The size and splendor of the era that is considered the cradle of Western culture is reflected in Greek painting. Wall and vase paintings express the beauty of a long-lost world. 176 illustrations, 64 in four colors.
A fictionalized biography of the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. The author uses the fictional character of Dr. Joannis van Loon, Rembrandt's alleged friend and personal physician, to tell the artist's life story through his "diaries."
Nakladni zavod Josip Čaklović, 1941.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Each volume is usually hardbound and contains color illustrations depicting biblical scenes, with texts taken from the Bible and accompanied by analyses of the artwork.
"Degas: Racing" by Frank Elgar is a small monograph in the "Little Encyclopedia of Art" series (No. 67). It presents horse racing in the works of Edgar Degas with an introduction and color reproductions.
Nolit, 1967.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
3.76 €
Art criticism • Art history • Painting • Theory of Art
The book presents Švajcer's entire bibliography and a selection of his published and unpublished texts (e.g. texts on Krunoslav Kern; Branko Kovačević; Osijek painting between the two wars; Antun Babić as a graphic artist, etc.).
Galerija likovnih umjetnosti, 1995.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
7.32 - 7.36 €
Art history • Painting • Artistic monograph
A biography of the great French Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix, enriched with numerous excerpts from his personal diary. A depiction of the artist's life, creativity, passions, travels, and thoughts on art.