Joseph Manca

From its prehistoric origins to the conceptual modernity of the 21st century, sculpture has literally and figuratively moulded the art world. Offering an integral view at its evolution of form across civilisations and epochs, this work presents the masterpieces of sculpture that, with their timeless silhouettes, have shaped the current notion of beauty. Full of reflection on various eras, artists, and their times, this gallery in high relief presents numerous references, commentaries on works, and artist biographies. 30 Millennia of Sculpture opens the door to history and art, making it an ideal guide for both students and neophytes.

Дата выхода: январь 2018

From antiquity to the 20th century, this sculpture collection offers a truly original vision of Western art. Here are the most sensual and harmonious masterworks to the most provocative and minimalist sculptures. Sculpture shapes the world and our concept of beauty, leaving everlasting silhouettes and always creating new intriguing ones. These masterworks are the mirror of an era, of an artist and his public and through this sculpture gallery, one visits not only the history of art, but history as a whole. Between the acclaimed ideals of beauty and the most controversial works, 1,000 Sculptures of Genius will give you a true panoramic view of Western sculpture. Along with numerous references, comments on masterworks and biographies, this...

Дата выхода: июнь 2017

Featuring 1,000 internationally recognised paintings, this collection spans the history of art from the 13th century to the present, from the early stirrings of the Renaissance movement in Italy to the boundary-pushing experiments of the Abstract Expressionists in post-World War II America. These cultural treasures are presented in historical context, along with extended captions and biographies of one hundred of the most influential artists. Each chapter reviews major events that had an impact on the art world, defines significant techniques, and comments on relevant innovations. An artistic, cultural, and educational resource, this book invites us to consider the interaction between history and art, and the influence artists through...

Дата выхода: июнь 2017

Mantegna; humanist, geometrist, archaeologist, of great scholastic and imaginative intelligence, dominated the whole of northern Italy by virtue of his imperious personality. Aiming at optical illusion, he mastered perspective. He trained in painting at the Padua School where Donatello and Paolo Uccello had previously attended. Even at a young age commissions for Andrea’s work flooded in, for example the frescos of the Ovetari Chapel of Padua. In a short space of time Mantegna found his niche as a modernist due to his highly original ideas and the use of perspective in his works. His marriage with Nicolosia Bellini, the sister of Giovanni, paved the way for his entree into Venice. Mantegna reached an artistic maturity with his Pala San...

Дата выхода: июнь 2017

Als Humanist, Geometer und Archologe ein Mann von herausragender Intelligenz und Phantasie, bte Mantegna dank seiner imposanten Persnlichkeit eine starke Wirkung aus. Er experimentierte mit optischer Illusion und war ein Meister der Perspektive. Seine Ausbildung als Maler erhielt er an der Schule von Padua, zu deren frheren Schlern Donatello und Uccello gehrten. Schon im jungen Alter wurde er mit Auftrgen berhuft. Berhmt aus dieser Zeit sind seine Ovetari-Fresken in der Eremitani-Kirche in Padua. Innerhalb krzester Zeit fand Mantegna dank seiner originellen Ideen eine Nische als “moderner” Maler. Seine Eheschlieung mit Nicolosia Bellini, Schwester von Giovanni, ffnete ihm die Tore nach Venedig. Seine knstlerische Reife erreichte er...

Дата выхода: ноябрь 2013

Andrea Mantegna (1431 Isola di Carturo – 1506 Mantoue) Mantegna, humaniste, gomtre, archologue, homme d\'une grande intelligence et d\'une puissante imagination, domina la scne de l\'Italie septentrionale grce sa personnalit imprieuse. Cherchant produire des illusions d\'optique, il parvint matriser la perspective. Il se forma la peinture auprs des matres de l\'cole de Padoue, que Donatello et Paolo Uccello avaient frquente plus tt. Ds sa prime jeunesse, les commandes afflurent, telles les fresques de la chapelle des Ovetari de Padoue. En un laps de temps trs court, Mantegna s\'imposa en tant que moderniste, grce l\'extrme originalit de ses ides et l\'utilisation de la perspective dans ses oeuvres. Son mariage avec Nicolosia Bellini,...

Дата выхода: октябрь 2013

Mantegna; humanist, geometrist, archaeologist, of great scholastic and imaginative intelligence, dominated the whole of northern Italy by virtue of his imperious personality. Aiming at optical illusion, he mastered perspective. He trained in painting at the Padua School where Donatello and Paolo Uccello had previously attended. Even at a young age commissions for Andrea’s work flooded in, for example the frescos of the Ovetari Chapel of Padua. In a short space of time Mantegna found his niche as a modernist due to his highly original ideas and the use of perspective in his works. His marriage with Nicolosia Bellini, the sister of Giovanni, paved the way for his entree into Venice. Mantegna reached an artistic maturity with his Pala San...

Дата выхода: август 2013

From antiquity to the 20th century, this sculpture collection offers a truly original vision of Western art. Here are the most sensual and harmonious masterworks to the most provocative and minimalist sculptures. Sculpture shapes the world and our concept of beauty, leaving everlasting silhouettes and always creating new intriguing ones. These masterworks are the mirror of an era, of an artist and his public and through this sculpture gallery, one visits not only the history of art, but history as a whole. Between the acclaimed ideals of beauty and the most controversial works, 1,000 Sculptures of Genius will give you a true panoramic view of Western sculpture. Along with numerous references, comments on masterworks and biographies, this...

Дата выхода: апрель 2015

Featuring 1,000 internationally recognised paintings, this collection spans the history of art from the 13th century to the present, from the early stirrings of the Renaissance movement in Italy to the boundary-pushing experiments of the Abstract Expressionists in post-World War II America. These cultural treasures are presented in historical context, along with extended captions and biographies of one hundred of the most influential artists. Each chapter reviews major events that had an impact on the art world, defines significant techniques, and comments on relevant innovations. An artistic, cultural, and educational resource, this book invites us to consider the interaction between history and art, and the influence artists through...

Дата выхода: апрель 2015