| Portraits: A History Contributor(s): Beyer, Andreas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810945398 ISBN-13: 9780810945395 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $112.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2003 Annotation: This sumptuous, oversized art treasury--with nearly 300 full-page reproductions of major works from museums all over the world--presents the history of Western portraiture, from its earliest beginnings in ancient art to its flowering in the Renaissance and Baroque eras to its transformation in modern times. The masters of the portrait--including Van Eyck, Leonardo, Raphael, Hals, Holbein, and Rembrandt--are all well represented, as are more recent practitioners of the genre such as Picasso, Chuck Close, and Gerhard Richter. Numerous stunning, close-up details provide an intimate view of the subjects depicted and invaluable information about the artists' techniques. Art historian Andreas Beyer's well-researched and far-ranging text offers a fascinating overview of portraiture; it is augmented by extended captions that shed light on each of the individual works, a complete bibliography, and biographies of the artists. Thomas Gainsborough's The Blue Boy, Francois Boucher's Madame de Pompadour, John Singer Sargent's Madame X, Pablo Picasso's Gertrude Stein, and scores of other masterworks by famous and less-well-known artists make this deluxe volume a joy to behold--a splendid celebration of a key aspect of our artistic heritage. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | History - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Portraits & Selfies - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 757.09 |
| LCCN: 2003012069 |
| Physical Information: 1.65" H x 11.22" W x 13.14" (8.15 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume presents the history of portrait painting in the Western world, starting with its roots in ancient art and focusing on its flowering as an autonomous genre beginning in the 15th century. Works feature in the book represent all types of portraiture - individual and group portraits, official and casual settings, subjects both famous and anonymous, renderings of friends, family and the artists themselves. Masters of portraiture - including Van Eyck, Leonardo, Raphael, Hals, Rembrandt, Holbein, Gainsborough, Velasquez, Sargent and many others - are all represented, as a more recent practitioners of the genre such as Picasso, Chuck Close and Gerhard Richter. presented in full-page reproductions, while informative details highlight certain aspects of the paintings, providing insight into the painters' techniques. |