History of art : painting from Giotto to the present day
Hodge, A. N.
History of art : painting from Giotto to the present day - London Arcturus 2007 - 208p.
CONTENTS Introduction 6 THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE 8 Giotto and the Early Fres 10 Decorative Elegance in Siena 12 The Illusion of Weight and Modelling 14 Perspective and Foreshort 16 Allegory and Grace 18 Renaissance Genius, Draughtsman and Inventor 20 Human Bodies with Sculp Form 22 Beauty and Classical Harmony 24 Venetian Colour and Ligh 26 NORTHERN RENAISS 28 Clarity and Naturalism 30 Focus on Religion 32 Observation and Obsessioin 34 Early Landscapes 36 Inventive Fantasies 38 Court Portraits and Miniatures 40 Close to the Land 42 THE BAROQUE ERA 44 Free Expressive Brushwork 46 Heightened Drama and Tesion 48 Distortion of Form 50 Dramatic Light and Shade 52 Voluptuous Nudes 54 French Neo-Classicism 56 Character Studies and Royal Portraits 58 A Feeling for Humanity 60 Inner Truth Laid Bare 62 Still Life Painting 64 Dutch Landscapes 66 Domestic Intimacy 68 THE AGE OF ELEGANCE 70 French Rococo 72 Frills and Fancies 74 The Venetian Approach 76 Social Satire 78 Simplicity and Stillness 80 Capturing Animals 82 The Art of Careful Calculation 84 REVOLUTIONS 86 The Horrors of War 88 Cool Lucid Colours 90 Visionary Romanticism 92 Light and Space 94 Sketches from Nature 96 Mystic Landscapes 98 Poetic Visions 100 Portraits and Nudes 102 History and Drama 104 Direct from Nature 106 New Realism 108 The Pre-Raphaelites 110 MPRESSIONISM AND POST-IMPRESSIONISM 112 The Free Handling of Paint 114 The Play of Light 116 Capturing the Moment 118 The Female Gaze 120 Colour as Form 122 Subtle Tones 124 Muscular Realism 126 Anguished Vision 128 Exotic Primitivism 130 Off Centre 132 Raw Angst 134 Explicitly Erotic 136 Intimate Interiors 138 BREAKING THE BOUNDARIES 140 Paving the Way 142 Riotous Colour 144 Colour, Line and Pattern 146 Deep Emotions 148 Playing the Harlequin 150 In Three Dimensions 152 From Orphism to Lyricism 154 A New Dynamic 156 Mystical Expressionism 158 Towards Abstraction 160 Pure Geometry 162 Another Reality 164 Metaphysical Painting 166 Dreams and Chance Events 168 The Aftermath of War 170 The View from America 172 Images of Self 174 Making Waves 176 PAINTING NOW 178 Mapping Space 180 Expanses of Colour 182 All or Nothing 184 The Factory Line 186 Popular and Playful 188 Tricks of the Eye 190 A Bout of Turbulence 192 The Body Made Flesh 194 The Narrative Tradition 196 Issues of Identity 198 A New Sense of Unease 200 A History of Techniques by Libby Anson 202 Index 204 Picture credits 208
1841936839
Peinture -- Histoire
Painting -- History
709 / HOD
History of art : painting from Giotto to the present day - London Arcturus 2007 - 208p.
CONTENTS Introduction 6 THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE 8 Giotto and the Early Fres 10 Decorative Elegance in Siena 12 The Illusion of Weight and Modelling 14 Perspective and Foreshort 16 Allegory and Grace 18 Renaissance Genius, Draughtsman and Inventor 20 Human Bodies with Sculp Form 22 Beauty and Classical Harmony 24 Venetian Colour and Ligh 26 NORTHERN RENAISS 28 Clarity and Naturalism 30 Focus on Religion 32 Observation and Obsessioin 34 Early Landscapes 36 Inventive Fantasies 38 Court Portraits and Miniatures 40 Close to the Land 42 THE BAROQUE ERA 44 Free Expressive Brushwork 46 Heightened Drama and Tesion 48 Distortion of Form 50 Dramatic Light and Shade 52 Voluptuous Nudes 54 French Neo-Classicism 56 Character Studies and Royal Portraits 58 A Feeling for Humanity 60 Inner Truth Laid Bare 62 Still Life Painting 64 Dutch Landscapes 66 Domestic Intimacy 68 THE AGE OF ELEGANCE 70 French Rococo 72 Frills and Fancies 74 The Venetian Approach 76 Social Satire 78 Simplicity and Stillness 80 Capturing Animals 82 The Art of Careful Calculation 84 REVOLUTIONS 86 The Horrors of War 88 Cool Lucid Colours 90 Visionary Romanticism 92 Light and Space 94 Sketches from Nature 96 Mystic Landscapes 98 Poetic Visions 100 Portraits and Nudes 102 History and Drama 104 Direct from Nature 106 New Realism 108 The Pre-Raphaelites 110 MPRESSIONISM AND POST-IMPRESSIONISM 112 The Free Handling of Paint 114 The Play of Light 116 Capturing the Moment 118 The Female Gaze 120 Colour as Form 122 Subtle Tones 124 Muscular Realism 126 Anguished Vision 128 Exotic Primitivism 130 Off Centre 132 Raw Angst 134 Explicitly Erotic 136 Intimate Interiors 138 BREAKING THE BOUNDARIES 140 Paving the Way 142 Riotous Colour 144 Colour, Line and Pattern 146 Deep Emotions 148 Playing the Harlequin 150 In Three Dimensions 152 From Orphism to Lyricism 154 A New Dynamic 156 Mystical Expressionism 158 Towards Abstraction 160 Pure Geometry 162 Another Reality 164 Metaphysical Painting 166 Dreams and Chance Events 168 The Aftermath of War 170 The View from America 172 Images of Self 174 Making Waves 176 PAINTING NOW 178 Mapping Space 180 Expanses of Colour 182 All or Nothing 184 The Factory Line 186 Popular and Playful 188 Tricks of the Eye 190 A Bout of Turbulence 192 The Body Made Flesh 194 The Narrative Tradition 196 Issues of Identity 198 A New Sense of Unease 200 A History of Techniques by Libby Anson 202 Index 204 Picture credits 208
1841936839
Peinture -- Histoire
Painting -- History
709 / HOD