What makes a masterpiece? : encounters with great works of art
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What makes a masterpiece? : encounters with great works of art
Thames & Hudson, 2010
- hbk.
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliobraphical references (p. 292-295) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this exploration of the idea of the masterpiece, over fifty world masterpieces, from cave paintings to Cezanne, are brought to life by internationally acclaimed writers, scholars and artists.Many of the contributors are celebrated artists in their own right (Antony Gormley, Quentin Blake and Tom Phillips); others are popular writers (Philip Pullman, Germaine Greer); and many hold positions at well-known institutions, including the Prado, the Van Gogh Museum, the Louvre, the National Gallery and the Sapienza University. Each masterwork is illustrated in full, and key details are selected and separately illustrated, alongside illuminating comparatives.
Table of Contents
Contents include: Avigdor Arikha on Las Meninas, by Velazquez * Quentin Blake on The Crucifixion, by Tintoretto * Mary Beard on The Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii * Anthony Caro on Isis, Messenger of the Gods, by Rodin * Antony Gormley on the reclining Buddha of Polonnaruwa * Germaine Greer on Judith Slaying Holofernes, by Gentileschi * Martin Kemp on the Mona Lisa, by Leonardo * John Julius Norwich on the Cefalu mosaics * Grayson Perry on The Garden of Earthly Delights, by Bosch * Tom Phillips on the Mycerinus Triad * Philip Pullman on A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, by Manet * Pierre Rosenberg on The Phocion Paintings, by Poussin * David J. Roxburgh on The Court of Gayumars, by Sultan Muhammad and Marina Warner on The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, by Bernini.
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