Patricia Wright
1) Manet
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Pub. Date
[1993]
Description
This book interweaves biography with artistic analysis to provide a complete understanding of Manet's character and work. A unique "private album" of the artist's materials, contemporary photographs, and his own letters is presented alongside superb color reproductions of 70 of Manet's major and lesser-known works.
2) Goya
Author
Pub. Date
[1993]
Description
Trace Goya's journey through an extraordinary era, from the flamboyance of the royal court to the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition and the superstitious world of witchcraft. Examine the forces that drove an artist plagued with illness to produce 500 oil paintings and 300 etchings. Discover through specially commissioned photographs, the techniques and materials that Goya used to create his masterpieces.
Author
Description
Sister Wendy is back with this expanded version of her popular book, which features more than 450 masterpieces, 150 oversized details from key paintings, and 250+ photos, drawings, and documents that place paintings in their historical context
Chronicles the history of eight hundred years of Western painting, from the Byzantine era to post-modernism, highlighting styles, techniques, media, artists, and themes