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Annotated Artworks eBook Series

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  • Anthony Van Dyck: Annotated Artworks

    by Narim Bender ...
    Series series Annotated Artworks
    Sir Anthony van Dyck is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next 150 years. He also painted biblical and mythological subjects, displayed outstanding facility as a draughtsman, and was an important innovator in watercolor and etching.A list of ... Read more

    1,14 € or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Leonardo da Vinci

    by Mark Naples ...
    One of the truly great minds of all time, the 15th-century Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci was uncannily ahead of his time, giving the world not only the Mona Lisa and his other extraordinary works of art, but also designs for a helicopter, military tank, submarine, bicycle - and even the sewing machine - among many other incredibly advanced innovations.It has also been argued that he may even ... Read more

    3,49 €

  • Da Vinci's Ghost: The untold story of Vitruvian Man

    The untold story of Vitruvian Man

    by Toby Lester ...
    Vitruvian Man is the world's most famous drawing, by one of the world's most famous artists. The image - named after a Roman architect and engineer, Vitruvius - has become visual shorthand for artistic genius and scientific inquiry, and yet nobody knows anything about it. In Da Vinci's Ghost, critically acclaimed historian Toby Lester examines the forces that converged in 1490 to turn an idea that ... Read more

    10,91 €

  • Da Vinci: His Life and His Legacy

    by Catherine McGrew Jaime ...
    What makes this book different from others about Leonardo? Catherine takes a topical look at da Vinci's life - covering not just his artistic accomplishments, but also his mathematics work, his engineering work, his inventions, and much more.Most books on Da Vinci for kids have very little information, and those geared for adults generally have too much. This book is complete enough to give a good ... Read more

    3,49 €

  • Lazio (including Rome) – Blue Guide Chapter

    from Blue Guide Central Italy

    by Alta Macadam ...
    Series series Blue Guides
    This ebook is an extract from Blue Guide Central Italy, with superb regional maps, town maps and site plans. Includes a comprehensive historical introduction, practical information on where to eat and stay, and information about local food and wine.Lazio, the region of Italy which includes Rome, is the ancient heartland of the Etruscans, a land which enchanted D.H. Lawrence and which remains well ... Read more

    7,49 €

  • Sprezzatura

    50 Ways Italian Genius Shaped the World

    by Peter D'Epiro, Mary Desmond Pinkowish ...
    A witty, erudite celebration of fifty great Italian cultural achievements that have significantly influenced Western civilization from the authors of What Are the Seven Wonders of the World?“Sprezzatura,” or the art of effortless mastery, was coined in 1528 by Baldassare Castiglione in The Book of the Courtier. No one has demonstrated effortless mastery throughout history quite like the Italians. ... Read more

    10,27 €

  • Lorenzo De Medici Rules in Florence

    by Oliphant Smeaton, and The Editors of New Word City ...
    In the fifteenth century, the Italian city-state of Florence reached the pinnacle of its renown under the Medici, a family celebrated for the statesmen it produced and its patronage of the arts and letters. Its most illustrious members were Cosmo and his grandson Lorenzo, surnamed the Magnificent. With his brother Giuliano, Lorenzo, on the death of their father Piero, succeeded to the vast wealth ... Read more

    0,89 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Scandals, Vandals, and da Vincis

    A Gallery of Remarkable Art Tales

    by Harvey Rachlin ...
    The secret histories of the world’s most famous masterpiecesCaravaggios, Rembrandts, Monets—the works of immortal artists such as these are indelibly imprinted in the public mind; they are priceless masterpieces whose beauty, artistry, and emotional impact have inspired admiration, awe, and envy through the centuries. Yet behind many of these brilliant paintings and sculptures are fascinating, ... Read more

    5,82 €

  • Rome Antics

    by David Macaulay ...
    A pigeon carrying an important message takes the reader on a unique tour through Rome. As we follow the path of this somewhat wayward bird, we discover that Rome is a place where past and present live side by side. Every time a corner is turned there is a surprise, just as every turn of the page brings a new perspective. This juxtaposition of ancient and modern, as seen with David Macaulay's ... Read more

    9,95 €

  • Master of Shadows

    The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens

    by Mark Lamster ...
    Although his popularity is eclipsed by Rembrandt today, Peter Paul Rubens was revered by his contemporaries as the greatest painter of his era, if not of all history. His undeniable artistic genius, bolstered by a modest disposition and a reputation as a man of tact and discretion, made him a favorite among monarchs and political leaders across Europe—and gave him the perfect cover for the ... Read more

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  • Leonardo Da Vinci

    by Gabriel Séailles ...
    Leonardo’s early life was spent in Florence, his maturity in Milan, and the last three years of his life in France. Leonardo’s teacher was Verrocchio. First he was a goldsmith, then a painter and sculptor: as a painter, representative of the very scientific school of draughtsmanship; more famous as a sculptor, being the creator of the Colleoni statue at Venice, Leonardo was a man of striking ... Read more

    6,35 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Prince Henry St Clair and the Voyage to the New World in 1398

    by Mark Naples ...
    Did a Scottish nobleman lead an expedition to America nearly 100 years before Columbus? Mounting evidence suggests that in 1398 'Prince' Henry St Clair, Earl of Orkney, visited Nova Scotia and even established a colony there. The theory about the New World colony originated with a work known as the Zeno Narrative published in Venice in 1558, telling of a voyage to America at the end of the 1390s ... Read more

    3,49 €