A Sculptor's Testimony in Bronze and Stone
Author | : Eugene F. Fairbanks |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Christian art and symbolism |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Eugene F. Fairbanks |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Christian art and symbolism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Diane Apostolos-Cappadona |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2024-01-25 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0567698130 |
The artistic traditions of four major Christian denominations are examined and outlined in detail in this groundbreaking volume that presents the first synthesis of the artistic contributions of those traditions. Diane Apostolos-Cappadona has curated a volume that presents four single-authored contributions in one place, broadening the study of Christian art beyond Roman Catholic, Orthodox and 'protestant' traditions to consider these more recent Christian approaches in close and expert detail. Rachel Epp Buller examines art in the Mennonite tradition, Mormon art is considered by Heather Belnap, Quaker contributions by Rowena Loverance and Swedenborgian art by Diane Apostolos-Cappadona. Each writer presents elements of the theology of their chosen tradition through the prism of the artists and artistic works that they have selected. Alongside mainstream artistic figures such as William Blake less known figures come to the fore and the volume features color illustrations that support and underline the theological and artistic themes presented in each section of the book. Together these studies of artistic presentations in these four traditions will be a much need means of filling a gap in the study of Christian art.
Author | : Paul Zanker |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2016-11-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1588395995 |
Portrait sculptures are among the most vibrant records of ancient Greek and Roman culture. They represent people of all ages and social strata: revered poets and philosophers, emperors and their family members, military heroes, local dignitaries, ordinary citizens, and young children. The Met's distinguished collection of Greek and Roman portraits in stone and bronze is published in its entirety for the first time in this volume. Paul Zanker, a leading authority on Roman sculpture today, has brought his exceptional knowledge to the study of these portraits; in presenting them, he brings the ancient world to life for contemporary audiences. Each work is lavishly illustrated, meticulously described, and placed in its historical and cultural context. The lives and achievement of significant figures are discussed in the framework of the political, social, and practical circumstances that influenced their portrait's forms and styles—from the unvarnished realism of the late Republican period to the idealizing and progressively abstract tendencies that followed. Analyses of marble portraits recarved into new likenesses after their original subjects were forgotten or officially repudiated provide especially compelling insights. Observations on fashions in hairstyling, which typically originated with the Imperial family and spread as fast as the rulers' latest portraits could be distributed, not only edify and amuse but also link the Romans' motives and appetite for imitation to our own. More than a collection catalogue, Roman Portraits is a thorough and multifaceted survey of ancient portraiture. Charting the evolution of this art from its origins in ancient Greece, it renews our appreciation of an connection to these imposing, timeless works.
Author | : Eugene F. Fairbanks |
Publisher | : Fairbanks Art and Books |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780944958346 |
Author | : Avard Tennyson Fairbanks |
Publisher | : Fairbanks Art and Books |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Anatomy, Artistic |
ISBN | : 9780972584111 |
Human Proportions for Artists is a profusely illustrated reference book. It is intended for colege level students and serious artists. Avard Fairbanks made a proportion study of more than 100 measurements on each of 25 male and female adults. Detailed drawings were made illustrating these dimensions, including front and lateral fine features of the faces. Anatomical and anthropometric features are included and explained. These measurements are tabulated in life size and in different ratios from heroic, 3/2, to 1/12th life size in twelve columns. A presentation of relative proportions, using Leonardo da Vince's system, is included. This book is intended as an assistance for creating fine realistic and representational art, includ-portraits, from monumental to miniature sizes.
Author | : Anna Anguissola |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2018-02-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1108307922 |
Figural and non-figural supports are a ubiquitous feature of Roman marble sculpture; they appear in sculptures ranging in size from miniature to colossal and of all levels of quality. At odds with modern ideas about beauty, completeness, and visual congruence, these elements, especially non-figural struts, have been dismissed by scholars as mere safeguards for production and transport. However, close examination of these features reveals the tastes and expectations of those who commissioned, bought, and displayed marble sculptures throughout the Mediterranean in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Drawing on a large body of examples, Greek and Latin literary sources, and modern theories of visual culture, this study constitutes the first comprehensive investigation of non-figural supports in Roman sculpture. The book overturns previous conceptions of Roman visual values and traditions and challenges our understanding of the Roman reception of Greek art.
Author | : Janet Burnett Grossman |
Publisher | : Getty Publications |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780892367085 |
What is a an anthemion? What is giallo antico marble? Who was Praxiteles? This richly illustrated book -- in the popular Looking At series -- presents definitions and descriptions of these and many other terms relating to Greek and Roman sculpture encountered in museum exhibitions and publications on ancient stone sculpture. This is an indispensable guide to anyone looking for greater understanding of ancient sculpture and heightened enjoyment of the objects. Book jacket.
Author | : Mercury Gallery (London) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Cynthia Culver Prescott |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 2019-04-04 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0806163895 |
For more than a century, American communities erected monuments to western pioneers. Although many of these statues receive little attention today, the images they depict—sturdy white men, saintly mothers, and wholesome pioneer families—enshrine prevailing notions of American exceptionalism, race relations, and gender identity. Pioneer Mother Monuments is the first book to delve into the long and complex history of remembering, forgetting, and rediscovering pioneer monuments. In this book, historian Cynthia Culver Prescott combines visual analysis with a close reading of primary-source documents. Examining some two hundred monuments erected in the United States from the late nineteenth century to the present, Prescott begins her survey by focusing on the earliest pioneer statues, which celebrated the strong white men who settled—and conquered—the West. By the 1930s, she explains, when gender roles began shifting, new monuments came forth to honor the Pioneer Mother. The angelic woman in a sunbonnet, armed with a rifle or a Bible as she carried civilization forward—an iconic figure—resonated particularly with Mormon audiences. While interest in these traditional monuments began to wane in the postwar period, according to Prescott, a new wave of pioneer monuments emerged in smaller communities during the late twentieth century. Inspired by rural nostalgia, these statues helped promote heritage tourism. In recent years, Americans have engaged in heated debates about Confederate Civil War monuments and their implicit racism. Should these statues be removed or reinterpreted? Far less attention, however, has been paid to pioneer monuments, which, Prescott argues, also enshrine white cultural superiority—as well as gender stereotypes. Only a few western communities have reexamined these values and erected statues with more inclusive imagery. Blending western history, visual culture, and memory studies, Prescott’s pathbreaking analysis is enhanced by a rich selection of color and black-and-white photographs depicting the statues along with detailed maps that chronologically chart the emergence of pioneer monuments.
Author | : Alonzo L. Gaskill |
Publisher | : Cedar Fort Publishing & Media |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2023-02-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1462126812 |
Understanding the Temple in a New Light To help you on your journey of understanding the temple, bestselling author Alonzo L. Gaskill has compiled this collection of temple insights. With inspired thoughts on • The holy garment, ancient and modern • The veil and finding hope in images of the Judgment Day • The meaning of becoming God’s covenant people • The role of women in temple ceremonies THIS ENLIGHTENING BOOK will help you see the temple in a new light and open your heart and mind to its divine messages.