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Author : Mary Webster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (561 download)
Download or read book Francis Wheatley, 1747-1801 written by Mary Webster and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Jayne Wrightsman
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588391442
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)
Download or read book The Wrightsman Pictures written by Jayne Wrightsman and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2005 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavish catalogue presents 150 European paintings, pastels, and drawings from the late fifteenth to the mid-nineteenth century that have been given to the Metropolitan Museum by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman or are still held in Mrs. Wrightsman's private collection. These notable works were collected over the past four decades, many of them with the Museum in mind; some were purchased by the Museum through the Wrightsman Fund. Highlights of the book include masterpieces by Vermeer, El Greco, Rubens, Van Dyck, Georges de La Tour, Jacques-Louis David, and Caspar David Friedrich as well as numerous paintings by the eighteenth-century Venetian artists Canaletto, Guardi, and the Tiepolos, father and son, plus a dozen remarkable portrait drawings by Ingres. Each work is reproduced in color and is accompanied by a short essay.
Author : John Baskett
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300117469
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Paul Mellon's Legacy written by John Baskett and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Mellon (1907--1999) was an unparalleled collector of British art. His collection, now at Yale in the museum and study center he founded to house it, rivals those in Britain’s national museums and is unquestionably the most comprehensive representation of British art held outside of the United Kingdom. This book and the exhibition that it accompanies celebrate the centenary of his birth. Five introductory essays examine Mellon’s extraordinary collecting activity, as well as his role in creating both the Yale Center for British Art and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art in London as gifts to his alma mater (Yale 1929). A lavishly illustrated catalogue section showcases 148 of the most exquisite and important paintings, watercolors, drawings, prints, sculpture, rare books, and manuscript material in the Yale Center’s collection, including major works by Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, George Stubbs, John Constable, and J. M. W. Turner.
Author : Padhraig Higgins
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 0299233332
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (992 download)
Download or read book A Nation of Politicians written by Padhraig Higgins and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between the years 1778 and 1784, groups that had previously been excluded from the Irish political sphere—women, Catholics, lower-class Protestants, farmers, shopkeepers, and other members of the laboring and agrarian classes—began to imagine themselves as civil subjects with a stake in matters of the state. This politicization of non-elites was largely driven by the Volunteers, a local militia force that emerged in Ireland as British troops were called away to the American War of Independence. With remarkable speed, the Volunteers challenged central features of British imperial rule over Ireland and helped citizens express a new Irish national identity. In A Nation of Politicians, Padhraig Higgins argues that the development of Volunteer-initiated activities—associating, petitioning, subscribing, shopping, and attending celebrations—expanded the scope of political participation. Using a wide range of literary, archival, and visual sources, Higgins examines how ubiquitous forms of communication—sermons, songs and ballads, handbills, toasts, graffiti, theater, rumors, and gossip—encouraged ordinary Irish citizens to engage in the politics of a more inclusive society and consider the broader questions of civil liberties and the British Empire. A Nation of Politicians presents a fascinating tale of the beginnings of Ireland’s richly vocal political tradition at this important intersection of cultural, intellectual, social, and public history. Winner of the Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Book, American Conference for Irish Studies
Author : Christopher Baker
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789149673
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)
Download or read book Creator of Nightmares written by Christopher Baker and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2024-12-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical biography of the eighteenth-century painter. Henry Fuseli (1741–1825) was one of the eighteenth century’s most provocative and inventive artists. He is best known for his painting The Nightmare, which channeled a new form of gothic imagery for the Romantic age. This engaging study of the artist’s career unveils Fuseli’s complexities, navigating contradictions between literary and painted works, sacred and secular themes, and traditional patronage versus competitive exhibitions. Plotting Fuseli’s trajectory from Zurich to Paris, Rome, and ultimately London, Creator of Nightmares paints an image of Fuseli as an astute marketer and self-proclaimed genius who transformed himself from a priest to an Enlightenment writer, a mercurial force in the art world, and finally a revered teacher.
Author : Louise Duckling
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1526744988
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Exploring the Lives of Women, 1558–1837 written by Louise Duckling and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the Lives of Women, 1558-1837' is an engaging and lively collection of original, thought-provoking essays. Its route from Lady Jane Greys nine-day reign to Queen Victorias accession provides ample opportunities to examine complex interactions between gender, rank, and power. Yet the books scope extends far beyond queens: its female cast includes servants, aristocrats, literary women, opera singers, actresses, fallen women, athletes and mine workers.The collection explores themes relating to female power and physical strength; infertility, motherhood, sexuality and exploitation; creativity and celebrity; marriage and female friendship. It draws upon a wide range of primary materials to explore diverse representations of women: illuminating accounts of real womens lives appear alongside fictional portrayals and ideological constructions of femininity. In exploring womens negotiations with patriarchal control, this book demonstrates how the lived experience of women did not always correspond to prescribed social and gendered norms, revealing the rich complexity of their lives.This volume has been published to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Womens Studies Group 1558-1837. The group was formed to promote research into any aspect of womens lives as experienced or depicted within this period. The depth, range and creativity of the essays in this book reflect the myriad interests of its members.
Author : Advolly Richmond
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 0711282226
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (112 download)
Download or read book A Short History of Flowers written by Advolly Richmond and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Short History of Flowers, Advolly Richmond of Gardeners' World explores the exciting stories behind the most popular garden flowers.
Author : Jonathan Bardon
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0717157547
Total Pages : 882 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (171 download)
Download or read book A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes – Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Irish History written by Jonathan Bardon and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2008-10-31 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE ONLY BOOK ON IRISH HISTORY YOU'LL EVER NEED!From invasions to rebellions, heroic martyrs to pragmatic politicians, industrial development to mass emigration, A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes by renowned Irish historian Jonathan Bardon will take you on a sweeping journey through Irish history, getting behind the historical headlines to reveal the lived experience of Irish people.Written in easy-to-read bitesize episodes, Bardon's original and engaging style will make you feel as though you're alongside William Smith O'Brien and his rebels at the Battle of Widow McCormack's Cabbage Patch, traversing the country to banish snakes and convert Celts with St Patrick, and feasting with the Spanish Armada's Captain Francisco de Cuellar and his wild Irish hosts. From taking up arms with the United Irishmen at Vinegar Hill to standing in solidarity with the workers of the Dublin 1916 Lockout, A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes will take you right to the heart of Irish history.Featuring a cast of characters that leap off the page, from the well-known, like the hero of the War of Independence, Michael Collins, to the quirky, such as Susannah Cibber, the first soprano to sing Handel's Messiah, A History of 250 Episodes will thrill, excite and inform you from start to finish. Whether you dip in and out of episodes or devour it from cover to cover, Bardon's must-have book will teach you everything you've ever wanted to know about Irish history and much, much more beyond.
Author : Celeste Ray
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253066697
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Holy Wells of Ireland written by Celeste Ray and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The storied landscapes of Ireland are dotted with holy wells--hallowed springs, pools, ponds, and lakes credited with curative powers and often associated with Catholic and indigenous saints. While many of these sites have been recently lost to development, others are visited daily for devotions and remain the focus of annual community gatherings. Encouraging both their use and protection, Holy Wells of Ireland delves into these irreplaceable resources of spiritual, archaeological, and historical significance. Reserves of localized spiritual practices, holy wells are also ecosystems in themselves and provide habitats for rare and culturally meaningful flora and fauna. The shift toward a "post-Catholic" Ireland has prompted renewed interest in holy wells as popular domains with organic faith traditions. Of the roughly 3,000 holy wells documented across Ireland, some attract international pilgrims and others are stewarded by a single family. Featuring 140 color images, this remarkable volume shares the transdisciplinary work of contributors who study these wells through the overlapping lenses of anthropology, archaeology, art history, biomedicine, folklore, geography, history, and hydrology. Braiding community perspectives with those of scholars across academia, Holy Wells of Ireland considers Irish holy wells as a resilient feature of ever-evolving Irish Christianity, as inspiration to other faith traditions, as places of pilgrimage and healing, and as threatened biocultural resources.
Author : Karen Junod
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199597006
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)
Download or read book Writing the Lives of Painters written by Karen Junod and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the development of artists' biographies in the cultural context of 18th- and early 19th-century Britain. It argues that the proliferation of a myriad biographical forms mirrored the privileging of artistic originality and difference within an art world that had yet to generate a coherent 'British School' of painting.
Author : Traute M. Marshall
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781584656210
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (562 download)
Download or read book Art Museums Plus written by Traute M. Marshall and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2009 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging guide to over 150 art museums and more throughout New England
Author : James Taylor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472955447
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)
Download or read book Picturing the Pacific written by James Taylor and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 50 years between the 1760s and the early 19th century, the pioneers who sailed from Europe to explore the Pacific brought back glimpses of a new world in the form of oil paintings, watercolors and drawings--a sensational view of a part of the world few would ever see. Today these works represent a fascinating and inspiring perspective from the frontier of discovery. It was Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society, who popularized the placement of professional artists on British ships of exploration. They captured striking and memorable images of everything they encountered: exotic landscapes, beautiful flora and fauna, as well as remarkable portraits of indigenous peoples. These earliest views of the Pacific were designed to promote the new world as enticing, to make it seem familiar, to encourage further exploration and, ultimately, British settlement. Drawing on both private and public collections from around the world, this lavish book collects oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, prints and other documents from those voyages, and presents a unique glimpse into an age where science and art became irrevocably entwined.
Author : Síghle Bhreathnach-Lynch
Publisher : Merrion Press
ISBN 13 : 1788550684
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (885 download)
Download or read book Expressions of Nationhood in Bronze & Stone written by Síghle Bhreathnach-Lynch and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the time of his death in 1945, Albert Power was the leading nationalist sculptor in the Irish Free State, yet within a few decades he was almost forgotten. This first major examination of his life and career tells of one artist’s contribution to national identity before and after political independence. In sculpture, at that time, the emphasis was on creating a pantheon of ‘new’ Irish heroes by means of monumental and portrait commissions. Power’s work, however, sprang from deeply held nationalist beliefs and he felt that subject matter alone was insufficient to ensure a distinctive Irish art. Wherever possible he deliberately chose native stone, believing that this best conveyed a nationalist sentiment, such as the limestone he used in the beloved monument to Padraic Ó Conaire in Galway. His political commissions from 1922 onward reveal the new State’s desire for a national political and cultural identity, and in this book Power’s sculpture is explored both at the time of its production and within the broader context of writers and artists who wished to contribute to the new nation’s cultural identity, a legacy that modern Ireland enjoys today.
Author : Daniel Karlin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198792352
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)
Download or read book Street Songs written by Daniel Karlin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2018 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the use made by poets and novelists of street songs and cries with a particular focus on nineteenth and early twentieth century writers including William Wordsworth, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Walt Whitman, George Gissing, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Marcel Proust.
Author : Lauren Stowell
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1624147917
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (241 download)
Download or read book The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty written by Lauren Stowell and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master Iconic 18th Century Hair and Makeup Techniques Ever wondered how Marie Antoinette achieved her sky-high hairstyle or how women in the 1700s created their voluminous frizz hairdos? The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty answers all your Georgian beauty questions—and teaches you all you need to know to recreate the styles yourself. Learn how to whip up your own pomatum and hair powder and correctly use them to take your ’dos to the next level. From there, dive into the world of buckles, hair cushions and papillote papers with historically accurate hairstyles straight from the 1700s. And top all your hair masterpieces with millinery from the time period, from a French night cap to a silk bonnet to a simple, elegant chiffonet. With Lauren and Abby’s step-by-step instructions and insightful commentary, this must-have guide is sure to find a permanent place on the shelves of all 18th century beauty enthusiasts.
Author : Viscountess Elizabeth Milbanke Lamb Melbourne
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780890966723
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (667 download)
Download or read book Byron's "Corbeau Blanc" written by Viscountess Elizabeth Milbanke Lamb Melbourne and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Elizabeth Lamb, Viscountess Melbourne (née Elizabeth Milbanke; 1750 ? 1818) was one of the most influential of the political hostesses of the extended Regency period, and the wife of Whig politician Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne. She was the mother of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amongst several other influential children. Lady Melbourne was known not just for her political influence but also for her friendships and romantic relationships with members of London society including Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, George, Prince of Wales and Lord Byron."--Wikipedia.
