In the Labyrinth of Art: The Unknown Lives of Masterpieces from the Sphinx to "The Scream"
In the Labyrinth of Art: The Unknown Lives of Masterpieces from the Sphinx to "The Scream"
29.99 €
Following fastidious routes from Paris to Tahiti, from Stonehenge to Malta and the Tonga Islands, from Madrid to the Caribbean, from Los Angeles to Naumburg, art historian Gloria Fossey has collected fascinating stories about the great and small masterpieces of world art. In her book, she invites the reader to replicate this journey in the footsteps of both world-famous and anonymous artists of all time, from prehistory to the present day. The fold-out inset map will be indispensable on the road and will be a colorful attribute of this round-the-world art journey.
- Whose face does the Great Sphinx at Giza bear? - How did Walt Disney draw inspiration from medieval art to create his iconic cartoons? - What prompted Munch to leave a poignant message on the painting "The Scream" that made him famous: "Only a madman could paint such a thing!"? In witty sketches, Gloria Fossey, with her broad scientific and cultural erudition and great affection for the characters in her stories, sketches a large-scale picture or, better said, a map of her art historical research, while demonstrating a remarkable gift for storytelling. The stories of the masterpieces are born before your eyes - just one small detail that most museum visitors do not even notice - and give rise to others in a whimsical chain of associations. Magnificent illustrations allow you to examine famous works of art in the smallest detail, drawing the reader into the mysterious labyrinth called "art". This book is a real Ariadne's thread for those who are just beginning to learn how to analyze art. Using examples of individual works, the author demonstrates how the same image can be interpreted differently depending on sociopolitical and cultural contexts. The edition in an elegant dust cover will be a great gift for all connoisseurs of quality and unboring art books. Gloria Fossey is an art historian, living classic of art history, writer and art traveler, author of the official guide to the Uffizi Gallery.
- Whose face does the Great Sphinx at Giza bear? - How did Walt Disney draw inspiration from medieval art to create his iconic cartoons? - What prompted Munch to leave a poignant message on the painting "The Scream" that made him famous: "Only a madman could paint such a thing!"? In witty sketches, Gloria Fossey, with her broad scientific and cultural erudition and great affection for the characters in her stories, sketches a large-scale picture or, better said, a map of her art historical research, while demonstrating a remarkable gift for storytelling. The stories of the masterpieces are born before your eyes - just one small detail that most museum visitors do not even notice - and give rise to others in a whimsical chain of associations. Magnificent illustrations allow you to examine famous works of art in the smallest detail, drawing the reader into the mysterious labyrinth called "art". This book is a real Ariadne's thread for those who are just beginning to learn how to analyze art. Using examples of individual works, the author demonstrates how the same image can be interpreted differently depending on sociopolitical and cultural contexts. The edition in an elegant dust cover will be a great gift for all connoisseurs of quality and unboring art books. Gloria Fossey is an art historian, living classic of art history, writer and art traveler, author of the official guide to the Uffizi Gallery.
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