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Veronese

Salomon Xavier F.

ISBN: HB: 9781857095531, Yale University Press, National Gallery London, March 2014
272 pp., 28.5x24.5 cm, 140 colour illus.

Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) was one of the great Venetian artists of the Renaissance, whose works were admired for their rich colours and mastery of theatrical narrative. His paintings ranged from decorative fresco schemes and portraits to allegorical...

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Catholic Rubens Saints and Martyrs

Sauerlander Willibald, Dollenmayer David

ISBN: HB: 9781606062685, Getty Publications, March 2014
306 pp., 24.6x17.8 cm, 76 colour illus., 33 black&white illus.

This is a rich exploration of the role the Baroque master played in the Counter-Reformation. The art of Rubens is rooted in an era darkened by the long shadow of devastating wars between Protestants and Catholics. In the wake of this profound schism,...

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Paul Gauguin Where Do we Come From? What Are We? Where Are we Going?

Shackelford George T. M.

ISBN: PB: 9780878467938, DAP, MFA Publications, September 2013
56 pp., 20.9x14.6 cm

Not for sale in Estonia! The life of Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) is one of the richest and most mythic in the history of Western art. Abandoning a career in banking, a family and his homeland, in the last decade of the nineteenth century he sailed fro...

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Looking East Rubens Encounter with Asia

Schrader Stephanie

ISBN: PB: 9781606061312, Getty Publications, March 2013
124 pp., 22.9x17.7 cm, 27 colour illus.,15 black&white illus.

This is a fascinating exploration of the mystery that surrounds of Ruben's most well-known and intriguing drawings. Peter Paul Rubens was one of the most talented and successful artists working in 17th-century Europe. During his illustrious career as...

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Journeys to New Worlds Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art in the Roberta and Richard Huber Collection

Stratton-Pruitt Suzanne L., Castro Mark A., Alcala Luisa Elena, Barquist David L., Marcos Margarita M. Estella, Quispe Cueva Enrique, Rishel Joseph J., Rivas Jorge F. P.

ISBN: HB: 9780300191769, Yale University Press, March 2013
198 pp., 30.5x25.4 cm, 198 colour images, 7 black&white illus.

This beautifully illustrated catalogue showcases 126 Spanish and Portuguese artworks from the 17th and 18th centuries, all highlights from the dazzling collection of Roberta and Richard Huber. Featuring works in a variety of media and from far-flung...

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S. J. Peploe

Strang Alice, Fowle Frances, Cumming Elizabeth, Peploe Guy

ISBN: HB: 9780300189766, Yale University Press, November 2012
96 pp., 26.6x24.1 cm, 88 colour illus.

Samuel John Peploe (1871-1935) was the eldest of the four artists popularly known as "The Scottish Colourists". Born in Edinburgh, he was drawn to France and returned to paint there frequently, moving in 1910 to Paris, where he moved in artistic avan...

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Europe

English Prize The Capture of the Westmorland, an Episode of the Grand Tour

Sanchez-Jauregu Alpanes Maria Dolores, Wilcox Scott

ISBN: HB: 9780300176056, Yale University Press, May 2012
400 pp., 30.5x24.1 cm, 350 colour illus.

Laden with works of art acquired by young British travellers on the Grand Tour in Italy, the British merchant ship Westmorland sailed from the Italian port of Livorno before being captured by French naval vessels and escorted to Malaga in southern Sp...

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Anglo-Florentine Renaissance Art for the Early Tudors

Sicca Cinzia Maria, Waldman Louis A., Allen Brian, Connors Joseph

ISBN: HB: 9780300176087, Yale University Press, February 2012
330 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 120 illus.

Under the rule of Henry VII (r. 1485-1509) England became a powerful nation. The Tudor court sought to express its worldliness and political weight through major artistic commissions, employing Florentine sculptors and painters to create lavish new i...

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Leonardo Da Vinci Painter at the Court of Milan

Syson Luke, Keith Larry, Mazzotta Antonio, Moore Ede Minna A., Nethersole Scott, Galansino Arturo, Rumberg Per

ISBN: HB: 9781857094916, Yale University Press, National Gallery London, November 2011
304 pp., 32x24 cm, 190 colour illus.

This catalogue accompanies the major exhibition "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan at the National Gallery" (London: 9 November 2011 – 5 February 2012) Click to see Official Exhibition page on the National Gallery website Leonardo d...

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Contemporary Art

Salvador Dali The Reality of Dreams

Schiebler Ralf

ISBN: PB: 9783791346120, Prestel Publishing, October 2011
128 pp., 27x18.5 cm, 62 colour illus., 38 black&white illus.

Now available again, this fascinating look at Dali explores the forces that shaped the life and works of one of the modern art world's most inscrutable and misunderstood figures. Concise yet comprehensive, this elegant volume follows Dali's artistic...

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