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Delphi Complete Works of Joshua Reynolds Illustrated
Sir Joshua Reynolds was a renowned portrait painter and aesthetician, who dominated English artistic life in the middle and late eighteenth century. Through his art and teaching, he strove to lead British painting away from the indigenous anecdotal pictures of the early 1700's toward the formal rhetoric of the continental Grand Style. One of his greatest achievements was his seminal work as a f…
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Delphi Complete Works of Fra Angelico (Illustrated)
One of the most celebrated painters of the fifteenth century, Fra Angelico is the only artist to be canonised as a saint, whose works embody a serene religious attitude and strong Classical influence. Part saint, part artist, Angelico was placed at the forefront of innovation, helping to develop the basic techniques and devices that would become staples of the Italian Renaissance. He gave empha…
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- 9781801700795
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Delphi Complete Works of Hans Holbein the Younger (Illustrated)
Hans Holbein the Younger, a Northern Renaissance master generally regarded as one of the greatest portraitists of art history, came from a family of prominent artists. His stunning portraits are renowned for their unprecedented naturalism and precise draughtsmanship. Holbein's most enduring achievement is his record of the court of King Henry VIII, which we continue to view through his eyes and…
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- 9781801700566
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Delphi Complete Paintings of John William Waterhouse (Illustrated)
The late Victorian artist John William Waterhouse produced stunning paintings of women from ancient mythology, Shakespearean drama and Arthurian legend. The darling of the Royal Academy, where he exhibited almost every year throughout his long career, Waterhouse completed artworks that were celebrated for their rich, glowing colour and veiled eroticism. Embracing the style of the Pre-Raphaelite…
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Delphi Complete Paintings of Paolo Veronese (Illustrated)
One of the principle painters of the sixteenth century Venetian school, Paolo Veronese produced monumental works, portraying allegorical, biblical and historical subjects in splendid colour, set against the backdrop of Renaissance architecture. A master of colour, Veronese also excelled at illusionary compositions that extend the eye beyond the actual confines of the room. After an early period…
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Delphi Collected Works of Alfred Sisley (Illustrated)
The English artist Alfred Sisley was a founding member of Impressionism — one of the most important movements of the modern age. His landscapes are celebrated for their subtlety and quiet variety, offering some of the finest canvases of all nineteenth-century art. His frank and sincere character is present in all of his paintings, noted for their perfection of tone, polished composition and v…
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- 9781801700283
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Delphi Complete Works of Piero della Francesca (Illustrated)
The fifteenth century artist Piero della Francesca produced works that are characterised by their serene, disciplined exploration, providing a major, though largely unrecognised contribution to the development of the Italian Renaissance. His fervent interest in the theoretical study of perspective and his contemplative approach are apparent in all of his extant paintings. Highlights of Piero's …
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- 9781801700078
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Delphi Complete Paintings of William Hogarth (Illustrated)
The Father of English painting, William Hogarth aspired to an art that would engage and delight ordinary citizens, rather than educated connoisseurs and critics, whom he despised. He achieved this ambition by creating a new type of painting, a comic strip-like series of pictures called 'modern moral subjects'. Famous examples such as 'A Harlot's Progress', 'A Rake's Progress' and 'Marriage A-la…
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- 9781801700153
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Delphi Complete Paintings of Georges Seurat (Illustrated)
The founder of the nineteenth century French school of Neo-Impressionism, Georges Seurat devised the technique of Pointillism, portraying the play of light with tiny brushstrokes of contrasting colours. A man of studious habits and a scientific mind, Seurat employed his original technique to create huge compositions with tiny, detached strokes of pure colour too small to be distinguished when l…
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Delphi Complete Paintings of Anthony van Dyck (Illustrated)
The most prominent Flemish Baroque artist of the seventeenth century, Anthony van Dyck was a prolific painter of portraits of European aristocracy, most notably for Charles I and his family. He also executed religious and mythological works and was a fine draftsman and etcher. Along with his contemporary Diego Velázquez, van Dyck revolutionised the genre of portraiture, elevating its status in…
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