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The Portraitist

Author : Steven Nadler
Publisher : Atlas Contact
ISBN 13 : 9045050013
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book The Portraitist written by Steven Nadler and published by Atlas Contact. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword Marrigje Rikken, Head of Collections and Exhibitions – Frans Hals Museum. Frans Hals was one of the greatest portrait painters in history, and his style transformed ideas and expectations about what portraiture can do and what a painting should look like. Hals was a member of the great trifecta of Dutch Baroque painters alongside Rembrandt and Vermeer, and he was the portraitist of choice for entrepreneurs, merchants, professionals, theologians, intellectuals, militiamen, and even his fellow artists in the Dutch Golden Age. His works, with their visible brush strokes and bold execution, lacked the fine detail and smooth finish common among his peers, and some dismissed his works as sloppy and unfinished. But for others, they were fresh and exciting, filled with a sense of the sitter’s animated presence captured with energy and immediacy. This is the first full-length biography of Hals in many years. It offers a view into seventeenth-century Haarlem and this culturally rich era of the Dutch Republic. Nadler tells the story not only of Hals’s life, but also of the artistic, social, political, and religious worlds in which he lived and worked. Foreword Marrigje Rikken, Head of Collections and Exhibitions – Frans Hals Museum.

The Portraitist

Author : Susanne Dunlap
Publisher : She Writes Press
ISBN 13 : 1647420989
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book The Portraitist written by Susanne Dunlap and published by She Writes Press. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a true story, this is the tale of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard’s fight to take her rightful place in the competitive art world of eighteenth-century Paris. With a beautiful rival who’s better connected and better trained than she is, Adélaïde faces an uphill battle. Her love affair with her young instructor in oil painting gives rise to suspicions that he touches up her work, and her decision to make much-needed money by executing erotic pastels threatens to create as many problems as it solves. Meanwhile, her rival goes from strength to strength, becoming Marie Antoinette’s official portraitist and gaining entrance to the elite Académie Royale at the same time as Adélaïde. When at last Adélaïde earns her own royal appointment and receives a massive commission from a member of the royal family, the timing couldn’t be worse: it’s 1789, and with the fall of the Bastille her world is turned upside down by political chaos and revolution. With danger around every corner in her beloved Paris, she must find a way adjust to the new order, carving out a life and a career all over again—and stay alive in the process.

The Portrait

Author : Ilaria Bernardini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1643136194
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Portrait written by Ilaria Bernardini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Electric. A wildly astute plunge into the depths of love, rivalry, betrayal and the power of women.”—Bill Clegg An internationally renowned writer, Valeria Costas has dedicated her life to her work and to her secret lover, Martìn Acla, a prominent businessman. When his sudden stroke makes headlines, her world implodes; the idea of losing him is terrifying. Desperate to find a way to be present during her lover's final days, Valeria commissions his artist wife, Isla, to paint her portrait—insinuating herself into Martìn's family home and life. In the grand, chaotic London mansion where the man they share—husband, father, lover—lies in a coma, Valeria and Isla remain poised on the brink, transfixed by one another. Day after day, the two women talk to each other during the sittings, revealing truths, fragilities and strengths. But does Isla know of the writer's long involvement with Martìn? Does Valeria grasp the secrets that Isla harbors? Amidst their own private turmoil, the stories of their lives are exchanged, and as the portrait takes shape, we watch these complex and extraordinary women struggle while the love of their lives departs, in an unforgettable, breathless tale of deception and mystery that captivates until the very end.

The Portrait and the Book

Author : Megan Walsh
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1609385020
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Portrait and the Book written by Megan Walsh and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benjamin Franklin's portraits and colonial printing -- Phillis Wheatley and the durability of the author portrait -- Nationalist portraiture, magazines, and political books -- Picturing the seduction heroine in the U.S -- Gothic portraiture in Charles Brockden Brown's Wieland and Ormond

The Portrait

Author : Iain Pears
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307370879
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Portrait written by Iain Pears and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the dazzling achievement of his bestsellers An Instance of the Fingerpost (“May well be the best historical mystery ever written.” —The Boston Globe) and The Dream of Scipio (“A virtuoso display of craftsmanship.” —Maclean’s), Iain Pears returns with a stunning novel of suspense and revenge. An influential art critic in the early years of the twentieth century journeys from London to the remote island of Houat, off France’s northwest coast, to sit for a portrait painted by an old friend, a gifted, once acclaimed artist living in self-imposed exile. Over the course of the sitting, the painter recalls their years of friendship, the double-edged gift of the critic’s patronage, the power he wielded over aspiring artists, and his apparent callousness in anointing the careers of some and devastating the lives of others. The balance of power between the two men shifts dramatically—and ominously—as the critic becomes a passive subject; and as the painter slowly captures the character of the man on canvas, we discover why he left London suddenly and mysteriously at the height of his success and why now, with dark determination, he has taken on this unusual commission. Set against the dramatic, untamed landscape of Brittany, during one of the most explosive periods in art history, The Portrait is rich with atmosphere and suggestion, and psychological complexity. With the marvellous detail of a miniature, it brings to the fore the great artistic figures of the late nineteenth century, and their ambitions and desires. And it is a novel you will want to begin again immediately after turning the last chilling page, to read once more with a watchful eye and appreciate the hand of an ingenious storyteller at work.

The Portrait's Subject

Author : Sarah Blackwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781469652610
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (526 download)

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Download or read book The Portrait's Subject written by Sarah Blackwood and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Between the invention of photography in 1839 and the end of the nineteenth century, portraiture became one of the most popular and common art forms in the United States. ... images of human surfaces became understood as expressions of human depth during this era. Combining visual theory, literary close reading, and in-depth archival research, Blackwood examines portraiture's changing symbolic and aesthetic practices, from daguerreotype to X-ray. Considering painting, photography, illustration, and other visual forms alongside literary and cultural representations of portrait making and viewing, Blackwood argues that portraiture was a provocative art form used by writers, artists, and early psychologists to imagine selfhood as hidden, deep, and in need of revelation, ideas that were then taken up by the developing discipline of psychology"--

The Portrait

Author : Ilaria Bernardini
Publisher : Pegasus Books
ISBN 13 : 9781643136189
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book The Portrait written by Ilaria Bernardini and published by Pegasus Books. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Electric. A wildly astute plunge into the depths of love, rivalry, betrayal and the power of women.”—Bill Clegg An internationally renowned writer, Valeria Costas has dedicated her life to her work and to her secret lover, Martìn Acla, a prominent businessman. When his sudden stroke makes headlines, her world implodes; the idea of losing him is terrifying. Desperate to find a way to be present during her lover's final days, Valeria commissions his artist wife, Isla, to paint her portrait—insinuating herself into Martìn's family home and life. In the grand, chaotic London mansion where the man they share—husband, father, lover—lies in a coma, Valeria and Isla remain poised on the brink, transfixed by one another. Day after day, the two women talk to each other during the sittings, revealing truths, fragilities and strengths. But does Isla know of the writer's long involvement with Martìn? Does Valeria grasp the secrets that Isla harbors? Amidst their own private turmoil, the stories of their lives are exchanged, and as the portrait takes shape, we watch these complex and extraordinary women struggle while the love of their lives departs, in an unforgettable, breathless tale of deception and mystery that captivates until the very end.

You Are an Artist

Author : Sarah Urist Green
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525505857
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book You Are an Artist written by Sarah Urist Green and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “There are more than 50 creative prompts for the artist (or artist at heart) to explore. Take the title of this book as affirmation, and get started.” —Fast Company More than 50 assignments, ideas, and prompts to expand your world and help you make outstanding new things to put into it Curator Sarah Urist Green left her office in the basement of an art museum to travel and visit a diverse range of artists, asking them to share prompts that relate to their own ways of working. The result is You Are an Artist, a journey of creation through which you'll invent imaginary friends, sort books, declare a cause, construct a landscape, find your band, and become someone else (or at least try). Your challenge is to filter these assignments through the lens of your own experience and make art that reflects the world as you see it. You don't have to know how to draw well, stretch a canvas, or mix a paint color that perfectly matches that of a mountain stream. This book is for anyone who wants to make art, regardless of experience level. The only materials you'll need are what you already have on hand or can source for free. Full of insights, techniques, and inspiration from art history, this book opens up the processes and practices of artists and proves that you, too, have what it takes to call yourself one. You Are an Artist brings together more than 50 assignments gathered from some of the most innovative creators working today, including Sonya Clark, Michelle Grabner, The Guerrilla Girls, Fritz Haeg, Pablo Helguera, Nina Katchadourian, Toyin Ojih Odutola, J. Morgan Puett, Dread Scott, Alec Soth, Gillian Wearing, and many others.

The Obama Portraits

Author : Taína Caragol
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691203288
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book The Obama Portraits written by Taína Caragol and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unveiling the unconventional : Kehinde Wiley's portrait of Barack Obama / Taína Caragol -- "Radical empathy" : Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama / Dorothy Moss -- The Obama portraits, in art history and beyond / Richard J. Powell -- The Obama portraits and the National Portrait Gallery as a site of secular pilgrimage / Kim Sajet -- The presentation of the Obama portraits : a transcript of the unveiling ceremony.

The Organic Artist

Author : Nick Neddo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1592539262
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book The Organic Artist written by Nick Neddo and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an art book which highlights the possibility of using natural, organic materials as art supplies and inspiration.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Author : James Joyce
Publisher : The Floating Press
ISBN 13 : 1775417891
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (754 download)

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Download or read book A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man written by James Joyce and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is semi-autobiographical, following Joyce's fictional alter-ego through his artistic awakening. The young artist Steven Dedelus begins to rebel against the Irish Catholic dogma of his childhood and discover the great philosophers and artists. He follows his artistic calling to the continent.

Sketchbook for the Artist

Author : Sarah Simblet
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 146549149X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book Sketchbook for the Artist written by Sarah Simblet and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Develop your drawing skills and rediscover the world around you with this innovative and beautifully illustrated book. In Sketch Book for the Artist, acclaimed artist and teacher Sarah Simblet teaches you how to draw by combining practical lessons with examples of both her own work and some of the world's greatest drawings. She introduces all the key drawing materials, then shows you how to master the basic elements of drawing in a series of step-by-step drawing classes, covering topics ranging from simple mark-making to establishing form, creating tone, and conveying perspective. You will learn how to explore a wide variety of subjects, from still life, plants, and animals to portraits, the human body, landscapes, and buildings, all of which are introduced with outstanding drawings by famous artists. The bestselling author of Anatomy for the Artist and Botany for the Artist, Sarah demonstrates how she works - from quick pencil sketches to pen and ink studies - with expertise and plenty of encouraging tips, and complements them with plentiful examples from her own drawing books. Sketch Book for the Artist is for anyone who wants to draw, whether you are a complete beginner or would like to refresh your existing skills. Whatever your ability, it will inspire you to reach for a pencil and paper and start drawing.

Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting

Author : John F. Carlson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486317455
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting written by John F. Carlson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The whys and hows of the various aspects of landscape painting: angles and consequent values, perspective, painting of trees, more. 34 black-and-white reproductions of paintings by Carlson. 58 explanatory diagrams.

The Art of Portrait Photography

Author : Michael Grecco
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780936262857
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Portrait Photography written by Michael Grecco and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of over 60 photographs by leading photographer Michael Grecco whose work regularly appears in Entertainment Weekly, Premiere and numerous other entertainment publications. Each shot is carefully analysed from concept to execution providing a valuable insight into his creative and technical methods.

Maidan - Portraits from the Black Square

Author : Anastasia Taylor-Lind
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780957427280
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Maidan - Portraits from the Black Square written by Anastasia Taylor-Lind and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title by Anastasia Taylor-Lind is a series of portraits of anti-government protestors and mourners made in a makeshift photographic studio in Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), Kiev.

Portrait of the Artist

Author : Anna Reynolds
Publisher : Royal Collection Editions
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Portrait of the Artist written by Anna Reynolds and published by Royal Collection Editions. This book was released on 2016 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first exhibition to focus on images of artists from within the Royal Collection, 'Portrait of the Artist' not only show-cases self-portraits by world-renowned artists including Rembrandt, Rubens, Artemisia Gentileschi, Lucian Freud and David Hockney but also features images of artists by their friends, relatives and pupils, including the most reliable surviving likeness of Leonardo da Vinci by his student, Francesco Melzi. Well-known self-portraits intended to advertise the artist's talents will be shown alongside more intimate and personal works. The exhibition will examine a range of themes played out within these objects, from the 'cult' of the artist to the symbolism evoked through images of the artist's studio. The changing status of the artist over the centuries is another theme and the way in this is conveyed, both in the physical works and in the relationships between artist and patron will be highlighted. The role of monarchs in commissioning, collecting and displaying portraits of artists will also be discussed.

The Portrait in the Renaissance

Author : John Pope-Hennessy
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691252130
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book The Portrait in the Renaissance written by John Pope-Hennessy and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major account of Renaissance portraiture by one of the twentieth century’s most eminent art historians In this book, John Pope-Hennessy provides an unprecedented look at two centuries of experiment in portraiture during the Renaissance. Pope-Hennessy shows how the Renaissance cult of individuality brought with it a demand that the features of the individual be perpetuated, a concept first manifested in the portraits that fill the great Florentine fresco cycles and led, later in the fifteenth century, to the creation of the independent portrait by such artists as Sandro Botticelli, Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Giovanni Bellini, and Antonello da Messina. Pope-Hennessy goes on to describe the process by which Titian and the great artists of the High Renaissance transformed the portrait from a record of appearance into an analysis of character.