are known for their bold ...Show more
Superheroes Movie Posters: The Fantastic Chronicle of Movie Posters by Russ Thorne
Category: Film & Television | Series: Movie Poster Masterpieces
Superhero movies have gripped the imagination since the 1950s when the film version of Superman burst onto a scene now dominated by blockbuster events from Marvel and DC. Avengers, Iron Man, Dark Knight, Judge Dredd, Hellboy and the Rocketeer all make an appearance in this fully illustrated, nostalgia-d ...Show more
The World's Great Masterpieces of Art by Michael Kerrigan
Category: Herron Books | Series: Masterpieces of Art
Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, The World's Great Masterpieces of Art highlights the most popular art from the beginning of the twelfth century to the Pop Art movement of the twentieth century. With a fresh and thoughtful introduction to the history of art, discussing the work of some ...Show more
Traditional Chinese Painting: Masterp.. by David Robinson
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces of Art Ser.
Traditional Chinese painting is one of the purest art forms in existence, continuing as it does the techniques and themes that have been employed over centuries to create the most exquisite works in ink and wash. Whether meticulously realist or vibrantly expressive, often expertly combining skilful call ...Show more
Velázquez' 'Las Meninas' by Suzanne L. Stratton-Pruitt (Editor)
Category: Biography | Series: Masterpieces of Western Painting Ser.
Vel zquez's 1656 masterpiece Las Meninas has inspired an avalanche of published attention since it was first placed on public view in the Museo del Prado in 1819. The essays in this volume survey the responses to the painting in the nineteenth century, when Vel zquez's fame outside Spain peaked. They in ...Show more
Vincent Van Gogh Masterpieces of Art by Stephanie Cotela Tanner
Category: Art and Design | Series: Masterpieces in Art
Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, Van Gogh Masterpieces of Art features all of the best-known works of one of the most famous artists in the world, preceded by a fresh and thoughtful introduction providing lively commentary on his life, society, places and style and techniques, including ...Show more
Vincent Van Gogh Masterpieces of Art by Stephanie Cotela Tanner
Category: Adult Activity Books | Series: Masterpieces of Art Ser.
New edition of Van Gogh in the popular Masterpieces of Art series. Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, Van Gogh Masterpieces of Art features all of the best-known works of one of the most famous artists in the world, preceded by a fresh and thoughtful introduction providing lively comm ...Show more