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El Greco by David Davies ( Book )
2 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 1,319 libraries worldwide
Publisher's description: A much anticipated, wide-ranging survey of works by one of the world's greatest artists. El Greco (1541-1614), born Domenikos Theotokopoulos, was one of the most fascinating and distinctive artists of the sixteenth century. His works are immediately recognizable for their brilliant colors, elongated figures, and spiritual intensity. Initially trained in Crete, in around 1567 El Greco moved to Italy where he purportedly studied with Titian. A decade later he is documented in Toledo (south of Madrid), and he spent the rest of his long life in Spain. His paintings and writings offer a thoughtful, frequently inspired response to the varied environments in which he worked--and they reveal that he was deeply engaged with the religious and artistic thinking of his times. This lavishly illustrated book--the first comprehensive English-language publication on El Greco in many years--addresses the full range of the artist's work in painting and sculpture, from his Byzantine icons to his late altarpieces. It considers his personality from both a religious and intellectual point of view, and presents the artist's religious, mythological, genre, landscape, and portrait works, providing the historical context in which they were made. El Greco is the catalogue for an exhibition organized jointly by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the National Gallery, London. The exhibition opens in New York in October 2003, and moves to London in February 2004.

Degas : beyond impressionism by Richard Kendall ( Book )
3 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 1,308 libraries worldwide
"The first publication on Degas's mature work ... presents a new and definitive view of his last decades ... drawings, pastels, oil paintings, and sculptures"--Dustjacket.

Impressionism ( Book )
9 editions published between 1990 and 2008 in English and held by 1,113 libraries worldwide
A documentary film which discusses the traditional education of the Impressionist artists and their work outside of the annual French salon. This leads to a discussion of the artists' materials and the introduction of new artificial pigments which changed the palette and color theory. Includes examples of work by Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Auguste Renoir. Discusses the philosophy of painting from nature while seeking to capture the transitory.

Vermeer and the Delft school by Walter A Liedtke ( Book )
3 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 1,049 libraries worldwide
"Seventeenth-century Delft has often been viewed as a quaint town whose artists painted scenes of domestic life. This book revises that image, showing that the small but vibrant Dutch city produced a wide range of artworks, including luxurious tapestries and silver objects, as well as sophisticated paintings for the court at The Hague and for patrician collectors in Delft itself."--BOOK JACKET.

Giotto to Dürer : early Renaissance painting in the National Gallery by National Gallery (Great Britain) ( Book )
4 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 1,016 libraries worldwide
"This book provides a survey of European painting between 1260 and 1510, in both northern and southern Europe, based largely on the National Gallery collection ... some 70 of the finest and best known paintings in the Gallery are examined in detail"--Cover.

Goya by Patricia Wright ( Book )
6 editions published between 1993 and 1999 in 4 languages and held by 973 libraries worldwide
A study of the art and life of the Spanish artist, and the influences that shaped his work.

Raphael : from Urbino to Rome by Hugo Chapman ( Book )
5 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 949 libraries worldwide
"Within little more than a decade Raffaello di Giovanni Santi (1483-1520) transformed himself from a master of provincial church decoration to one of the greatest painters who ever lived. This illustrated catalogue tells the story of his artistic journey from Urbino, where he was born, to the papal court in Rome, via the Central Italian cities of Citta di Castello, Perugia, Siena and Florence." "This book follows this dramatic evolution from his origins in Urbino and the early influences of his father, Giovanni Santi, and the famous Umbrian master Pietro Perugino. It explores his earliest works in Umbria and his studies in Florence under the influence of Leonardo and Michelangelo, concluding by investigating how and why Raphael's art flourished and changed so dramatically under the enlightened patronage of Pope Julius II in Rome."--BOOK JACKET.

The National Gallery, London by National Gallery (Great Britain) ( Book )
45 editions published between 1955 and 1988 in 3 languages and held by 911 libraries worldwide
The National Gallery houses the British national collection of Western European painting. It has around 2,300 pictures, including many instantly recognizable masterpieces, and covers every European school of painting from about 1260 to 1900.

Portraits by Ingres : image of an epoch by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres ( Book )
2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 879 libraries worldwide
"Portraits by Ingres: Image of an Epoch, published in conjunction with an exhibition at The National Gallery, London, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, is the first comprehensive study of these nineteenth-century masterpieces." "This volume unites texts by American and European scholars with the most complete visual presentation ever of Ingres's portraits. The biographical essays and the catalogue entries provide fresh insights based on examination and interpretation of original correspondence, contemporary reviews, and newly discovered documents; supplementing these are an introduction that discusses Ingres's sources of inspiration, essays on the critical reception of the portraits and on the artist's use of assistants, and a detailed illustrated chronology."--BOOK JACKET.

On reflection by Jonathan Miller ( Book )
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 847 libraries worldwide
"How can we tell the difference between a reflection and the real thing? How does a reflection betray its identity? Why is it that when we look at a mirror we can see either our reflection or the mirror but not both at the same time? How and when do we learn to recognise our own reflection? What does a reflective surface look like and how can we distinguish it from a non-reflective surface? Why is it that certain paintings may be turned upside down and still be visually acceptable? How are the various qualities of reflection represented in art - from the diffuse sheen of burnished copper to the realism of silvered glass?" "In this innovative book, published to accompany the exhibition Mirror Image at the National Gallery, London, Jonathan Miller discusses these puzzling questions and investigates the pictorial representation of reflection - 'sheen, shine, glimmer and gleam' - through a wonderfully varied selection of paintings and photographs, covering nine centuries, drawn from the National Gallery and other international collections."--BOOK JACKET.