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Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A beautifully filmed documentary that goes in pursuit of answers to the unresolved riddles surrounding this extraordinary piece of art. Holland's distinguished Mauritshuis, is home to the painting and is a stunning jewel of a gallery. Enjoying exclusive access, the film's main focus are the key works housed here. Interpretation of these major treasures offer insights into Vermeer and his most famous work and are interwoven with Vermeer's life story...
Author
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
[Updated edition].
Physical Desc
156 pages : illustrations (chiefly color, some black and white) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents fifty paintings by major artists from the Renaissance to the Twentieth century and includes a brief critical analysis of the work, a timeline for the artist--
Author
Publisher
North Light Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First paperback edition.
Physical Desc
176 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"How to paint oil portraits like the Old Masters Mona Lisa. Girl with a Pearl Earring. Madame X. The infinite variety and beauty of humankind--like the mysteries behind sparkling eyes, a sly smile or an averted gaze--has captivated artists since the beginning of time. This expanded edition of Chris Saper's best-selling guide, Classic Portrait Painting in Oils, reveals keys for mastering how to paint beautiful portraits in oil to create soulful works...
Series
Exhibition great art on screen volume EX03
Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In its exhibition "Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure," the National Gallery, London, offered a fresh look at one of the most startling and fascinating artists of all: Johannes Vermeer, painter of the famous Girl with a Pearl Earring. The National Gallery chose to focus on Vermeer's relationship with music. It is one of the most popular themes of Dutch painting and reveals an enormous amount about the sitter and the society they lived...
5) Masterplots
Publisher
Salem Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
4th ed.
Physical Desc
12 v. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A classic reference work for more than sixty years, Masterplots analyzes the most important works in all genres -- long fiction, short fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction -- throughout history and around the world, helping to define and critique the literary canon. Salem's most popular title, Masterplots, is being revised for the first time since 1996. Masterplots, Fourth Edition is an expanded and updated version of 1996's Masterplots, Third Edition...
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