Author: H. Van Buren MagoniglePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Nature, Practice and History of Art
Author: H. Van Buren MagoniglePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Nature, Practice and History of Art
Author: Harold Van Buren MagoniglePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
The Culture of Nature
Author: Alexander WilsonPublisher: Between The Lines
ISBN: 0921284527
Category : Human beings
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
In this celebrated work, Alexander Wilson examines environments built over the past fifty years, as humans have continued to discover, exploit, protect, restore, and sometimes re-enchant a natural world in convulsion. Extensively illustrated.
Exploratory Works
Author: Mark DionThe Practice of Art: A Classic Victorian Treatise
Author: J.D. HardingPublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486817857
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This comprehensive Victorian manual on the philosophy and principles of art is geared toward practicing artists. Twenty-four black-and-white plates accompany advice on composition, light and shade, drawing from nature, more.
Art of Nature
Author: Judith MageePublisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
"Art of Nature is an astonishing visual record of the exploration of parts of the natural world that had never previously been documented. It features many of the greatest natural history artists of the last 300 years - Merian, Bartram, Ehret, the Bauer brothers, Audubon and Gould. Some were seeking fame as scientists or artists, others sought financial gain or at least the prospect of earning a living in what they loved doing. For some it also provided them with the opportunity to present their view of nature to a wider community. Whatever the reasons, few would have contradicted Humboldt's comment that he was spurred on by an uncertain longing for what is distant and unknown, for whatever excited my fantasy: danger at sea, the desire for adventures, to be transported from a boring daily life to a marvellous world. Continent by continent Judith Magee draws on the unrivalled collections of the Library of the Natural History Museum to illustrate the development of natural history art through the centuries and its crucial role in furthering people's appreciation of nature all around the world." --book jacket.
The Nature, Practice and History of Art
Author: H. Van Buren MagoniglePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Mastery of Nature
Author: Thomas DaCosta KaufmannPublisher:
ISBN: 9780691032054
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Responding to ongoing debates over the role of humanism in the rise of empirical science, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann explores the history of Renaissance art to help explain the complex beginnings of the scientific revolution. In a rich collection of new and previously published essays addressing conceptions of the mastery of nature, he discusses the depiction of nature in works of art, scientific approaches to understanding the world, and imperial claims to world control. This interdisciplinary approach elucidates the varying ways art, science, and humanism interact. This book contains a new assessment of the origins of trompe-l'oeil illumination in manuscript painting in response to religious devotional practices; an account of the history of shadow projection in art theory in relation to perspective, astronomy, and optics; an analysis of poems by the painter Georg Hoefnagel demonstrating how religious, philosophical, and political concerns impinge on questions of imitation; ground-breaking interpretations of Arcimboldo's paintings of composite heads as imperial allegories; an account of a poet-astronomer's collaboration with artists; an essay on Ancients and Moderns in art and science in Prague; and a new review of art, politics, science, and the Kunstkammer.
The Practice of Art: A Classic Victorian Treatise
Author: James Duffield HardingPublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 048681128X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Originally published in 1845 as The Principles & Practice of Art: With Illustrations Drawn and Engraved by the Author, this enduring guide is the work of an English painter and lithographer. J. D. Harding wrote several popular books on art instruction, and this volume constitutes one of his finest. A comprehensive manual geared toward practicing artists, the book features 24 black-and-white plates of illustrations by Harding that elucidate his observations and instructions. Topics include: • Imitation as Applied to Art • The Distinction Between the Judgment and the Feelings with Respect to Art • Beauty and Form • Composition • Light and Shade • Color • Drawing from Nature Art historians and students—especially those of nineteenth–century art—will prize this book for its philosophical theory of beauty and its abundant supply of illustrative examples, rendered in various styles of engraving and lithography.
A History of Art Education
Author: Arthur D. EflandPublisher: Teachers College Press
ISBN: 0807776378
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
Arthur Efland puts current debate and concerns in a well-researched historical perspective. He examines the institutional settings of art education throughout Western history, the social forces that have shaped it, and the evolution and impact of alternate streams of influence on present practice.A History of Art Education is the first book to treat the visual arts in relation to developments in general education. Particular emphasis is placed on the 19th and 20th centuries and on the social context that has affected our concept of art today. This book will be useful as a main text in history of art education courses, as a supplemental text in courses in art education methods and history of education, and as a valuable resource for students, professors, and researchers. “The book should become a standard reference tool for art educators at all levels of the field.” —The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism “Efland has filled a gap in historical research on art education and made an important contribution to scholarship in the field.” —Studies in Art Education