Glittering images : a journey through art from Egypt to Star Wars / Camille Paglia.
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. |
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Marion Library | 709 PAG (Text) | 37810435034052 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |