Paintings in the Louvre
- 688 pages
- 25 hours of reading
120 essays by a distinguished art historian represent a guided tour of more than eight hundred European masterpieces from the art collection of the world-famous Louvre
Lawrence Gowing Books
April 21, 1918 – February 5, 1991
Initially celebrated as a portrait and landscape painter, this English artist and writer expanded his influence significantly into art education, writing, and curatorship. His engagement with art history was largely self-taught, fostering a unique perspective. He later served as Principal of the esteemed Slade School of Fine Art, leaving a notable mark on the art world.
Cezanne
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Reference and introduction to classic masterpieces created over a score of centuries by the world's most creative painters, sculptors, and artists.
The Bible and Its Painters
- 300 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Quotations from the Old and New Testament are illustrated with paintings by artists such as Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, and Delacroix
Lawrence Gowing's classic study has long been treasured for the painterly sensibilities he brought to this greatly loved body of work. Finally the text is available again, with a new foreword and fresh reproductions of Vermeer's paintings.
Matisse
- 216 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Examines Matisse's impact on modern art as well as examining his career, techniques, aesthetics, and stages of artistic development
Selections from each period of the artist's work are accompanied by essays on his approach to painting
Zbiór ponad 800 arcydzieł malarstwa europejskiego pochodzących z jednej z najbardziej znanych kolekcji na świecie. Barwne reprodukcje pozwalają poznać najważniejsze obrazy ze zbiorów Luwru. Są wśród nich dzieła malarzy francuskich, począwszy od twórców średniowiecznych i renesansowych, a także dzieła malarzy z innych krajów europejskich- z Włoch, Niemiec, czy Hiszpanii. Czytelnik znajdzie tu dzieła Leonarda da Vinci, Tycjana, El Greca, Goi i wielu innych.
