Masterpieces of western art
List masterpieces of western art
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Set of 6 art deco silver plated coffee spoons ÂŁ10 call
10 €
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An exhibition of vibrant art and altered books by local artist barbara pearmanopen from 2 - 5 pm on 1st, 2nd, 6th, 8th and 9th mayfree admission to the pavillion gallery, chenies manor, amersham road
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Oxfam bookshop newport pack of aceo art card editions & originalscards in mint conditioncardboard outer has small (quarter inch) tear but is intactsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
40 €
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Fabrizio bosso quartet: state of the art live! cd expertly refurbished product
29 €
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Lovely piece of wall artcollection only please, width 89cm, height 73cm, green/bronze, pearl coloursexcellent conditionnew lounge colour hence sale
23 €
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Louis comfort tiffany (library of american art) by alastair duncan - hardcover
17 €
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This amazing piece of art is in perfect conditionthis beautiful piece of art, allowing for wonderfully skilled carved details of the figures, that creates an absolutely unique three dimensional carved version of one of the masterpieces of world artis hand carved out of a alabaster stoneleonardo da vinci's - last supper an amazingly detailed skilfully hand carved version of leonardo da vinci's - last supperproduct description: author: unknown size: 100x43x50mm - (l)x(w)x(h) hand carved: in solid alabaster stone dated: between finish: like you have never seen before! open for offers
150 €
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You can even create your own masterpieces by customising the presentation of your art and photos with a range of layoutsor turn it off, and into your very own gallery of stunning artturn it on, and enjoy the kind of brilliant display you'd expect from a qled 4k tv
782 €
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Hockney takes his thesis further, demonstrating how renaissance artists used mirrors and lenses to develop perspective and chiaroscuro - radically challenging our view of how these two foundations of western art were establishedoxfam shop scarborough the book that turned the art world on its head, now with new and exciting discoveriesthis copy is in excellent condition and would make the perfect gift for yourself or any art lovers in your lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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Piece, masterpieces, featuring the art of kinuko craft /
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$hand crafted western bronze sculpture,
399 €
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His aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morejones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingsjones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumsthe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classic
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24 €
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From the wing rivets to the nose art and the detailed cockpits, these planes are just like the real thingthe player's objective is to conquer the skies of western europe, north africa, and the pacific and bring his squadron back aliveplayers guide their squadrons through 20 heart-stopping missions, beginning as untrained recruits and evolving through battle experience into ace combat pilotsplayers can also experience blazing angels on xbox live with up to 19 other players online, engaging in either head-to-head dogfights or in cooperative team playwhether it's the invasion of the philippines, the fierce fighting for the deserts of north africa, or the battle of britain, the player and his squadron are tasked with turning the tide of warplus, as the pilot's skills improve, so will the skills of his squadronoxfam bookshop hexham blazing angels is an arcade-style flight sim set in world war ii, and enables players to jump right into air combat action, and work their way up from being a rookie through to an ace squadron leaderthe pilot's heroism and leadership skills also grow during the course of the campaign as players fly with their squadron and try to evolve together into an ace fighting forcefrom the battle for england, the attack on pearl harbor, to the bombing of berlin, your pilot skills will create wwii historypilots can choose from a range of 40 authentic wwii aircraft including the famous p-51 mustang, the p-38 lightning, the b-17 flying fortress, the luftwaffe's messerschmitt, the supermarine spitfire and the japanese zerothe game features innovative squadron-based gameplay, with ai-controlled wingmen obeying the player's commandssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe game's authentic wwii atmosphere allows players to get in close to germany's industrial terrain for a bombing raid, strafe the islands of the pacific, or emerge from the cloud cover over london and engage the enemythe game enables players to experience the most gripping and famous battles of wwii through the eyes of a squadron commander and ace fighter pilotthe learning curve of the game is also very easy - this is a pick up and play arcade-style flight sim, not one which needs a phone book-sized manual and a month to learn
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The english had previously travelled to italy to study the classics; now they travelled to learn italian and study medicine, diplomacy, dancing, riding, fencing, and, eventually, art and architecturedocumenting the lives and travels of these personalities, professor chaney's remarkable book provides a complete picture of one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of western civilisationauthors from chaucer to erasmus came to mock the custom but even the reformation did not stop the urge to traveloxfam shop devizes the grand tour has become a subject of major interest to scholars and general readers interested in exploring the historic connections between nations and their intellectual and artistic productionit has very minor fading but is otherwise in very good conditionthis copy is complete with uncut dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the mid-sixteenth century, northern europeans justified travel to the south in terms of educationfamous men, and an increasing proportion of women, all contributed to establishing a convention which eventually came to dominate european culturealthough traditionally associated with the eighteenth century, when wealthy englishmen would complete their education on the continent, the grand tour is here investigated in a wider context, from the decline of the roman empire to recent times
19 €
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Examining the moral and social implications of kanye west's art in the context of western civilization's preconceived ideas, the contributors consider how west both challenges religious and moral norms and propagates themoxfam bookshop ilkley through rap and hip hop, entertainers have provided a voice questioning and challenging the sanctioned view of societysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Examining these issues and many more, the contributors seek to bring buddhism into a realistic and informed relationship with contemporary western thoughtthe decline of mechanism and positivism offers new opportunities to bring together western buddhist views of the mind and its relationship to its surroundingsover the past few decades buddhism has deepened its presence in the west and as a result teachings and practices are becoming integrated with those of western psychology in a more productive waybuddhist traditions are often perceived as inaccessible and too firmly fixed to a cultural framework with some people, especially women, left feeling alienated and undervaluedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, by responding to this by attempting to synthesise buddhism with the values of contemporary culture can lead to doubts about authenticity and dilutionwritten by psychologists and scholars, the essays discuss many of the difficult questions raised by buddhism's increased presenceoxfam bookshop brighton this collection of writings presents contemporary views on the integration of buddhism in the westin particular the issue of the balance between authenticity and accessibility is examined
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Putney is an art historian and head of the art museum practices program at the university of toledo and consulting curator of medieval art at the toledo museum of artcorey is consulting curator at the high museum of artbruce guenther is chief curator and robert and mercedes eichholz curator of modern and contemporary art at the portland art museumguillaume fonkenell is curator of sculpture and museum historian at the musee du louvreabout the author laura dsarah kennel is curator of photographs at the national gallery of art, washington, dpaula deitz is editor of the hudson review
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The silver sparrow art of war: a version of sun tzu's art of war based on a manuscript of the classic text discovered at a chinese archeological site in china's shandong province in , which contains previously unknown fragmentssun tzu's art of war, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflictthis comprehensive collection contains: the art of war: this edition of sun tzu's text includes the classic collection of commentaries by eleven interpretersthe lost art of war: written more than one hundred years after sun tzu's text, by sun bin, a linear descendant of sun tzu, this classic of political and military strategy is faithful to the principles of the art of war, while developing their practical application much furtherthe translations, by the renowned translator thomas cleary, have all been published previously in book form, except for the silver sparrow art of war, which is available here for the first timemastering the art of war: consisting of essays by two prominent statesmen-generals of han dynasty china, zhuge liang and liu ji, this book develops the strategies of sun tzu's classic into a complete handbook of organization and leadershipit draws on episodes from chinese history to show in concrete terms the proper use of sun tzu's principlesnow, this unique volume brings together the essential versions of sun tzu's text, along with illuminating commentaries and auxiliary texts written by distinguished strategistssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today
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8 €
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Throughout, the principles of art criticism are presented and applied to contemporary forms of american art giving students of art and art history a solid framework for critically considering contemporary art through describing, interpreting, evaluating, and theorizingoxfam bookshop cheltenham criticizing art: understanding the contemporary takes readers inside the world of contemporary art and shows them how to think, write, and talk about artsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
10 €
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The anthropology of art is here reformulated as the anthropology of a category of action: gell shows how art objects embody complex intentionalities and mediate social agencyart and agency was completed just before alfred gell's death at the age of 51 in januaryhe explores the psychology of patterns and perceptions, art and personhood, the control of knowledge, and the interpretation of meaning, drawing upon a diversity of artistic traditions-european, indian, polynesian, melanesian, and australianhe argues that existing anthropological and aesthetic theories take an overwhelmingly passive point of view, and questions the criteria that accord art status only to a certain class of objects and not to otherssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit embodies the intellectual bravura, lively wit, vigour, and erudition for which he was admired, and will stand as an enduring testament to one of the most gifted anthropologists of his generationalfred gell puts forward a new anthropological theory of visual art, seen as a form of instrumental action: the making of things as a means of influencing the thoughts and actions of othersoxfam bookshop hove very good condition, spine slightly faded but appears only lightly read
39 €
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Looking though the eyes of the art collectorartist proof 1/5 inspired by his sons art sketchesmr sly’s work is featured in the saatchi art gallery, artsy and now catawikik’s most leading artist born in liverpool, england, he has travelled widely, which has informed his appreciation of urban and street art across the worldhis first foray into the art world was inspired by 's band frankie goes to hollywood and their iconic t-shirts from their hit song relaxthis is printed on 310 gsm, textured fine art paper signed and dated by the artist with studio*sly certificate of authenticity one of the uthe image features mickey mouses hand ripping through the bad media we all see today and entering a new world of art on were in which he escapes toour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeall artwork is carefully wrapped in acid free paper in hard postal tubeit was this that spurred him to create artwork which is now gaining collectors across the globeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiterecent clients involve chelsea football club, l’oreal and redkencatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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408 €
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He actively participates in many festivals, exhibitions and art projects in italy and abroada physical space dedicated to art that, starting from the outskirts, is intended as an always-changing exhibition centregraphic artist, muralist and street artist, he works in the field of urban art with a strong personal stylefrom popular icons to the great masters of the past, chekos’ art leaves indelible marks, aiming not only to upgrade the grey areas of towns but also to communicate with the new generationsthanks to his natural xenophilia, he also painted on the walls of xiemen (china), yogyakarta (indonesia), tetovo (macedonia), valona (albania) and moresilk-screen printed stencil & sprayour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe moved to milan at the age of 13, and there he grew up in the graffiti underground of the milan old schoolare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki* perfect for collectorsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website* certificate of authenticity includedin he founded the 167/b street workshophis murals attack the strong social contrasts, representing “paths of historical memory” - through giant pictures of faces, symbol of the urban spaces where he worksoptical techniquehe was born in in lecce, a small town in southern italyhis works can be admired among the city districts and along the roads of italy, poland, germany, france, luxembourg and spaincatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
96 €
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art history for dummies is an unbeatable reference for anyone who wants to understand art in its historical contextwith the help of stunning black-and-white photos throughout, and a sixteen-page gallery of colour images, it covers: the rise and fall of classical art in greece and rome; the differences between renaissance art and mannerism; how the industrial revolution spawned romanticism; how and why post-impression branched off from impressionism; constructivism, dadaism, surrealism and other 20th century isms; what's up with today's eclectic art scenewhether you're an art enthusiast who'd like to know more about the history behind your favourite works and artists, or somebody who couldn't tell a titian and a de kooning-but would like to-art history for dummies is for youhowever, the binding is sound and the pages are all clean and unmarkedoxfam bookshop new milton used, good condition, soft coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is a little creasing to the top edge of the cover, a little wear to the opening edge and some bumping to the cornersit takes you on a tour of thirty millennia of artistic expression, covering the artistic movements, major artists, and indispensable masterworks, and the world events and cultural trends that helped spawn them
7 €
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This is a great pop art collector's book1) pop art: pop art: a continuing history / marco livingstone a broad and critical history of pop art shows its international development, and describes and illustrates the work of more than 130 artists, including andy warhol, jasper johns, peter blake, claes oldenburg, and roy lichtensteinthis is currently the definitive book about pop that existsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeenglish and italianthe man who first introduced warhol in the work of jean-michel basquiat and keith haring presents here the photographic remains of his more than 10 years of intimate friendship with andy warhol in full-page reproductions with warhol's touches and marks, which he considered authentic self-portraits, he appears dressed in coloured wigs and makeup, with a melancholy and shameless appearance2) andy warhol by christopher makos the most modern photographer in americaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website271 pages lined hard cover and dust cover367 photographscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
38 €
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Restored art deco dressing table or mirror table made of wonderful walnut woodthe complete surface of the art deco dressing table is made of walnut wood and piano lacquer and offers a unique art deco design with elegant side panelsgorgeous chrome handles and a beautiful symmetrical veneer make this piece of art deco furniture a rare masterpiece of its timeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecomes with a matching stool that was newly upholstered with leatherthe body consists of two narrow drawer towers, each with three drawers, which are connected to a console table on two levelsthe stool measures 36 cm (depth) x 58 cm (width) x 48 cm (height)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteadditional shipping services can be booked on requeston the table top you will find a large, three-piece mirror with foldable outer partsrare one-off piece in perfect conditionwe are happy to answer any of your questionseach piece comes with a certificate and is shipped securely packaged in a wooden box and delivered up to the curbcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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2 pairs of western stirrups, new, black, ralideboth pairs have the same measurements, but one pair is wider on the side of the stirrup, see main photo3" neck, 2-1/8" tread, 5-1/2" height 5-1/4" width paid ÂŁ35 per pair, asking ÂŁ20 per pair, no offers pleasecan post at costgrip strip for extra security on the treadmade from a tough grade of polymer for excellent flexibility and durability
20 €
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The dhammapada, an anthology of verses attributed to the buddha has loing been recognized as one of the masterpieces of early buddhist literatureour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis illustrated dhammapada lends itself readily to an in-depth study of this religious classic of mankind, to the great delight of both the scolar and the studentare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe weight of the book is 3catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
141 €
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Griffey is curator of american art at the mead art museum, amherst collegelowe is an art historian and authormellon curator of american art at the brooklyn museumabout the author teresa acarbone is andrew wbonnie costello is professor of english at boston university
29 €
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The recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artthe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsif the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlanoxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timethe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzespecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary one
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Examining political, economic, and cultural relations between siena and the contado, diana norman offers a new understanding of marian art and its political function as an expression of civic ideologydrawing on extensive unpublished archives, norman reconstructs the circumstances surrounding the commission of marian art in the three most prestigious locations of fourteenth-century siena: the cathedral, the palazzo pubblico, and the hospital of santa maria della scalacasting new light on such topics as the original site for the reliquary tomb of saint cerbone, patron saint of massa marittima, and the identity of the patrons of the marian frescoes in the rural hermitage of san leonardo al lago, the author deepens our insight into the origins and meanings of sienese art production of the late medieval periodoxfam books & music beaconsfield celebrating the virgin mary as both an object of religious affection and a focus of civic pride, artists of fourteenth-century siena established for their city a vibrant tradition that continued into the early decades of the next centurythe book is in as new condition in a slip case which has a little shelfwearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst edition publishedthis richly illustrated book explores late medieval sienese art-how it was created, commissioned, and understood by the citizens of sienasuch celebratory portraits of the virgin were also common in siena's extensive subject territories, the contadoshe analyzes similarly important commissions in the contado towns of massa marittima, montalcino, and montepulciano
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