Oil Painting category: 95 books

"Christmas! 'Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of charity in the heart."No holiday has the power to captivate our senses or dominate our memories quite like Christmas. And perhaps no contemporary artist had the power to captivate our imaginations...

This book is intended to provide in a few words, the beauty of art. It will help an individual to appreciate, write and talk about art. This book tell stories about the artists and his work.

Intermediate and advanced art students receive a broad vocabulary of effects with this in-depth study of light. The guide offers detailed descriptions that start with the basics — the direction of light, reflections, and shadows — and advance to studies of light in natural and manipulated situations....

* El arte de la decoración del vidrio es muy antiguo (pensemos en las grandes catedrales) y hoy vuelve a estar de actualidad gracias a las variadas posibilidades que ofrece y a la facilidad de realización * Este libro nos guía en el conocimiento de los distintos tipos de vidrio. Describe los utensilios...

Henryk Hektor Siemiradzki (1843 – 1902) was a Polish 19th-century painter active in the period of foreign Partitions of Poland, and best remembered for his monumental Academic art. He was particularly known for his depictions of scenes from the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the New Testament, owned...

"My mission as an artist is to capture those special moments in life adorned with beauty and light. I work to create images that project a serene simplicity that can be appreciated and enjoyed by everyone. That's what I mean by sharing the light." --Thomas KinkadeCollectors and fans worldwide...

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780 –1867) was a French Neoclassical painter. Although he considered himself to be a painter of history in the tradition of Nicolas Poussin and Jacques-Louis David, by the end of his life it was Ingres's portraits, both painted and drawn, that were recognized as his...

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon was a French Romantic painter and draughtsman best known for his allegorical paintings and portraits. His artistic style contrasted starkly with the dominant version of Neoclassicism under Jacques-Louis David. Prud'hon's paintings were based on classical texts and ancient prototypes,...

International diplomat, savvy businessman, devout Catholic, fluent in six languages, an intellectual who counted Europe's finest scholars among his friends, Peter Paul Rubens was always first a painter. Few artists have been capable of transforming such a vast variety of influences into a style utterly...

La période de la Renaissance débute en Italie à la fin du XIVe siècle et s’étend sur tout le continent européen jusqu’à la seconde moitié du XVIe siècle. La redécouverte des splendeurs de la Grèce et de la Rome antique marque les débuts d’une « renaissance » des arts, en rupture...

Antonio De Nardis nasce a Latina nel 1968. La prima mostra risale al 1988. Dopo un lungo periodo di “silenzio” (solo per quanto riguarda le apparizioni pubbliche), nel 2012 espone presso lo spazio dei portici comunali di Priverno (LT).  Subito dopo espone le sue opere presso il winebar “Tacconibus”...

In the preface to the first edition of "The Art and Practice of Typography," the author stated that he did not "anticipate again having the pleasure of producing a book as elaborate as this one," but the favor with which the volume was received made another edition advisable, and in consequence he...

Mary Beale (1633 – 1699) was an English portrait painter. She became one of the most important portrait painters of 17th-century England, and has been described as the first professional female English painter.Beale was born in Barrow, Suffolk, the daughter of John Cradock, a Puritan rector. Her...

Dans une Angleterre victorienne emportée par les rapides évolutions de la révolution industrielle, la confrérie préraphaélite, proche des Arts & Crafts de William Morris, prôna le retour aux valeurs d’antan. Souhaitant le renouveau des formes épurées et nobles de la Renaissance italienne,...