Oxford History of Art – serie
Visar alla böcker i serien Oxford History of Art. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
34 produkter
Modern Art 1851-1929
Capitalism and Representation
Häftad, 1999
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
279 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The period 1851 to 1929 witnessed the rise of the major European avant-garde groups: the Realists, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, Symbolists, Cubists, and Surrealists. It was also a time of rapid social, economic, and political change, encompassing a revolution in communication systems and …
Aegean Art and Architecture
Av Donald Preziosi, Louise A. Hitchcock
Häftad, 1999
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
284 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The amazing discovery of the 'first European civilization' in Crete, Greece and the Aegean islands during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was beyond what anyone had imagined. Beginning with the Neolithic period, before 3000 BCE, and ending at the close of the Bronze Age and the …
Archaic and Classical Greek Art
Häftad, 1998
313 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This fascinating new account of what happened in Greece from c.800 to 323 bc shows how sculptors and painters responded to the challenges they faced in the extremely formidable and ambitious world of the Greek city-state. The numerous symbols and images employed by their eastern Mediterranean …
Classical Art
From Greece to Rome
Av Mary Beard, John Henderson m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
4,3 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
279 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The stunning masterpieces of Ancient Greece and Rome are fundamental to the story of art in Western culture and to the origins of art history. The expanding Greek world of Alexander the Great had an enormous impact on the Mediterranean superpower of Rome. Generals, rulers, and artists seized, …
Twentieth Century Design
Häftad, 1997
263 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The most famous designs of the twentieth century are not those in museums, but in the marketplace. The Coca-Cola bottle and the McDonald's logo are known all over the world, and designs like the modernistic `Frankfurt Kitchen' of 1926, or the 1954 streamlined and tail-finned Oldsmobile, or `Blow', …
The Art of the Roman Empire
AD 100-450
Av Jaś Elsner
Häftad, 2018
284 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The passage from Imperial Rome to the era of late antiquity, when the Roman Empire underwent a religious conversion to Christianity, saw some of the most significant and innovative developments in Western culture. This stimulating book investigates the role of the visual arts, the great diversity …
Medieval Art
Häftad, 2001
4,3 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
313 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This refreshing new look at Medieval art conveys a very real sense of the impact of art on everyday life in Europe from 1000 to 1500. It examines the importance of art in the expression and spread of knowledge and ideas, including notions of the heroism and justice of war, and the dominant view of …
The Art of Art History
A Critical Anthology
Av Donald Preziosi, Donald Preziosi
Häftad, 2009
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (4)
348 kr
Lägg i varukorg
What is art history? Why, how, and where did it originate, and how have its methods changed over time? The history of art has been written and rewritten since classical antiquity. Since the foundation of the modern discipline of art history in Germany in the late eighteenth century, debates about …
The Photograph
Häftad, 1997
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
284 kr
Lägg i varukorg
From the first misty `heliograph' taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in 1826 to the classic compositions of Cartier-Bresson and Alfred Steiglitz, to the striking postmodern strategies of Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman and Victor Burgin, the history of photography is a record of dazzling and …
Art in China
Av Craig Clunas
Häftad, 2009
2,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
280 kr
Lägg i varukorg
China boasts a history of art lasting over 5,000 years and embracing a huge diversity of forms - objects of jade, lacquer and porcelain, painted scrolls and fans, sculptures in stone, bronze and wood, and murals.But this rich tradition has not, until now been fully appreciated in the West where …
Renaissance Architecture
Häftad, 2013
274 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Renaissance was a diverse phenomenon, marked by innovation and economic expansion, the rise of powerful rulers, religious reforms, and social change. Encompassing the entire continent, Renaissance Architecture examines the rich variety of buildings that emerged during these seminal centuries of …
Northern Renaissance Art
Av Susie Nash
Häftad, 2008
280 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book offers a wide-ranging introduction to the way that art was made, valued, and viewed in northern Europe in the age of the Renaissance, from the late fourteenth to the early years of the sixteenth century. Drawing on a rich range of sources, from inventories and guild regulations to poetry …
Modern Architecture
Häftad, 2002
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
279 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This new account of international modernism explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe is re-examined shedding …
Early Medieval Architecture
Häftad, 1999
279 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The early middle ages were an exciting period in the history of European architecture, culminating in the development of the Romanesque style. Major architectural innovations were made during this time including the medieval castle, the church spire, and the monastic cloister. By avoiding the …
Art in Renaissance Italy 1350-1500
Av Evelyn Welch
Häftad, 2000
313 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Between the `Black Death' in the mid-fourteenth century and the French invasions at the end of the fifteenth, artists such as Masaccio, Donatello, Fra Angelico, and Leonardo, working in the kingdoms, princedoms, and republics of the Italian peninsula, created some of the most influential and …
Landscape and Western Art
Häftad, 1999
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
271 kr
Lägg i varukorg
What is landscape? How does it differ from 'land'? Does landscape always imply something to be pictured, a scene? When and why did we begin to cherish images of nature? What is 'nature'? Is it everything that isn't art, or artefact? This book explores many fascinating issues raised by the great …
Native North American Art
Av Janet Catherine Berlo, Ruth B. Phillips
Häftad, 1998
279 kr
Lägg i varukorg
An innovative survey of Native North American art history which fully incorporates substantive new research and scholarship, and examines such issues as gender, representation, the colonial encounter, and contemporary arts. By encompassing both the sacred and secular, political and domestic, the …
Byzantine Art
Häftad, 2018
274 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The opulence of Byzantine art, with its extravagant use of gold and silver, is well known. Highly skilled artists created powerful representations reflecting and promoting this society and its values in icons, illuminated manuscripts, and mosaics and wallpaintings placed in domed churches and …
Portraiture
Av Shearer West
Häftad, 2004
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (5)
279 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This fascinating new book explores the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points, and asks key questions about its nature. How has portraiture changed over the centuries? How have portraits represented their subjects, and how have they been interpreted? Issues of identity, modernity, and …
Early Medieval Art
Häftad, 2002
274 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The first millennium saw a rich and distinctive artistic tradition form in Europe. While books had long been central to the Christian religious tradition, education, and culture, they now became an important artistic medium, sometimes decorated with brilliant colours and precious metals.Lawrence …
Beauty and Art
1750-2000
Häftad, 2005
280 kr
Lägg i varukorg
What do we mean when we call a work of art `beautiful`? How have artists responded to changing notions of the beautiful? Which works of art have been called beautiful, and why? Fundamental and intriguing questions to artists and art lovers, but ones that are all too often ignored in discussions of …
Sculpture Since 1945
Häftad, 1998
279 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Since 1945 the modern revolution in sculpture has gathered pace, and sculpture has now ceased to be the fixed category it once was. In recent decades the modernist idea of sculpture across the UK, America, and Europe, has been challenged, and issues such as nationalityand politics have been brought …
Roman Architecture
Häftad, 2024
225 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Roman Architecture casts new light not only on many familiar monuments of the city of Rome, but also on less well-known examples from across the Roman empire.Rome and its empire were fundamental to the development of western architecture, and its forms and motifs remain significant elements of our …
African-American Art
Häftad, 1998
312 kr
Lägg i varukorg
African-American art has made an increasingly vital contribution to the art of the United States from the time of its origins in early-eighteenth-century slave communities. Folk and decorative arts such as ceramics, furniture, and quilts are discussed alongside fine art -- sculpture, painting, and …
Architecture in the United States
Av Dell Upton
Häftad, 1998
280 kr
Lägg i varukorg
American Architecture is astonishingly varied. From Indian sites in New Mexico and Arizona, and the ancient earthworks of the Mississippi Valley, to the most fashionable contemporary buildings of Chicago and New York, the United States boasts three thousand years of architectural history. It is …
Design in the USA
Häftad, 2005
409 kr
Lägg i varukorg
From the Cadillac to the Apple Mac, the skyscraper to the Tiffany lampshade, the world in which we live has been profoundly influenced for over a century by the work of American designers. But the product is only the end of a story that is full of fascinating questions. What has been the social and …
Indian Art
Häftad, 2001
279 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This concise yet lively new survey guides the reader through 5000 years of Indian art and architecture. A rich artistic tradition is fully explored through the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Colonial, and contemporary periods, incorporating discussion of modern Bangladesh and Pakistan, tribal artists, …
European Architecture 1750-1890
Häftad, 2000
279 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This comprehensive examination of eighteenth and nineteenth-century architecture explores its extreme diversity within the context of tremendous social, economic and political upheaval. Bergdolls offers a penetrating analysis of the very ways issues of style functioned to make architecture one of …
The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia
Häftad, 2008
279 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of the earth's surface. Comprising thousands of islands and hundreds of cultural groups, Polynesia and Micronesia cover a large part of this vast ocean, from the dramatic mountains of Hawaii to the small, flat coral islands of Kiribati. Including both traditional …
Twentieth-Century American Art
Av Erika Doss
Häftad, 2002
280 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Jackson Pollock, Georgia O'Keeffe, Andy Warhol, Julian Schnabel, and Laurie Anderson are just some of the major American artists of the twentieth century. From the 1893 Chicago World's Fair to the 2000 Whitney Biennial, a rapid succession of art movements and different styles reflected the extreme …
