 Rebels and Martyrs: The Image of the Artist in the Nineteenth Century by Alexander Sturgis – Paperback: 192 pages; Yale University Press (Sep 18, 2006) The mythical artist, heroic and rebellious, isolated and suffering, is the creation of late-18th-century Romanticism. Throughout the 19th century this powerful myth influenced the way people thought and wrote about artists and, more importantly, the way artists thought about––and depicted––themselves Covering the period from the French Revolution to World War I, from Romanticism to the avant-garde, this catalogue considers how artists responded to this myth. The focus is on key artists and groups who self-consciously forged distinctive identities: the Nazarenes, Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Van Gogh, Gauguin, the Nabis, and Schiele. The book includes an introduction, a chronology, and an overview of the myth of the artist in literature, as well as a beautifully illustrated catalogue section arranged according to such themes as Bohemia; Dandy and Flâneur; Priest, Seer, Martyr, Christ; and Creativity and Sexuality.
 On the Edge of Your Seat: Popular Theater and Film in Early Twentieth-Century American Art by Patricia McDonnell – Hardcover: 240 pages; Yale University Press (May 1, 2002) The book is adorned with 95 color plates and 47 black-and-white illustrations, but unlike Images from the World Between, it is the text that steals the show. Among the ten essays explicating the wonder and pervasive influence of vaudeville, film, theater, and burlesque on American artists are contributions from noted academics Rebecca Zurier, Robert Silberman, and David Nashaw, who offers a particularly illuminating piece on the importance of electric lights. Other essays explore the work of specific artists like Charles Demuth, Edward Hopper, Everett Shinn, and John Sloan to reveal the nascent fascination and obsession with emerging forms of mass popular entertainment. A fine scholarly study best suited for academic and specialized collections. — Barry X. Miller, Austin P.L., TX Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
 The Changing Status of the Artist by Emma Barker, Nick Webb, Kim W. Woods – Hardcover: 260 pages; Yale University Press (Dec 11, 1998) This book focuses attention on the theme of the artist and especially the changing status of the artist in the early modern period. In a series of case studies—some devoted to a single artist and others dealing more broadly with artistic practice—the book explores and questions the widely held notion that the modern idea of the artist emerged in the later fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This is the second of six volumes in the series Art and Its Histories, created to accompany the Open University course by the same title.
 19th-Century Art by H. W. Janson, Robert Rosenblum – Hardcover: 527 pages; Prentice Hall / Abrams; 1st edition (Mar 1, 1984) Revolution marked the 19th century in terms of politics, intellectual thought, and most surely in the area of art. In this volume, Janson and Rosenblum combine their scholarship talents to supply readers with yet another definitive art history, surveying painting and sculpture between 1776 and 1900 and demonstrating the influences of technology, politics, literature, and music on the art world. All the major names are represented (David, Goya, Manet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Rodin, etc.) as well as lesser masters from Victorian eccentrics and French academics to the Belgian Social Realists. Includes 500 illustrations, 89 of which are in color. —Annotation © by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
|  Art That Changed the World by DK – Hardcover: 400 pages; DK (Aug 19, 2013) Experience the uplifting power of art on this breathtaking visual tour of 2,500 paintings and sculptures created by more than 700 artists from Michelangelo to Damien Hirst.
 Realism (Style and Civilization) by Linda Nochlin – Paperback: 288 pages; Penguin Books; New edition (Mar 30, 1972) Traces the development of realism in nineteenth-century art, focusing on the cultural and political changes that influenced it
The Changing Status of the Artist by Emma Barker, Nick Webb, Kim W. Woods – Hardcover: 260 pages; Yale University Press (Dec 11, 1998) This book focuses attention on the theme of the artist and especially the changing status of the artist in the early modern period. In a series of case studies—some devoted to a single artist and others dealing more broadly with artistic practice—the book explores and questions the widely held notion that the modern idea of the artist emerged in the later fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
 Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits in Roman Egypt (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications) by Susan Walker – Hardcover: 176 pages; Routledge; 1st edition (Feb 2000) When Rome conquered Egypt, two great cultures combined, taking some of the best qualities of each to form an amalgam. The Egyptian belief in the afterlife held strong appeal, but so did the Roman practice of portraiture. As a result, portrait painting was added to traditional Egyptian funerary practices to produce the unique and haunting "mummy portraits," some of the earliest portraits still in existence. The first "ancient faces" exhibit appeared at the British Museum in 1997.
When the Metropolitan Museum of Art decided to do its own version, it expanded on the original core group of portraits by adding material from European and North American collections. Walker, deputy keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum, edited the catalog for both shows. Consequently, they are very similar in most respects; five of the seven essays in this volume appeared first in the British catalog. Recommended for academic and larger public libraries not owning the British catalog. — Mary Morgan Smith, Northland P.L., Pittsburgh Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
 150 Masterpieces of Drawing by Anthony Toney – Paperback: 150 pages; Dover Publications (Jun 1, 1963) Full-page reproductions of drawings from the early 15th century to the end of the 18th century, all beautifully reproduced: Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Dürer, Fragonard, Urs Graf, Wouwerman, many others. First-rate browsing book, model book for artists.
 Art: A World History by Arte Storia Universale. English, Georgio Taboreli – Hardcover: 720 pages; (Oct 1998) DK Publishing From cave paintings to computer art, classical temples to postmodern office buildings, Art: A World History is an up-to-the-minute, in-depth guide to the world's art and architecture. Each of the chapters present a comprehensive account of a particular period of world art with detailed timelines as visual reference guides. Art: A World History enables you to look at a work of art, understand its construction, and distinguish between different techniques, styles, and critical viewpoints.
 The Illustrated History of Erotica Charlotte Hill, William Wallace – Paperback: 480 pages; Carroll & Graf, 450 full-color illus. 3-vols. (Oct 1997) Hill and Wallace's popular Erotica series is now available in a special boxed edition containing all three volumes' worth of magnificent erotic selections—paintings and drawings, sculpture and photographs, poetry and prose. Among the provocative works included are Renaissance paintings, the memoirs of Casanova, and much more.
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The Masters of Candlelight: An Anthology of Great Masters Including Georges De La Tour, Godfried Schalcken, Joseph Wright of Derby
