Djur & natur i konsten (stilleben, landskap etc)

I den rikligt illustrerade boken möter vi många viktiga molnmålare från sen medeltid och renässans. El Greco tillhör de banbrytande, liksom Turner. och i det moderna måleriet möter vi Salvador Dali, Henry Darger och Karin Mamma Andersson. Konsthis...

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In the era of the Anthropocene, artists and scientists are facing a new paradigm in their attempts to represent nature. Seven chapters, which focus on art from 1780 to the present that engages with Nordic landscapes, argue that a number of artists...

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Featuring all kinds of dogs - big, small, graceful, cute, funny - The Book of the Dog is a cool and quirky collection of dog art and illustration by artists around the world. Interspersed through the illustrations are short texts about the artists...

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Samuel Palmer (1805-1881) was one of the leading British landscape painters of the 19th century. Inspired by his mentor, the artist and poet William Blake, Palmer brought a new spiritual intensity to his interpretation of nature, producing works o...

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The book Art Forms in Nature is a collection of prints, made by the scientist Ernst Haeckel, of an enormous variety of flora and fauna from the sea-including microscopic Radiolaria, starfish and jelly fish-and since Prestel published it in 1998, i...

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I Project Overkill går konstnären Anders Ängsvik in i rollen som naturfotograf, men söker sig paradoxalt nog till en plats som skär genom naturen: bilvägarna. De ses inte som natur men är inte heller dess motsats. Sedan 2006 har Ängsvik fotografer...

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A treasury of photographs of the varied and fascinating landscapes and scenery of New Zealand's South Island, with special attention to avian life, this collection is sparing with words and lush with visual stimulus. Designed to entertain rather t...

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"Whole eons of love will be necessary to recompense the animals for their services to us." With this quote from Christian Morgenstern, leading sustainability expert and organic entrepreneur Werner Lampert opens his illustrated book, The ...

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Learn how to play mah-jong with this beautifully illustrated mah-jong set! Animal Mah-jong takes the traditional Chinese tile game and updates it for a new audience in this affordable card format. Rather than the traditional line drawings of bambo...

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This book debates the concept of landscape and explores particular periods and national traditions over the past 500 years of Western Landscape Art in painting, photography, garden design, Land Art, and other forms of expression. It aims to stimul...

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In Animals, we discover a different side to the famed photographer who skillfully explores animals' complex relationship with humans and the environment. Tenderness abounds, particularly in scenes of unkempt street dogs sleeping contentedly next t...

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Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures, such as the unicorn, siren and griffin; exotic beasts, including the ti...

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Perfect for display or close observation, the posters in this elegantly produced collection of Ernst Haeckel's exquisite illustrations of natural forms demonstrate his exceptional artistry. Biologist, physician, philosopher, and artist, Ernst Haec...

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On December 15, 1868, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868), Professor of Botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal Botanic Garden, was carried to his grave in a coffin covered with fresh palm leaves. These were a refer...

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Paintings of New England coastlines, small-town Pennsylvania, Southwestern canyons, Midwestern farms, and other evocative landscapes fill the pages of Rural Modern. More than sixty modernist works, created between the wars, present an important an...

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Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) was a German-born biologist, naturalist, evolutionist, artist, philosopher, and doctor who spent his life researching flora and fauna from the highest mountaintops to the deepest ocean. A vociferous supporter and develope...

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Hanna Ljungh utforskar relationen mellan det organiska och det oorganiska, mellan människan och berget. Hon ägnar sig särskilt åt den materia vi benämner som sten, mark, jord, land. Här ingår tankar om antropocen, resursfördelning och vad vi männi...

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French flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) devoted himself exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in watercolor paintings which were then published as copper engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The dar...

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From the artist behind the popular Pigeon Letters website, an easy, no-skills-necessary guide to drawing flowers, leaves, and cacti with 200 step-by-step prompts.Line drawing is an easy-to-master art form featuring illustrative, doodle-like design...

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In the early sixteenth century, Albrecht Altdorfer promoted landscape from its traditional role as background to its new place as the focal point of a picture. His paintings, drawings, and etchings appeared almost without warning and mysteriously ...

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This illustrated book shows the fascinating diversity and beauty of Sweden. Sweden, a symbol of Scandinavian idyll, inspires with its falun-red wooden houses surrounded by dense forests, with its quiet bays, long sandy beaches, lighthouses and win...

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An inspiring and accessible guide to painting beautiful snow scenes using easy-to-master techniques.

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From the rabbit-sized Black-footed Cat of southern Africa to bear-killing Amur tigers of the Russian Far East, the 38 members of the Cat Family include some of the world's most fascinating and magnificent species on earth. Supremely adapted for th...

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Birds are much admired, revered and envied. They have featured in art for many thousands of years and our fascination with them continues. They do though pose a challenge to paint and are not always the most cooperative of models. This practical b...

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Ann Blockley is well-known for her attractive paintings of flowers and here she explains all the basic techniques for painting country flowers in watercolour. This practical yet inspirational ebook is part of the renowned Collins Learn to Paint se...

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It s official. That thing that classic art has been missing is a chubby reclining kitty. "The Huffington Post" Internet meme meets classical art in Svetlana Petrova s brilliant "Fat Cat Art." Featuring her twenty-two-pound, gin...

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An unprecedented and eye-opening examination of the early career of one of America's most celebrated photographers One of the most influential photographers of his generation, Ansel Adams (1902-1984) is famous for his dramatic photographs of the A...

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The Great Wave Planner 2021 (Katsushika Hokusai) | Schedule Each Appointment and Stay Organized in 2021! Would you like to:  - See your schedule at a glance? - Have a clear overview of your to-do list? Then look no further... This beautiful D...

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A compendium of step-by-step drawing exercises from the best-selling Draw 50 series that features easy-to-follow lessons for rendering animals including cats, dogs, horses, prehistoric creatures, and more.With exercises taken from the animal drawi...

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"A painting must stand as a painting, made by human hand," wrote Caspar David Friedrich, "not seek to disguise itself as Nature." One of his generation's most popular painters, Friedrich imagined landscapes of powerful beauty a...

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