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.
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.
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.
Reference and introduction to classic masterpieces created over a score of centuries by the world's most creative painters, sculptors, and artists.
Staple-bound paperback, published for the exhibition at the Tate, 22 May - 18 August 1985. Three or four minor marks on covers. Content is clear on clean pages. TS
Quotations from the Old and New Testament are illustrated with paintings by artists such as Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, and Delacroix
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
Examines Matisse's impact on modern art as well as examining his career, techniques, aesthetics, and stages of artistic development
