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Glittering images : a journey through art from Egypt to Star Wars / Camille Paglia.

Summary:

An enthralling journey through Western art's defining moments, from the ancient Egyptian tomb of Queen Nefertari to George Lucas's volcano planet duel in "Revenge of the Sith."

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780375424601
  • ISBN: 0375424601
  • Physical Description: xviii, 202 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Pantheon, New York : Pantheon, [2012]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
1 Resurrection: Queen Nefertari 3 -- 2 Mystic Vision: Idols of the Cyclades 11 -- 3 Race: Charioteer of Delphi 15 -- 4 Roof of Air: Porch of the Maidens 21 -- 5 God's Snare: Laocoön 27 -- 6 Sky of Gold: Saint John Chrysostom 33 -- 7 Living Letters: The Book of Kells 39 -- 8 Solitary Watcher: Donatello, Mary Magdalene 43 -- 9 Island of Love: Titian, Venus with a Mirror 49 -- 10 Lord of the Sea: Agnolo Bronzino, Portrait of Andrea Doria as Neptune 53 -- 11 Blaze of Glory: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Chair of Saint Peter 59 -- 12 Satin Knights: Anthony Van Dyck, Lord John Stuart and his Brother, Lord Bernard Stuart 67 -- 13 Swirling Line: The French Rococo 73 -- 14 Martyr of the Revolution: Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Marat 79 -- 15 Arctic Ruin: Caspar David Friedrich, The Sea of Ice 85 -- 16 City in Motion: Édouard Manet, At the Café 91 -- 17 Melting Color: Claude Monet, Irises 97 -- 18 Heaven and Hell: Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon 103 -- 19 Heart of Stone: George Grosz, Life Makes You Happy! 109 -- 20 Dance of the Mind: Tamara de Lempicka, Portrait of Doctor Boucard 115 -- 21 Luncheon in the Twilight Zone: René Magritte, The Portrait 121 -- 22 Romance of the Grid: Piet Mondrian, Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow 127 -- 23 Elegance at Ease: John Wesley Hardrick, Xenia Goodloe 133 -- 24 Shooting Stars: Jackson Pollock, Green Silver 139 -- 25 Sun and Rain: Andy Warhol, Marilyn Diptych 147 -- 26 On the Road: Eleanor Antin, 100 Boots 155 -- 27 Electric: Walter De Maria, The Lightning Field 165 -- 28 Blue Dawn: Renée Cox, Chillin' with Liberty 173 -- 29 Red River: George Lucas, Revenge of the Sith 181.
Subject: Art > History.
Art and society > History > 21st century.

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