Individual Artist category: 1922 books

Cover of Claude Lorrain
by Sergei Daniel
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014

Claude Gellée, called Claude Lorrain was neither a great man nor a lofty spirit like Poussin. His genius cannot, however, be denied and he was, like Poussin, a profoundly original inventor within the limitations of a classical ideal. He too spent most of his life in Rome though the art he created...
Cover of Doré's Illustrations for Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso"
by Gustave Doré
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012

This collection contains 208 of Dore's finest illustrations for Ariosto's magnificent epic poem, painstakingly reproduced from a beautifully printed 19th century German edition. The illustrations range from brilliant quick sketches to highly finished and shaded studies, many of which convey an incomparable...
Cover of A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley
by Jane Kamensky
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016

"A stunning biography…[A] truly singular account of the American Revolution." —Amanda Foreman, author of A World on Fire Through an intimate narrative of the life of painter John Singleton Copley, award-winning historian Jane Kamensky reveals the world of the American Revolution,...
Cover of Rodin
by Rainer Maria Rilke
Language: German
Release Date: December 22, 2011

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) intensiviertseine zeichnerische Tätigkeit als etwa 10-Jähriger und besucht ab 1854 in der Zeichen- und Mathematikschule La Petite ÉcoleKurse von Henri Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1802-1897) und des MalersJean-Hilaire Belloc (1786-1866). Dort entdeckt er für sich die Bildhauerei....
Cover of Canaletto
by Octave Uzanne
Language: German
Release Date: September 15, 2015

Der unter dem Namen Canaletto bekannte Venezianer Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768) wurde durch seinen Vater, einen Theaterdekorateur, an die Malerei und die Perspektive herangeführt. Canaletto ist vor allem für seine Veduten bekannt. Während die Amateure seiner Zeit ihre Landschaftsbilder als...
Cover of O'Keeffe
by Janet Souter
Language: German
Release Date: September 15, 2015

Am Zeitraum zwischen Geburt und Tod der Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) streift die gesamte moderne Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten vorbei wie ein Hollywood-Film. Aus einer kleinen Stadt stammend, schafft sich Georgia O’Keeffe erst in New York einen Namen; jenes New York, das Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts...
Cover of Margaret Preston's Monotypes

Margaret Preston's Monotypes

27 Plates in Colour

by Margaret Preston
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018

MARGARET PRESTON is Australia's most original painter. Essentially a pioneer, she strikes out new paths, and her fervour for experiment has led her into diverse forms of art. As she has mastered each new method she discards it and moves on to something fresh. Her latest conquest is the Monotype, and...
Cover of Dwayne Johnson: Celebrity Biographies
by Matt Green
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016

Ever wondered how Dwayne Johnson rose to stardom? Greatness is dreamed by all of us and Dwayne Johnson, The Rock, is undoubtedly that born star who achieved it through his indomitable talent and supreme devotion. He is one of the most celebrated figures in the world. His charismatic persona,...
Cover of Out of Line

Out of Line

The Art of Jules Feiffer

by Martha Fay
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015

Everyone knows a Feiffer illustration when they see one: His characters leap across the page, each line belying humor and psychological insight. Over Feiffer’s prolific 70-year career, his nimble and singular imagination has given us new perspectives as well as biting satires on politics, love,...
Cover of Léonard de Vinci
by Jp. A. Calosse
Language: French
Release Date: December 22, 2011

Léonard de Vinci (Vinci, 1452 – Le Clos-Lucé, 1519) Léonard passa la première partie de sa vie à Florence, la seconde à Milan et ses trois dernières années en France. Le professeur de Léonard fut Verrocchio, d'abord orfèvre, puis peintre et sculpteur. En tant que peintre, Verrocchio était...
Cover of Sandro Botticelli
by Victoria Charles
Language: French
Release Date: December 22, 2011

Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) (Florence, 1445 – 1510) Botticelli était le fils d'un citoyen jouissant d'une situation confortable, et avait été «instruit dans toutes les choses que les enfants doivent habituellement savoir avant de choisir une vocation ». Mais il refusa...
Cover of Pieter Bruegel
by Klaus Carl
Language: French
Release Date: December 22, 2011

Pieter Bruegel, l'Ancien (près de Breda, 1525 – Bruxelles, 1569) Pieter Bruegel fut le premier membre important d'une famille d'artistes, actifs durant quatre générations. D'abord dessinateur avant de devenir peintre, il peignit des thèmes religieux, comme la Tour de Babel, avec des couleurs...
Cover of Botticelli
by Emile Gebhart, Victoria Charles
Language: French
Release Date: September 15, 2015

Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) (Florence, 1445 – 1510) Botticelli était le fils d'un citoyen jouissant d'une situation confortable, et avait été «instruit dans toutes les choses que les enfants doivent habituellement savoir avant de choisir une vocation ». Mais il refusa...
Cover of Michel-Ange
by Eugène Müntz
Language: French
Release Date: September 15, 2015

Michel-Ange (Michelangelo Buonarroti) (Caprese, 1475 – Rome, 1564) Michel-Ange, comme Léonard de Vinci, avait plusieurs cordes à son arc et était à la fois sculpteur, architecte, peintre et poète. Il porta à leur apothéose le mouvement musculaire et l'effort, équivalents plastiques de la...
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