The Enigma of Piero by Carlo Ginzburg @ Art & Architecture book

The Enigma of Piero by Carlo Ginzburg
Sifting the available evidence, Carlo Ginzburg builds up a vivid portrait of Piero della Francesca's patrons and convincingly explains the contemporary intrigues resonant in his paintings. This new edition includes additional material by Ginzburg dealing with the work of Roberto Longhi, the dating of the Arezzo Cycle and the rediscovery of della Francesca in the 20th century.

AUTHOR: Carlo Ginzburg
PUBLISHER: Verso
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

The Tempest by Alden T. Vaughan, Barbara A. Mowat, Christine Dymkowski, David Bevington, David Scott Kastan
A picture book version of the play by Shakespeare. Prospero, a rich and respected duke, and his daughter Miranda are forced to leave their home in Milan. Set adrift, they land on an enchanted island and are soon surrounded by magical spirits such as the helpful Ariel and the evil Caliban. Colorful paintings accompany the text.

AUTHOR: Alden T. Vaughan, Barbara A. Mowat, Christine Dymkowski, David Bevington, David Scott Kastan
PUBLISHER: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Wassily Kandinsky & Gabriele Munter by Annegret Hoberg
The ill-starred love affair between Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Munter is one of the most intriguing episodes in the history of twentieth-century art - a story of happiness and pain, trust and betrayal, idyllic harmony and bitter conflict, set against the backdrop of the revolutionary upheavals that attended the birth of Modernism. Living and working together in Munich and in the Bavarian countryside, Kandinsky and Munter jointly became the moving spirits of the Blue Rider school, which pioneered the epochal turn from figurative painting to abstraction. This book traces the development of the couple`s personal and artistic relationship from its beginnings in 1902 to the key moment in 1914 when Kandinsky fled Germany and returned to his native Russia, before finally abandoning Munter in 1917. The fascinating and often moving story of their life together - and of the underlying tensions that eventually drove them apart - is told in letters (some of which are published here for the first time), in diary extracts and memoirs, and in superb reproductions of their finest paintings and sketches.

AUTHOR: Annegret Hoberg
PUBLISHER: Prestel Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art & Artists by Nikos Stangos
This extensively illustrated and copiously cross-referenced dictionary provides information on over 2500 artists, paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, schools and movements, including essential information on contemporary art and artists, not available elsewhere, and on techniques, materials, terms, and writers who have influenced artists.

AUTHOR: Nikos Stangos
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Birds by Peter Matthiessen, Robert Bateman
Description not available.One of the world's most celebrated wildlife artists presents a collection of his remarkable bird paintings, accompanied by his first-person accounts of the adventures and experiences he had while creating the paintings. 60,000 first printing.

AUTHOR: Peter Matthiessen, Robert Bateman
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Sheer Opulence by Nicholas Haslam
Description not available.A designer who has been commissioned by famous rock stars, celebrities, and businesses reveals his decorating secrets and visual influences as demonstrated in the homes of his top clients.

AUTHOR: Nicholas Haslam
PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture