Italian Painting 1200 - 1600

Italian Painting 1200 - 1600

Ernest T. DeWald

Extensive description and many black and white pictures. Includes famous painters such as da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael, as well as many lesser known artists of the period. As well as a general index, there is an index of Works of Art by Cities.

Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1961. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 6-1/2 inches wide by 9-1/2 inches tall, 613 pages.

A small nick in the edges of three index pages. otherwise very good,...
Circa: 1961
Condition: used
Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches
Type: hardcover
Publisher: Holt Rinehart & Winston
Author: Ernest T. DeWald
Pages: 613  

A Short History of Painting in America

A Short History of Painting in America - The Story of 450 Years

E. P. Richardson

A Short History of Painting in America covers all the major American painters and important paintings. It includes numerous biographical sketches of artists' lives, and expertly traces trends, schools, and influences. Finally, it discusses the development of American painting within the framework of Western art as a whole, emphasizing its nature as a complex and truly national art.

Thomas Y. Crowell,...
Circa: 1963
Condition: used
Size: 5-5/8 x 8-3/8 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell
Author: E. P. Richardson
Pages: 348  

Impressionist to Early Modern Paintings from the USSR Impressionist to Early Modern Paintings from the U.S.S.R.

Works from The Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, and The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia.

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Art of Cezanne, Gauguin, van Gogh, Matisse, and Picasso.

Picture of George P. Shultz, U.S. Secretary of State, and Eduard A. Shevardnadze, Foreigh Minister of the U.S.S.R. signing the cultural...
Circa: 1986
Condition: used
Size: 9-1/4 x 11-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Armand Hammer Foundation
Pages: 127
ISBN: B000HTNMPO  

Long Ago in Florence - Italy

Long Ago in Florence

by Marion Downer

Long Ago in Florence is a book by Marion Downer, telling the story of the sculptor Luca della Robbia, who welcomed children into his studio and derived inspiration from them. He lived in Florence, Italy in the 15th century.

It is written for children to read, but the adults can learn from it, too. It has lots of photographs of della Robia's sculptures, and some line drawings by Mamour Funai.

Published by Lothrop, Lee &...
Circa: 1968
Condition: Used
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: IT
Publisher: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Company
Author: Marion Downer  

Apollo - History of Art

Apollo, An Illlustrated Manual of the History of Art Throughout The Ages

S. Reinach (from the French by Florence Simmonds)

More than 600 illustrations.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Hard red cloth cover, 12mo - over 6¾ inches - 7¾ inches tall, 378 pages.

Underlining in blue ink and notes in margin. Name on front free fly and back free fly. Firmly bound.

Under 2 lb. Shipping information will be found at the bottom of the home page. May be shipped Media (10 – 16 days) or...
Circa: 1935
Condition: Used
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ inches - 7¾ inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Charles Scribner
Author: S. Reinach
Pages: 378  

Christ and The Apostles - Changing Religious Imagery

Christ and The Apostles - The Changing Forms of Religious Imagery

F. M. Godfrey

How Christian art changed over the years from the early Christian mosaics to the European Baroque. One hundred plates, including four color plates depict Christ with the Apostles, by artists, including Michaelangelo, Reubens, Da Vinci, van Rijn, and others. Included are 64 text pages, with explanations and commentary on the paintings by the author.

The Studio Publications, London and New York, 1957....
Circa: 1957
Condition: Used
Size: 8-3/4 inches wide by 11-1/2 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: The Studio Publications, London and New York
Author: F. M. Godfrey
Pages: 64  

Masterpieces from the Berlin Museums

Masterpieces from the Berlin Museums

This is a catalog of art displayed in 1948 - 1949 in cooperation with the Department of the Army of the United States of America. It includes 113 pages of black and white plates of paintings divided by nationality: Austrian, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish. This group of paintings were found by the American armies in 1945 in a salt mine at Merkers.

The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1948. Soft cover, 6 x 9 inches, 115 pages.

Light edge...
Circa: 1948
Condition: Used
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: DE
Publisher: Cleveland Museum of Art
Pages: 115  

Art Treasures from the Vienna Collections

Art Treasures from the Vienna Collections

This catalog from the touring display of Viennese art, lent by the Austrian Government in 1949 to tour the United States, includes 43 black and white plates. It includes a 9 page introduction, giving the history of the collections, written by Ernst H. Buschbeck, Curator of the Picture Gallery and Erich V. Strohmer, Curator of Sculpture and Objets d'Art Kunsthistorisches Museum.

The art works were displayed at National Gallery of Art,...
Circa: 1949
Condition: Used
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: AT
Publisher: M. H. De Young Memorial Museum
Pages: 67  

Degas - Pocket Library of Great Art

Degas

Daniel Catton Rich

AI Pocket Library of Great Art

Edgar Hilaire Germain Degas, a description of his art, with 20 color plates, some with fold-out pages, and 19 black and white.

Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1953. Soft cover, 4-1/2 x 6-3/4 inches.

Back cover is creased. Cover is rubbed. There is a smudge across the front fly. Binding is firm.

Under 1 lb. Shipping information will be found at the bottom of the home page. May be shipped Media (10 –...
Circa: 1953
Condition: Used
Size: 4-1/2 x 6-3/4 inches
Type: softcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,
Author: Daniel Catton Rich  

The Story of Porcelain chinaware China

This small book (number 23 in The Odyssey Library series) contains a concise summary of the history of porcelain from the 8th century A.D. to mid - 20th century. It is fully illustrated in color; with a sample of factory marks, a chronology, and an index.

The Odyssey Press, New York, NY; © 1965 by Western Publishing Company, Inc., edition not stated; NO ISBN, but...
Circa: 1965
Condition: Used
Size: 4.1875 inches tall by 6.625 inches wide by 0.3125 inch thick
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Western Publishing Co. Inc.
Author: Hedy Backlin - Landman and Edna Shapiro
Pages: 45  

Norman Rockwell Illustrator

Norman Rockwell Illustrator

Arthur L. Guptill

Preface by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, biographical introduction by Jack Alexander

Chapters: A Visit to Rockwell's Studio; How Rockwell Paints a Post Cover; some Come Easy: Some Come Hard; Magazine Illustration; Illustrating the Book; Murals, Portraits and Such; Advertising Art; Now It's Calendar Time; The Four Freedoms; Thirth Years of Rockwell Post Covers; Rockwell's Creative and Technical Procedure.

Watson - Guptill Publications,...
Circa: 1972
Condition: Used
Size: 9 inches wide by 12 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Watson - Guptill Publications
Author: Arthur L. Guptill, Norman Rockwell
Edition: 7
Pages: 208
ISBN: 0517328879  

Norman Rockwell A Sixty Year Retrospective

Norman Rockwell A Sixty Year Retrospective

Text by Thomas S. Buechner

Catalogue of an exhibition organized by Bernard Danenberg Galleries, New York.

The art of Norman Rockwell from 1910 to 1971. Many colored plates including several fold outs. Many are for the Saturday Evening Post, while others are rare oil paintings.

Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1972. Hard cover, black cloth with silver picture, no dust jacket, 9 x 12 inches, 157 pages.

Page 150 has a...
Circa: 1972
Condition: Used
Size: 9 x 12 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Author: Norman Rockwell, Text by Thomas S. Buechner
Pages: 157
ISBN: 8109-2049-2