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Jan Davidsz. de Heem
Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1684) was one of the best still-life painters of the 17th century. His work, which is enchanting to the eye, has always enjoyed international fame. Throughout...
Drawn to Life: Master Drawings from the Age of Rembrandt in the Peck
$120.00 AUD
A selection of seventy exceptional seventeenth-century Dutch drawings. This beautifully illustrated catalog presents a selection of exceptional seventeenth-century Dutch drawings from the Peck Collection in the Ackland Art Museum at...
Written By Mrs Bach
Did Mrs Bach write some of our greatest musical works? It's not often that one of the world's greatest composers is accused of plagiarising his wife's work, but an Australian...
Poussin and the Dance
Poussin's scenes of bacchanalian revelry, tripping maenads and skipping nymphs are often described as 'dancelike' and 'choreographed'. The artist's dancing pictures helped him develop a new approach to painting that...
The Vanishing Velazquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession with a
$12.00 AUD
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2016 "As compelling and entertaining as a detective novel" ( The Economist ), the incredible true story--part...
Baroque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting
Every conceivable expression of this epoch, from Roman baroque to Dutch painting and naturally the unfolding splendour of Louis XIV is gathered in this volume. This work includes: chronological depiction...
Baroque and Rococo Pictorial Imagery: The 1758?1760 Hertel Edition of
$40.00 AUD
Great 1593 work codified and developed symbolism of baroque and rococo periods. This royalty-free volume reprints 200 plates from rare 18th-century edition, Hertel s Historiae et Allegoriae, with English translations...
Rubens (Masters of Art)
Traces the life and career of the Flemish artist, shows a selection of his paintings, and discusses their background.
Prague Baroque Architecture
The book titled Prague Baroque Architecture by the author Vladimir Uher. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Vivaldi: Voice of the Baroque
There is no mistaking the Vivaldi sound - what Professor Robbins Landon calls a "wiry, nervous sound, with that concentration of rhythmic designs which, once experienced, is literally unforgettable". Even...
Between Renaissance and Baroque: Jesuit Art in Rome, 1565-1610
Between Renaissance and Baroque is a stunning achievement - the first book to be written about the original painting commissions of the Jesuits in Rome. Offering a uniquely comprehensive and...
Louis Le Vau: Mazarin's College, Colbert's Revenge
From Vaux-le-Vicomte to Versailles, the buildings of Louis Le Vau shaped the image of French court society. None, however, has had as dramatic an effect as Mazarin's College (1661-70), the...
Gardens of Court and Country: English Design 1630-1730
$95.00 AUD
Gardens of Court and Country provides the first comprehensive overview of the development of the English formal garden from 1630 to 1730. Often overshadowed by the English landscape garden that...
St James's Palace: From Leper Hospital to Royal Court
In this first modern history of St James's Palace, the authors shed new light on a remarkable building that, despite serving as the official residence of the British monarchy from...
Music in the Castle of Heaven: A Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most unfathomable composers in the history of music. How can such sublime work have been produced by a man who seems so ordinary,...
Tiepolo Pink
New to Penguin Modern Classics- a captivating exploration of the work of one of Italy's most influential - and least understood - painters Throughout his masterpiece, In Search of Lost...