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- This monograph documents the complete works of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Milan, 1571 - Porto Ercole, 1610)
- It aims at highlighting the master's integrità and the fascination of his extraordinary art
- Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was a milestone in Italian and European artistic culture

Caravaggio and his works have been in the past years the object of a sort of collective infatuation that on one side brought the value of the master's painting to very high levels and, on the other, generated a proliferation of new attributions, with a subsequent uncertainty and confusion among Caravaggio's devotees, but also a devaluation of the excellent level of the autographed works.

This new book, published on the fourth centenary of Michelangelo Merisi's death, is based on the analysis of the artistic production which is confirmed as Caravaggio's, thanks also to the discoveries of recent years.

The author tells the artist's life, characterised by lights and shadows, by marvel and scandal, thus presenting us an exceptionally real and alive profile of Caravaggio as a man, as well as his capability to innovate painting through creativity and technique. A complete work, with high-quality reproductions of the paintings, this volume presents the surprising and troubled style of the greatest genius of seventeenth-century Italy.

About the Authors:

Rossella Vodret is the Director of the Polo Museale in Rome, and Francesco Buranelli is the secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Cultural Heritage.

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- This monograph documents the complete works of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Milan, 1571 - Porto Ercole, 1610)
- It aims at highlighting the master's integrità and the fascination of his extraordinary art
- Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was a milestone in Italian and European artistic culture

Caravaggio and his works have been in the past years the object of a sort of collective infatuation that on one side brought the value of the master's painting to very high levels and, on the other, generated a proliferation of new attributions, with a subsequent uncertainty and confusion among Caravaggio's devotees, but also a devaluation of the excellent level of the autographed works.

This new book, published on the fourth centenary of Michelangelo Merisi's death, is based on the analysis of the artistic production which is confirmed as Caravaggio's, thanks also to the discoveries of recent years.

The author tells the artist's life, characterised by lights and shadows, by marvel and scandal, thus presenting us an exceptionally real and alive profile of Caravaggio as a man, as well as his capability to innovate painting through creativity and technique. A complete work, with high-quality reproductions of the paintings, this volume presents the surprising and troubled style of the greatest genius of seventeenth-century Italy.

400 years after the death of Caravaggio, some of the world’s most illustrious art historians comment on an extraordinary collection of 25 of his works.
How is it possible that an artist who lived over four centuries ago is still seen today as an icon of modernity? The answer must be sought in his works; this is where we will grasp Caravaggio’s aesthetic pursuit. His is a simple, non ideal, art.
He observed without prejudice, hewing close to the truth of things. In short, his was a revolutionary art, one which continues to fascinate laypeople and experts alike to this day.
The curators of the exhibition, which will take place in Rome in the spring of 2010, asked some of the world's preeminent Caravaggio scholars to share their feeling and insights about their favorite works by the artist.
The result is an original catalogue of great rigour yet expressed in deeply human and richly subjective tones.

- Pieces from museums all over the world: including the Nelson-Atkins in Kansas City and the Metropolitan Museum in New York City.
- The works include Crowning with Thorns from the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna with comments by Wolfgang Prohaska; Amor Victorious of the Gemäldegalerie – Staatliche Museen of Berlin discussed by Bernd Lindemann; Bacchus from the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, chosen by Antonio Paolucci; Supper at Emmaus from the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, in the eyes of Rossella Vodret; Saint Jerome Writing from St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation, Malta, with comments by Stefania Maciocie; the Lute Player from the Hermitage Museum; Saint John the Baptist from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; and the Musicians from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Caravaggio is an extremely well-loved artist with an intriguing life story.
- World-class art historians comment on this extraordinary collection.

By following the lessons in Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair, you can make any character — person, animal, or object — come to life through animated movement!

While animators must first know how to draw, the animation process involves much more than just good drawing skills. In this new edition, acclaimed cartoon animator Preston Blair shares his vast practical knowledge to explain and demonstrate the many techniques of cartoon animation. Learn the knowledge and skills animators must have, including:

- How to construct original cartoon characters by developing a character’s shape, personality, features, and mannerisms
- How to animate movements such as running, walking, dancing, posing, skipping, and more
- How to create realistic-looking mouth movements during dialogue, as well as body movements and facial expressions while the character is speaking
- The finer points of animating a character, including drawing key character poses and in-betweens

Full of expert advice from animation pioneer Preston Blair, and packed with helpful drawings and diagrams, the new edition of Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair is a book no animation enthusiast should be without.

Chapter 1: Getting Started
Tools & Materials
Drawing Basics
Animation  Methods

Chapter 2: Cartoon Construction
Parts of a Cartoon Character
The Body
The Head
Facial Expressions
The Hands

Chapter 3: Character Design & Development
Cartoon Examples
The Cute Character
The Screwball Type
The “Pugnacious” Character
More Animal Characters
Fictional People
Children

Chapter 4: Basic Character Movement
Comics to Life
Line of Action
Rhythm & Design
Basic Movement

Chapter 5: Animation
Principles
Beyond Simple Movements
Rough Sketches
Balance
Paths of Action
Animation Effects

Chapter 6: Animated Acting
Expressing an Attitude
Three Rules for Actors
Body Language
Dialogue

The Collector’s Series offers a broad range of projects across a variety of mediums and genres, such as drawing, oil, acrylic, watercolor, cartooning, calligraphy, and others. This series is suitable for beginning to intermediate artists, and each title features in-depth instruction about how to work with the tools of the trade, master techniques, and use newfound skills in practical application. 

About the Author:

Preston Blair (1910–1995) was a native Californian who studied art at the Otis Art Institute, as well as illustration under Pruett Carter at Chouinard Art Institute (now California Institute of the Arts). As a member of the California Watercolor Society and the American Watercolor Society in New York, he exhibited work all over the country. Preston was a fine artist during the early days of full-length feature animation. For the Disney production Fantasia, he designed and animated the hippos in "The Dance of the Hours." He also animated Mickey Mouse in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, portions of the classic film Pinocchio, and the famous scene in Bambi when the owl talks about love in his "twitterpated" speech. At MGM, Preston directed Barney Bear short films, and he was well known as the designer and animator of one of Tex Avery's epic shorts Red Hot Riding Hood. Preston later moved to Connecticut, where he produced television commercials, educational films, and cartoons, including The Flintstones. Before he passed away, he worked as an inventor of interactive TV programs, such as teaching reading through animation and virtual reality games featuring full-sized animated opponents.

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A clear, concise and detailed analysis of the eclectic and beautiful visual and material culture of Catholicism.

Focusing on a carefully curated selection of Catholic art and artefacts, this book explains the meaning of the iconography and the mystic power of the faith's ritual objects. A wealth of often hidden symbols are identified and examined close up, building into a catalogue of key visual symbols for readers to use to interpret all Catholic visual and material culture.

The book is organized into three parts - Tenet, Locus and Spiritus - each containing three themed chapters. The first part introduces the centrepieces of the faith, explaining the symbolism in the artistic representation of the holy family, apostles and saints, and in stories from scripture. The second part examines places of worship, identifying the constituent parts of the cathedral and presenting evocative images of roadside shrines. The third part explores celebrations and traditions, including personal devotional tools and jewelry.

For each of the nine themed chapters, illustrated introductory text is followed by a spread-by-spread presentation of the key figures, the key stories and the key iconography relevant to each theme. Paintings and artefacts are examined in detail, identifying and explaining the symbolism and the stories depicted in each. As the book progresses, readers will build up knowledge of the entire Catholic visual code - the symbols that define Catholic practice, the attributes of the saints, the parts of the cathedral - allowing them to interpret Catholic imagery and objects wherever they find them and to understand the tenets, sites and rituals of the faith.

Contents List:

Introduction
Tenet
1. The Word
2. God’s Messengers
3. Administering the Faith
Locus
1. The Cathedral
2. The Home
3. Sacred Sites
Spiritus
1. Communities
2. The Individual
3. The Senses

About the Author:

Suzanna Ivanic is Lecturer in Early Modern European History and member of the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Kent. Her research focuses on lived religion and material and visual culture in Central Europe. Recent publications include articles on amulets, religious objects and the domestic sphere, and a book on Cosmos and Materiality in Early Modern Prague.

Featuring the works Japan’s most celebrated neko-e artists, this gorgeous boxed set contains a volume of more than seventy exquisite accordion-fold prints and an accompanying booklet with explanatory texts.

For centuries, cats have played an essential role in Japanese culture and folklore. Long before Hello Kitty, they were fetishized and revered by every strata of Japanese society, especially by artists. This volume collects dozens of prints by the greatest masters of Japanese printmaking including Hokusai, Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi, Utamaro, and Kunichika. It beautifully reflects the complex nature of the country’s attachment to felines. Cats are depicted as playful and cuddly, menacing and predatory; they are imbued with erotic meaning; and regarded as symbols of wealth and taste. They can be seen as having human qualities, yet also take on monstrous forms. Each of these prints captures its subject’s personality with meticulous detail, vibrant colors, and intricate patterns.
Included in this package is a booklet featuring an introduction to and brief texts about each of the works―making this the perfect gift for cat fanciers, Japanese culture enthusiasts and lovers of woodblock prints.

About the Author:

Jocelyn Bouquillard is a curator at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and an expert in Japanese prints.

Find both practical advice and inspiration in this exploration of the artistic process, methodology and techniques of 100 great ceramic artists

Ceramics Masterclass is an indispensable introduction to the rich history and practice of ceramics. It examines 100 of the most beautiful and inventive artworks by the world’s greatest artists, exploring the way they were made, what they do well, and how and what we can learn from them. By following this book’s detailed analyses and instructive creative tips, you will learn how to command functional forms like Bernard Leach, sculpt lively works of art like Pablo Picasso and experiment with material like Takuro Kuwata.

• Organized by genre: vessel, decorative, function, figurative, conceptual and installation.
• Includes practical tips and advice, allowing you to learn from some of the great ceramicists for your own work.
• Selected masterpieces serve as perfect examples of a particular quality in ceramics: subject matter, composition, material, surface, process and technical matters are all covered in detail.
• Explores each ceramicist’s creative vision, describing how they made the piece.

Contents List:

Introduction • 1. Vessel • 2. Batch Production • 3. Sculpture • 4. Figurative • 5. Installation • 6. Expanded Field

Divine apples and pears: Cezanne's quest for a harmony parallel to Nature. 

He was the founding father of modern art, the grandmaster who pointed painting forward on its way from Impressionism to the 20th century: Paul Cezanne (1839 - 1906). In Paris, but above all in Provence, Cezanne quested tirelessly for a harmony parallel to Nature discovering it in still lifes of apples, in bathers, or in the renowned landscapes of his beloved Montagne Sainte-Victoire. 

This book discusses this extraordinary artist s major works and his theories of painting and colour.

About the series:

Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features:

- a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
- a concise biography
- approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions

Widely regarded as the bridging link between late nineteenth-century Impressionism and Cubism, Cezanne's work is characterized by his intense study of his subjects. Overflowing with impeccably reproduced images, this book offers full-page spreads of masterpieces as well as highlights of smaller details - allowing the viewer to appreciate every aspect of the artist's technique and oeuvre.

The painter as poet. A world of floating symbols

For Marc Chagall (1887–1985), painting was an intricate tapestry of dreams, tales, and traditions. His instantly recognizable visual language carved out a unique early 20th-century niche, often identified as one of the earliest expressions of psychic experience.

Chagall’s canvases are characterized by loose brushwork, deep colors, a particular fondness for blue, and a repertoire of recurring tropes including musicians, roosters, rooftops, flowers, and floating lovers. For all their ethereal charms, his compositions were often rich and complex in their references. They wove together not only colors and forms, but also his Jewish roots with his present encounters in Paris, markers of faith with gestures of love and symbols of hope with testimonies of trauma.

Across scenes of birth, love, marriage, and death, this dependable artist introduction explores the many versions of Chagall’s rich vocabulary. From visions of his native Vitebsk in modern-day Belarus to images of the Eiffel Tower, we explore the unique aesthetic of one of the most readily identifiable modern masters and one of the most influential Jewish artists of all time.

About the Series:

Every book in TASCHEN's Basic Art Series features:

* a detailed chronological summary of the artist's life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist
* approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions
* a concise biography

Featuring one hundred works from throughout Chagall’s career, this dazzling exhibition catalog focuses on the artist’s engagement with life’s most primal and universal themes.

Steeped in tradition yet alive with imagination, Chagall’s enormous body of work reflects a profound connection to cultural roots and to the boundless possibilities of creative expression. This monograph brings fresh eyes to the most relevant aspects of Chagall’s oeuvre. It traces how, over eight decades, Chagall responded to his contemporaries’ experimentations with cubism, fauvism, and surrealism by creating his own visual language.

It offers a lively examination of overarching themes ― love and romance; Jewish tradition and history; spirituality and the daily life, based on memory and nostalgia ― and the ways they are reflected through repetition and variation over the years. And it reveals how Chagall’s flexible use of symbols contributes to build a fantastic cosmos grounded on the “logic of the illogical”.

Readers will come to understand how Chagall was essentially a storyteller with an enormous gift for color and line, and a narrative artist who understood the power of symbolism in his own terms.

About the Author:

Gisela Kirpicsenko is curator at the Albertina Museum, Vienna.

The master of contemporary sidewalk chalk shares his latest creations in this collection of impossible-seeming, brilliantly imagined illustrations that leap off the page in all their original joyful exuberance.

David Zinn’s amazing street drawings are created using chalk, charcoal and found objects, and each extraordinary drawing is only ever temporary. This book preserves Zinn’s art in all its colorful, hypnotic glory by collecting together never-before published images of his eye-popping creations. Created over the last two years on streets across the globe, these adorably zany and deceptively three-dimensional characters come to life on manhole covers and streetlamps, village squares and subway platforms. Zinn’s most frequent characters are a bright green googly-eyed monster and a phlegmatic flying pig ― but the diversity of his menagerie is limited only by the size of the sidewalk and the spirit of the day. In a brief introduction Zinn describes his creative process, explaining how he seeks out everyday imperfections to situate his art–such as sidewalk cracks and chips, tufts of weeds and sewer grates–and brief captions describe the provenance of each work. While these amazing drawings can no longer stop pedestrians in their tracks on the streets, they live on in book form to mesmerize and inspire readers of all ages.

About the Author:

David Zinn was a freelance commercial illustrator for more than twenty years until he picked out some sidewalk chalk to "work" outdoors on a beautiful day. Since then his work has appeared on streets around the United States and as far away as Taiwan, Sweden, Germany, France and Holland. He is the author of »Temporary Preserves« and »Underfoot Menagerie«, and has been featured in The Guardian, Business Insider, and the Los Angeles Times, among others. Zinn lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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A spectacular anniversary publication to celebrate ninety years since the launch of Chanel’s first fine jewelry collection in 1932

‘I used my penchant for all that shines to try and reconcile elegance and fashion in a set of jewelry’ Gabrielle Chanel

From Gabrielle Chanel’s 1932 collection to the newest interpretations of her signature signs and symbols by Patrice Leguéreau, Director of the CHANEL Fine Jewelry Creation Studio, CHANEL High Jewelry remains eternally modern and true to the spirit of her enterprise.

Breathtaking new photography and classic images from the CHANEL archives brings together revealing combinations in a stunning visual narrative, privileging aesthetic form over four chapters: the origins, the symbols, the spirit, and the allure. Gabrielle Chanel’s passion for fabulous and improbable marvels is celebrated here in a covetable book object that pays tribute to the House’s unparalleled insistence on luxury and refinement, creativity and beauty.

Based on extensive research and exploring CHANEL’s inspirations and art through some of the most precious of all her creations and the eternally modern ideas they have inspired, the book features superb photographs by Karl Lagerfeld, Mario Testino, Patrick Demarchelier, François Kollar, Roger Schall, George Hoyningen-Huene, André Kertész, Sarah Moon, Koto Bolofo, Karim Sadli, Dominique Issermann, and many others. It is also illustrated with images from CHANEL’s archive and sketches that express the creativity and joie de vivre of the world’s finest High Jewelry collection.

About the Author:

Julie Levoyer is a Paris-based writer and editor.

This book launches a brand-new design series from 3dtotal Publishing. Character Design Collection presents expert visual projects, with pages of inspirational pose explorations by the best artists.

Delve into the popular and competitive world of heroine design as 50 of the world’s finest character artists from the fields of animation, illustration, comics, and games share a behind-the-scenes look at their stunning sketchbook pages, showcasing over 2,500 drawings! A range of styles and genres are explored, including classic comic book superheroines and magical princesses, plus historical, fantasy, and sci-fi heroines from across time and space.

From concept sketches and initial thumbnails, to emotions and expressions, outfit variations, and an engaging chosen design, artists share their previously unseen explorations alongside expert advice for crafting compelling heroine designs. Further pages explore action and pose – a library of dynamic sketches with invaluable basic-shape overlays, offering a revealing collection of each artist’s ideas and experiments.

This book launches a brand-new design series from 3dtotal Publishing. Character Design Collection presents expert visual projects, with pages of inspirational pose explorations by the best artists.

This first book in the series, Character Design Collection: Heroines, features 50 of the world’s finest character artists from the fields of animation, illustration, comics, games, and more. Each demonstrates visually how they create a character, from thumbnail research to costume, presenting their professional thought process with invaluable annotations. They also explore action and pose – creating a library of over 2,500 vibrant sketches offering a revealing collection of each artist’s ideas and experiments. From Disney princesses and manga protagonists, to comic-book anti-heroines and computer-game conquerors, a range of styles are explored.

Readers of all abilities and media, whether you're a student working in mixed media or an experienced designer employing a digital workflow, will benefit from this visually led approach. A resource of basic outlines is the catalyst to put this learning and inspiration immediately to work. 50 professional artists, 50 unique heroines, and 50 inspirational libraries of poses, packed into 224 breathtaking pages.

• The first in a brand-new Character Design Collection series.
• Highly illustrated chapters showcase an inspirational library of sketches, thumbnails, expressions, outfits, and dynamic action poses.
• Expert advice and creative insight from professionals across the character-design industry.
• Featured artists include Gretel Lusky, Valentine “Valp” Pasche, Laura Braga, and Magdalina Dianova, among many others.

"3dtotal Publishing launched a brand-new design series, with the recent release of Character Design Collection: Heroines. This series aims to present inspirational sketches and pose explorations by some of the best character artists out there. This first edition is simply incredible, and perfect for ushering in what I'm sure will be continued greatness ahead with future volumes... This book will surely serve as a fantastic reference for inspiration and a great tool in learning character creation. Highly recommended!” Nick Charles @ Renderosity Magazine

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The Bargue-Gérôme Drawing Course є повним перевиданням відомого курсу малювання кінця дев’ятнадцятого століття. Він містить набір із майже двохсот майстерних літографій предметів для копіювання студентами малювання перед тим, як вони спробують малювати з натури чи природи.

Отже, це книга, яка зацікавить художників, студентів мистецтв, мистецтвознавців, любителів і колекціонерів малюнків. Він також знайомить нас із творчістю та життям майстра, якого досі нехтували: Чарльза Барга. Курс малювання складається з трьох розділів. Перший складається з пластин, намальованих за відливками, як правило, античних зразків. Різні частини тіла вивчаються в порядку складності, поки не будуть представлені повні фігури. Другий розділ віддає данину західній школі живопису з літографіями за взірцевими малюнками майстрів Відродження та сучасності. Третя частина містить майже 60 академій, або малюнків за оголеними чоловічими моделями, усі оригінальні винаходи літографа Барга. З великою увагою учень знайомиться з дедалі складнішими проблемами уважного спостереження та запису природи.

Чарльз Барг розпочав свою кар’єру як літограф з малюнків художників-хакерів для популярного ринку коміксів, сентиментальної та м’якої порнографії. Працюючи з Жеромом і готуючи пластини для курсу, Барг перетворився на вражаючого художника окремих фігур і інтимних сцен; майстер дорогоцінних деталей, які завжди залишаються спостереженням і ніколи не стали самосвідомою віртуозністю, і кольорових схем, які об’єднують його композицію у вишукані тональні гармонії. Остання частина книги — це біографія Барга разом із попереднім каталогом його картин, що супроводжується репродукціями всіх знайдених і багатьох із втрачених.

- Двісті літографій, які складали відомий курс малювання кінця дев'ятнадцятого століття
- Знайомство з роботою майстра, якого досі нехтували: Чарльза Барга
- Цікавить художників, студентів мистецтв, істориків мистецтва, любителів і колекціонерів мистецтва

Про авторів:

Відомий фахівець з академічного мистецтва дев’ятнадцятого століття Джеральд Акерман (1928-2016) був автором кількох книг, зокрема The Life and Work of Jean-Léon Gérôme, The Orientalists of the British School та The Orientalists of the American School. 

Грейдон Перріш – відомий живописець-фігуративіст, відомий у Сполучених Штатах своєю алегорією Remorse, Despondence, and Acceptance of An Early Death в Художньому музеї Мід, коледж Амгерст, Массачусетс.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh was one of the most intriguing and influential artists of his time. 

Charles Rennie Mackintosh Masterpieces of Art reveals a selection of some of his most important and popular works, from stained glass pieces and furniture through to architecture, at the same time giving an overview of his life and career. 

The introduction reveals his journey from early Symbolist watercolours and Japanese-influenced details to his influence on the Vienna Secession and crowning works of architecture such as the Glasgow School of Art. 

The informed text and beautiful images of key artworks give depth and fuller understanding to create a beautifully rich and enjoyable tribute to the father of the 'Glasgow Style'.

Welcome to Communist Utopia. Mao’s starring role in Chinese propaganda art

With his smooth, warm, ruddy face which radiated light in all directions, Chairman Mao Zedong was a fixture in Chinese propaganda posters produced between the birth of the People’s Republic in 1949 and the early 1980s.

Chairman Mao, portrayed as a stoic superhero (aka the Great Teacher, the Great Leader, the Great Helmsman, the Supreme Commander), appeared in all kinds of situations (inspecting factories, smoking a cigarette with peasant workers, standing by the Yangzi River in a bathrobe, presiding over the bow of a ship, or floating over a sea of red flags), flanked by strong, healthy, ageless men and “masculinized” women and children wearing baggy, sexless, drab clothing. The goal of each poster was to show the Chinese people what sort of behavior was considered morally correct and how great the future of Communist China would be if everyone followed the same path toward utopia by uniting together.

This book brings together a selection of colorful propaganda artworks and cultural artifacts from Max Gottschalk’s vast collection of Chinese propaganda posters, many of which are now extremely rare.

The contributing authors:

Anchee Min was born and raised in Mao’s China. A staunch party supporter, she was awarded the lead role in a film to be made by Mao’s wife, Jiang Ching, but the death of Mao soon after caused the film to be cancelled. In 1984, Min emigrated to the United States and later wrote the bestselling biography Becoming Madame Mao.

Poet and fiction writer Duo Duo was born in Beijing, China in 1951 and emigrated in 1989, later settling in the Netherlands, where he became a writer in residence at the Sinological Institute of Leiden University. He is considered one of the most outstanding poets to emerge after the Cultural Revolution.

Stefan R. Landsberger holds a PhD in Sinology from Leiden University, Netherlands. He is a Lecturer at the Documentation and Research Centre for Modern China, Sinological Institute, Leiden University, and one of the editors of the journal China Information. Landsberger has published extensively on topics related to Chinese propaganda and he owns one of the largest private collections of Chinese propaganda posters in the world.