This book traces the history of the wearing of black clothes over the last 1000 years. From the church to the court, from the court to officials and the merchant class to the fashions of the twentieth century this book looks at the significance and dominance of black clothes.
"Why have some great modern artists - including Picasso - produced their most important work early in their careers while other - like Cezanne - have done theirs late in life? In a work that brings new insights, and new dimensions, to a history of modern art, David Galenson exam…
Why have some great modern artists--including Picasso--produced their most important work early in their careers while others--like Cezanne--have done theirs late in life? In a work that brings new insights, and new dimensions, to the history of modern art, David Galenson examin…
Studie van de verwijzingen naar beeldende kunst in het werk van de Russisch-Amerikaanse schrijver (1899-1977).
A richly illustrated and comprehensive discussion of all the explicit pictorial references in Nabokov's oeuvre and their bearing on the major themes in his novels.
A richly illustrated and comprehensive discussion of all the explicit pictorial references in Nabokov's oeuvre and their bearing on the major themes in his novels.
"The variations of pleasure and their expression in Dutch rustic landscapes of the seventeenth century are recurring themes in Walter S. Gibson's new book. Gibson's refreshing interpretation of Dutch landscapes focuses on Haarlem between 1600 and 1635, and his emphasis is on pri…
This collection of essays by musicologists and art historians explores the reciprocal influences between music and painting during the nineteenth century.
This collection of essays by musicologists and art historians explores the reciprocal influences between music and painting during the nineteenth century, a critical period of gestation when instrumental music was identified as the paradigmatic expressive art and theoretically a…
This collection of essays by musicologists and art historians explores the reciprocal influences between music and painting during the nineteenth century.
