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No one has, until now, made a serious effort to analyze the meaning of Raphael's Bible. Considering the tomes devoted to theories about the Sistine ceiling or even to Raphael's own Stanze in the Vatican, this default is astonishing.This monograph attempts to identify the most significant cohesive themes of the Logge decorations and to demonstrate that the subjects discussed in the first chapter as an introduction to the enterprise - namely, the ecclesiastical concerns and deep spirituality shown in Raphael's portrait of Leo X and the propaganda arguments of contemporary literature and festivals - come together in the Logge decorations.In the Logge Raphael's genius transforms the common language and imagery of the papal court into an extraordinary masterpiece of art. ... Read more

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In this full-length study of the remarkable career of British printmaker John Raphael Smith, Ellen D`Oench investigates Smith`s activities as artist, publisher, and important figure in the late eighteenth-century art world. She examines how Smith conducted his engraving and publishing business and what his prints, drawings, and paintings reveal about the society that viewed them. The book includes a catalogue raisonn_ of Smith`s works. ... Read more

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contains b/w line drawings with tissue paper bound in front of each for the child to trace the drawing on. Undated & unpaginated ... Read more

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The object of this collection of prints is to introduce the student to Raphael through the pictures which appeal directly to the imagination with some story interest. With this characteristic as the leading principle of choice, the variety of subjects is perhaps as wide as the conditions admit. No attempt is made to represent all the sides of the painter's art; his portraits are ignored and his Madonnas inadequately represented, in order to give place to pictures which awaken as many points of interest as possible. Within these narrow limits Raphael, as an illustrator and a composer, is even in these few pictures clearly represented. ... Read more

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In their ninth book, the Guillauds present Raphael's six frescoes from the Vatican. There are 240 pages of luxurious onionskin paper, which deepens and illuminates hundreds of details from scores of paintings. ... Read more

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Sensuous And Stunning!
When Pope Julius II needed someone to design and create the frescoes for his private appartment in The Vatican, he knew who to call: Raphael; and what staggering frescoes they are!

The frescoes are part of the Stanza della Segnatura which contain the famous School of Athens, and The Triumph Of Religion.These 2 works are found on the largest walls.Also included are The Stanza dell'Incendio and The Stanza d'Eliodoro.

What makes this book so sensuous and stunning are the beautiful color photographs that husband and wife team Maurice & Jacqueline Guillaud have taken.Full of spectacular close-ups, you immediately get the full force of Raphael's vivid pallette.One of the trademarks of the Guillaud's is to print all of their photographs on onionskin paper, which has the look of paint on fresh plaster.This is a great way to experience the works of this great artist. ... Read more

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Written in 1550 by Florentine artist Giorgio Vasari, and part of his Lives of the Painters—perhaps the most important work of art history ever written—The Life of Raphael is the first stand-alone edition of this timeless work. ... Read more

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Chapters: Botticelli Paintings in the Uffizi, Raphael Paintings in the Uffizi, the Birth of Venus, Primavera, Portrait of Pope Julius Ii, Calumny of Apelles, Portrait of a Man With a Medal of Cosimo the Elder, Pallas and the Centaur, Madonna Del Cardellino, Cestello Annunciation, Madonna of the Pomegranate, Young Man With an Apple, Madonna of the Magnificat, St. Augustine, Madonna and Child With an Angel, Madonna in Glory With Seraphim, Portrait of Elisabetta Gonzaga, Sant'ambrogio Altarpiece, St. Augustine in His Cell, Portrait of Perugino, Fortitude, Self-Portrait. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 59. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Primavera is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli, c. 1482. It is housed in Uffizi Gallery of Florence. In 1551, Vasari wrote that the picture which according to him announced the arrival of spring (Primavera in Italian) was in the Medici villa in Castello, near villa de Petraia. In 1477, the estate was acquired by Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, who was a second cousin of Lorenzo the Magnificent. This is why it was long assumed that the Primavera, as the painting continues to be called, was painted for the fourteen-year-old Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco when the villa was bought. An inventory dating from 1499, which was not discovered until 1975, lists the property of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco and his brother Giovanni and states that in the 15th century the Primavera had been displayed in Florence's city palace. The painting decorated an anteroom attached to Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco's chambers. Such large-format paintings were not unusual in the private residences of affluent families. The Primavera is, however, significantly illustrative of Renaissance classicistic iconography and form, depicting classical gods almost...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3049924 ... Read more

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An exhibition highlighting the collection of paintings listed in Art and Antiques' Top 100 Collectors in America, featuring work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Donald Baechler, David Hockney and Deborah Kass. ... Read more

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Oversized Paperback, 224 Glossy Pages, Containing Art From The Chinese, Japanese, French, British, Portuguese, Egyptian, Islamic, Khmer, Flemish, Russian, Pre-Columbian & Greek Schools of Art and More.Topics: Science, Travel, Religion, Mythology, Concepts, Arts, Nature, Culture, Daily Life & People. ... Read more

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quiero vivir
Th is is very interesting book that was prepared by Raphael Martos the famous spanish singer, in
which describe the whole things that happened around his liver transplant that, thanks God was a real success.
Very interesting and moving! ... Read more