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Symbols of Power in Art
This volume examines the ways that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes, and stereotypes to convey their power to their subjects and rivals, as well as to leave a legacy for subsequent generations to admire. Legendary rulers from antiquity such as Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Constantine have been looked to as models for their display of imperial power by the rulers of later eras. From medieval sovereigns such as Charlemagne and France's Louis IX to the tsars of Russia and the great European royal dynasties of the Hapsburgs, the Bourbons, and the Tudors, the rulers of each period have appropriated and often embellished the emblems of power employed by th...
Monet
Surveys the artist's life and works and explains the historical and social context of his paintings - Influences on his style - Water Lilies - Vetheuil - Rouen Cathedral.
The Marshall Plan
Traces the history of the Marshall Plan and the efforts to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist authoritarianism during a two-year period that saw the collapse of postwar U.S.-Soviet relations and the beginning of the Cold War.
Visualising Protestant Monarchy
The first comprehensive, comparative study of the visual culture of monarchy in the reigns of William and Mary and Queen Anne
Representing Royalty
Since the early days of cinema, filmmakers have been intrigued by the lives and loves of British monarchs. The most recent productions by ITV and Netflix show that the fascination with British royalty continues unabated both in Britain and around the world. This book examines strategies of representing power and the staging of myths of power in seven popular films about British monarchs that were made after the mid-1990s revival of the “royal biopic” genre. By combining approaches from cultural studies with concepts and theories from the humanities, such as film studies and art history, it offers a comprehensive understanding of the cinematic portraits of royalty. In addition, the volume...
Angels and Demons in Art
This sumptuously illustrated volume analyzes artists' representations of angels and demons and heaven and hell from the Judeo-Christian tradition and describes how these artistic portrayals evolved over time. As with other books in the Guide to Imagery series, the goal of this volume is to help contemporary art enthusiasts decode the symbolic meanings in the great masterworks of Western Art. The first chapter traces the development of images of the Creation and the Afterworld from descriptions of them in the Scriptures through their evolution in later literary and philosophical works. The following two chapters examine artists' depictions of the two paths that humans may take, the path of ev...
Artists' Techniques and Materials
This latest volume in the popular Guide to Imagery series discusses the materials and processes used in eight media: painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, mosaics, ceramics, glass, and metalwork. The book provides art enthusiasts with new insights into the creation of many of the world's great masterpieces.
Handbuch der politischen Ikonographie
Seit jeher bedient sich die Politik der Macht der Bilder, um politische Ansprüche, Hoffnungen, Erfolge und Positionen zu verkünden. Dieses mit etwa 1200 Abbildungen reich illustrierte Handbuch führt in 150 Beiträgen vor, wie von der Antike bis in die Gegenwart Personen und Ereignisse, politische Ideale und Institutionen bildlich dargestellt wurden. Ausgewiesene Fachleute zeigen, welche Symbole, Motive und Mythen dabei immer wieder verwendet und wie sie im Laufe der Geschichte abgewandelt wurden, um das politische Leben in Gemälden und Denkmälern, in Flugschriften und im Fernsehen, auf Plakaten und Photos einzufangen und zu deuten. Das Spektrum der Beiträge reicht von Audienzen zu Attentaten, von der Demokratie zur Diktatur, von Päpsten und Prinzen bis zu Partisanen und Parlamenten. Mit den beiden Bänden, die von der Gerda Henkel Stiftung großzügig gefördert wurden, erhalten Kunsthistoriker, Politologen, Historiker und Journalisten ein Standardwerk, das ihnen ermöglicht, die Sprache der Bilder aus der Vergangenheit wie auch der Gegenwart zu verstehen.
