《马奈:画我所见》简介：“画我所见，”马奈如是说。就如此简单吗？这位《草地上的午餐》、左拉、马拉梅、克列孟梭以及贝特·莫里索等名人肖像画的作者，这位画过许多小咖啡馆和划船者的画家，戏称自己是“静物画界的圣弗朗索瓦”。那么，他果真是现代画家中的第一人吗？抑或如波德莱尔所述，是表现艺术“衰败的第一人”？从《奥林匹亚》到《女神游乐场的酒吧间》，弗朗索瓦丝·加香娓娓道出了这位爱大海、爱女人但更爱绘画的地道巴黎人的一生。

《剑桥艺术史:文艺复兴艺术》中，罗萨·玛利亚·莱茨以生动而富于灼见的叙述，娓娓道出这个艺术史上的众神时代：从美第奇家族统治下佛罗伦萨的艺术实验与竞争对手，到乌尔宾诺宫廷中艺术和生活所达到的平衡；从威尼斯画派的集大成者提香和乔尔乔内，到教皇统治下罗马的辉煌，以及达·芬奇、拉斐尔和米开朗基罗。
15和16世纪，意大利和北欧经历了宗教、政治和社会的重大变迁。对希腊罗马古典文化的新生兴趣，以及整个人文主义运动，在绘画、雕塑和建筑方面结出的成果尤为丰硕。这一时期所创造的风格影响了迄今为止的西方艺术。欣赏文艺复兴时期视觉艺术的最佳法门，乃是去理解艺术家地位的变化，以及他们对于赞助人和公众的态度的变化。

Throughout his long career, Morandi focused on still lifes and landscapes that captured the simple beauty of light and form. While his contemporaries struggled with the intellectual turmoil and aesthetic experimentation of the twentieth century, Morandi remained faithful to the subjects that fascinated him most: bottles, vases, and jugs, and the view out his studio window in Bologna. This richly illustrated volume brings together more than one hundred of his most important works. Grouped according to technique????????????paintings, watercolors, drawings, and etchings????????????each aspect of his work is given thoughtful consideration by scholars who explore Morandi's genius for composition, his serene palette, and his expertise as a draftsman.

Painter, sculptor, and architect, Michelangelo was also a husband, father, writer, and businessman. His thoughts on art, daily life, hard work and fame speak as clearly to us now as they did centuries ago. Brimming with beautiful illustrations of Michelangelo's many masterpieces, this overview of the artist's life helps us understand his inspirations, frustrations, joys, and sorrows as he undertook the commissions that made him immortal: David, Pieta, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the Medici Chapel, and the tomb of Julius II. Quotations from the artist, incisive essays, reproductions of the entire Sistine Chapel, and an informative timeline contribute to make this book a rewarding read and a satisfying visual experience.

Now available in an attractively priced, beautifully produced flexi edition, this important examination of Modigliani’s art focuses on the enigmatic genius of the avant-garde. One of the most recognizable artists of his era, Amedeo Modigliani is also perhaps one of the least understood. In this thorough , yet refreshingly concise volume, Werner Schmalenbach examines Modigliani’s oeuvre, offering a chronological tour of every aspect of Modigliani’s career. The informative commentary is complemented by hundreds of splendid reproductions, many of them full-page color plates. The result is an intimate portrait of a life devoted to art, and an essential reference for any art lover.

Although fewer than eighty of Caravaggio's painted works exist, they represent a critical moment in the development of European painting as the Renaissance style gave way to that of the Baroque. This monograph explores the Italian master's entire life and career by focusing on the most important of his works. Readers will learn about his innovative use of light and shadow, his physical and psychological realism, and his radical technique of omitting initial drawings and creating straight onto the canvas. Along the way readers will learn details of the artist's colourful, and often troubled life, as well as the important role he played in the evolution of Western painting. Overflowing with impeccably reproduced images, this book offers full-page spreads of masterpieces as well as highlights of smaller details - allowing the viewer to appreciate every aspect of the artist's technique and oeuvre. Chronologically arranged, the book covers important biographical and historic events that reflect the latest scholarship. Additional information includes a list of works, timeline, and suggestions for further reading.

这是一部“历史小说”，是为超现实主义先驱者“立传”的著述。 这是一张“巴黎地图”，描绘着艺术如何打开了19世纪的沙龙大门，奔向20世纪的大街小巷。
摆在读者面前的这部书，初版于1982年，2004年再版。儒弗瓦作为和超现实主义血气相通的“过来人”与独立自主的同路人，他在重温过往的岁月，重议自己似曾信奉的“主义”这一话题时，有他独特的追求、独立的叙述角度与方式，他赋予描写对象以不同的基调和色彩，注入自己的激情和思考，从而成就了这样一部充溢个性的巴黎(20年代)的艺术史。
这些创作者保持独立，保证了历史上所有个人的最初自由。布勒东的革命个人主义倾向表现在他对精神困苦的新的定义，阿拉贡则表现为他过激的言行和挑衅，毕卡比亚表现为他喜欢否定、反驳的笑容，查拉表现为他所颠覆的文化价值，阿尔托表现在他呼唤内心的深渊上，杜尚的倾向表现在他的“肯定的讽刺”中，曼·雷则接触艺术的神秘化和改变交流方式，马克斯·恩斯特表现在对新神话的研究上，苏波表现在他的磁针的“轻”上，米罗在粗暴的表达方式和彻底的简洁上，莱利斯表现在完全揭示语言的真相上，马松则表现在联系直观的思维和感觉的闪光点上。吉吉为超越了小资产阶级的道义而开心不已，从这一点可以看出她也是革命个人主义者，南希·库纳德则从她反抗愚昧、反对向往富人生活可以看出她也是革命个人主义者。莫迪利阿尼的倾向表现为自身优雅混合着抗拒，苏丁表现在他对美的风尚的否定，帕斯金则表现在他被性自由所颠覆。是的，每个革命个体都以相同的方式找到了一条适合自己的道路，并为之付出一切。

本书广泛查证欧洲文艺复兴时期史料记录，收录齐拉斐尔所有的重要画作，深入探讨拉斐尔从乌比诺的小学徒到罗马宫廷画家的独特艺术成长道路，全面阐述拉斐尔在艺术作品中的风格和思想演变，以揭示大师画笔下的优雅自然之美的原动力。

《温迪嬷嬷讲述绘画的故事(修订袖珍版)》深入分析三十余幅巨作,包括波提切利的《维纳斯的诞生》、伦勃朗的《犹太新娘》、莫奈的《莲池》、凡·高的《自画像》等。由画面放大的局部深入大师的精神世界,揭示作品底蕴,解释绘画技巧。简明扼要,娓娓道来,温雅隽永,耐人寻味,温迪嬤嬤的《绘画的故事》将你引上一段奇妙的文化旅程。帮你理解、欣赏伟大的艺术。

文森特·威廉·梵高，这位用明亮鲜活的色彩吸引了全世界目光的天才画家，却在美丽的法国瓦兹河畔结束了自己37岁的年轻生命。他传奇不朽的一生已多次被搬上电影银幕。此次，由导演Andrew Hutton执导的本部戏剧式纪录电影，将重现梵高绚烂而短暂的一生。本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇 Benedict Cumberbatch饰演这位天赋异禀且卓尔不群的疯狂大师，而其弟提奥则由杰米·帕克 Jamie Parker饰演。剧中的一言一语皆来自于梵高写给提奥及亲人的信件。
本片以其独特的叙事方式和入木三分的描摹再现，赢得了2011年在班夫世界媒体节上的最佳艺术纪录片洛基大奖。

《美的历史》是全才大师艾柯历时45年的经典巨献，已被译成28种语言，风靡全球。《美的历史》不从任何先入为主的美学出发，而是综观数千年来西方社会视为美的事物，做多层次布局，呈现美的脉络，引领审美之旅。全书以主叙述带出源源不绝的绘画、雕刻作品，并长篇征引各时代的作家与哲学家，书前附上多页依时代顺序安排的图片对照表，使自古以来的对于“美”的观点之演变史一目了然。作者以独到见解，将美于时代洪流中抽丝剥茧，对美的发展历程做广博精辟的说明，广及文学、艺术等各方面，呈现方式具独特的质感、美感，随处展现着美学大师的真知灼见，俨然一部不可多得的收藏宝典。
这部极度精美、份量十足的作品，提供读者多层次的路径，包括流动的文字记叙、绘画与雕刻等丰富的例证，另也将每个时代的作家、哲学家所摘选以及比较的说明内容收录其中。对读者而言，此书犹如一部美的概念的指引地图，引人惊奇地走入一趟趟精采的旅行。
美是什么？什么是艺术？品味与时尚是什么？美是要冷静、理性观察的东西，还是会牵动灵魂的媒介？在艾柯的引领下，我们走上这么一趟引人入胜的审美之旅，探索多变的“美”观，从古希腊以降，直到今天，并研析历世与美相伴相随的价值理念。除了密切检视视觉艺术，并援引各个时代的文学作品，提供印证，他还扩大探讨范围，考虑爱情、女性的角色，以及丑、残忍，甚至魔性等课题。
《美的历史》将美的历史脉络呈现，它不仅是一部艺术的历史或美学史，而且是作者融合两者为美的概念所下的定义，涵括的范围自古典到现代。书中论及的美包含绘画、雕刻、建筑、电影、摄影、装置艺术以及文学等，领域广泛，包罗万象，以使广大的读者都能信服。
精彩评论：
《美的历史》是一本完美的书，一部“美”的百科全书。全书编得既美，写得又好。当世唯有艾柯的渊博和深能成此手笔。
——亚马逊网
贡布里希的《美的历史》，单纯由艺术史角度着眼；艾柯的学问取向广阔，讨论不只限于艺术史，更旁征博引，从文学史、文学批评史、哲学思想史寻找他山之石借鉴，在美学之外借助相关知识做讨论的切入点。
——台湾联经出版公司发行人林载爵
这不是一本艺术史、文学史或音乐史，谈的纯粹是放诸古今中外皆准的有关“美”的历史。内容大部份皆由艺术世界取材的原因，艾柯解释是因为较诸贩夫走卒创造出来的美丽事物，艺术家创造的作品较多能够留存于后世，而且他们也留下了较多的只字片语，解释自己认为哪些东西是美的。艾柯认为，美的观念向来并非绝对、颠扑不破的，因此花了不少篇幅将不同的美学观念并陈，探讨相异的美的模型如何并存于同一时期，以及其他模型如何穿越不同的时期彼此呼应。艾柯坦承自己对于美的观点，可能会招致相对主义之讥，仿佛认为美会随着不同的历史时期与文化更迭而有所改变，而这正是他的本意。至于在千姿百态的变化之下，美的差异是否有万流归宗的统一模式，艾柯则很酷地下了一个结论：“只读者自便。”
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《世界现代设计史》共分九章，对世界现代设计史的源流、发展及现状进行通论式的阐述，描述世界现代设计史上的各个时期重要流派、重要人物、重要作品，展现世界现代设计史的基本轮廓、构建基本框架。

Through the lens of a microscope or the shaft of a telescope exists a universe of boundless life and beauty, that is entirely invisible to the naked eye. Atoms, ice crystals, grains of pollen, snowflakes, butterfly wings, cloud formations, searing comets, and showers of stars are born, live and die. The unprecedented scope of "Heaven & Earth" offers an awe-inspiring voyage of discovery through this infinite world that is science - from the smallest particles on the earth's surface to tiny dots in galaxies that are billions of light years away. Revealing the extensive range of matter contained in the cosmos, this book navigates a fascinating trajectory through an unexplored world, to celebrate the immeasurable beauty and countless mysteries of planet earth and the universe. It charts - chapter by chapter - intricate landscapes of increasing scale and distance, captured by microscope, x-ray, satellite and telescope. Each magnificent photograph is accompanied by an extended caption that explains it in detail, offering a dose of scientific information that enables us to associate with it on a human scale. This volume presents a unique and richly illustrated insight into the momentous relation between aesthetics and nature, in the light of nature's magnitude and its complexity of life. The result is the ultimate fusion of art and science, through a sequence of images that are as subtle as they are stupendous.

I'm not interested in the relationship of colour or form or anything else. I'm interested only in expressing basic human emotions tragedy, ecstasy, doom and so on...The people who weep before my pictures are having the same religious experience as I had when I painted them. Mark Rothko
In the late 1940s and 50s, Mark Rothko (1903-70) was one of the leading American artists who created wall-scale abstract paintings that filled the viewer's field of vision and became a form of environment. Rothko spoke of wanting the spectator to feel inside the pictorial space, enveloped in his canvases' luminous colour and apparitional surfaces. Together with painters such as Barnett Newman and Clyfford Still, he wanted to express a sense of the sublime, an idea associated with religious awe, vastness and natural magnificence.
Filmed on both sides of the Atlantic, this documentary chronicling Rothko's life and charting the development of his work fills the screen with his softly defined, rectangular clouds of colour stacked symmetrically on top of one another: a visual language conceived to evoke elemental emotions with maximum poignancy. There are penetrating contributions from his daughter, Kate, and his son, Christopher, and comments from a wide range of friends, artists, art historians, collectors and curators. The focus is on Rothko's demands for the perfect setting for the showing of his work, an ideal he pursued throughout his creative life, typified by the story of his iconic Seagram murals, nine of which now hang in a dedicated room at London's newly-opened Tate Modern. One of the murals commissioners, architect Philip Johnson, is among those who explain why Rothko refused to allow these works to hang in their intended venue, the exclusive Four Seasons restaurant in New York.

In this major critical appraisal, Diane Waldman assesses Mark Rothko's place in the history of twentieth-century art. She writes of his childhood as an immigrant from Russia, his student days at Yale, his early career as a struggling artist, and his crucial role in the development of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism. The progression of his work is analysed in detail, from his early figurative experiments of the 1920s to the emergence of his characteristic mature abstract style, with a particularly illuminating discussion of the achievement of the late canvases. His relationship with such contemporaries as Adolph Gottlieb and Clyfford Still is also examined in some depth. A detailed chronology of Rothko's life and an exhaustive exhibitions list and bibliography are valuable ancillary features. The many illustrations include not only reproductions of oils and water-colours, but also photographs of the artist, his family and friends.

Following on from "The Art Book" (1994), "30,000 Years of Art" provides an original and accessible way of looking at art. On its publication in 2007, "The Daily Telegraph" described it as 'a bold new publishing event that promises to redefine the parameters of art history'. In this mini format edition of the book, 500 great works of art from all periods and regions in the world have been carefully selected from the original book and are again arranged in chronological order, breaking through the usual geographical and cultural boundaries of art history to celebrate the vast range of human artistry across time and space. The book presents art in a way different from other art history compendia, revealing the diversity, or in many cases similarity, of man's artistic achievements through time and around the globe. Ordered chronologically, the resulting timeline of works leads to compelling browsing: surprising juxtapositions offer intellectual pleasure and a sense of wonder and discovery. The selection of works from across the world, arranged in the sequence in which they were made, takes the reader on a global and historical journey, responding to such questions as 'where does the earliest art appear?' What were artists creating in China or Africa while Rembrandt was painting portraits in Leyden? How were similar subjects - equestrian themes, landscapes, religious scenes - manipulated by artists in Aztec Mexico and Medieval Europe? While artworks from ancient Greece or the European Renaissance or pre-Columbian Americas will be interspersed with contemporaneous works created in Africa, India or Japan, an extraction of the Greek or Renaissance or American works could stand alone as an essential abridgement of the finest art of that period or culture. The selection of works is non-hierarchical and includes both fine and decorative arts - most commonly painting and sculpture, but also textiles, masks, ceramics and jewellery. Primarily functional arts (furniture, architecture, industrial and graphic design etc.) are not covered. Each work is accompanied by key caption information (date, title, place of origin, style or culture, medium, dimensions etcetera), and a text that provides critical review of the work, placing it in its art historical context and thus explaining its contribution to the development of the history of art.

影片改编自比利时艺术史学家Michael Francis Gibson的小说，是一部以文艺复兴时代为背景的惊悚片，围绕尼德兰著名画家博鲁盖尔的名作《受难之路》而展开。《磨坊与十字架》是一堂伪装成电影的的艺术史课，它的最初公开亮相，不是在电影院也不是在电影节，而是在卢浮宫 、纽约大都会艺术馆这样的场所。影片将人们带回十六世纪的荷兰，博鲁盖尔在创作《受难之路》时借助一个圣经故事来影射当时西班牙统治者的残忍以及尼德兰人民的反抗。莱彻·玛祖斯基将艺术史研究同电影CGI、3D技术结合起来，试图还原画家在创作这幅作品时所处的社会环境以及当时的思想、心境。站在一部艺术品之前的心神激荡，不正是让我们所有人晕眩地以为是所谓创作冲动么？值得一提的是，勃鲁盖尔的另一名作《雪中猎人》刺激瑞典导演罗伊·安德森创作下一部作品，名字很长的《树梢上沉思存在的鸟儿》，这部作品有望在明年戛纳或者威尼斯电影节亮相。

With these pictures, Leonie Purchas (Hampton) presents a new and innovative photographic approach to the human condition. The photographer chose to take an introspective look at herself through the members of her family. The resulting photos form a highly personal and emotional record of life in the Purchas (Hampton) household, in which both the photographer and the other members of the family show their vulnerability. By exposing this vulnerability, Purchas (Hampton) breaks through the distance that often separates photographer and subject. The camera shields and at the same time opens up a world that is entirely familiar, yet nevertheless reveals itself anew.