Illustrates outdoor sculptures created with a range of natural materials, including snow, ice, leaves, rock, clay, stones, feathers, and twigs.

A biographical novel of Michelangelo. Michelangelo Buonarotti lived in the time of the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring popes, the powerful Medici family, and the fanatic monk Savonarola. Working with a God-driven fury he created David , painted the Sistine ceiling, and was the architect of the dome of St Peter's.

This history of modern sculpture ranges from Rodin to the present day.

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A retrospective survey of Andy Goldsworthy's early work that covers the fourteen years between 1976 and 1990. It embraces not only photographs of his ephemeral works, but also some of his earliest permanent sculptures constructed of stone and earth, as well as drawings for monumental sculpture projects in the landscape.

Provides a thematic and regional survey of Hellenistic sculpture, focusing on its main elements and its innovations.

This is a pocket-sized A-Z guide to 500 great painters and sculptors from medieval to modern times. Each artist is represented by a full-page colour plate of typical work, accompanied by information on each image and its creator. Artists, styles and subject matter are cross referenced.

Sculptor and architect Bernini was the virtual creator and greatest exponent of Baroque in 17th century Italy. He has left his greatest mark on Rome where Papal patronage provided him with enormous architectural commissions.

The Italian Renaissance is among the most glamorous epochs of European art. Art historians and the public are fascinated by 3 centuries of exceptionally prolific artistic creation that produced works of international fame. This book features illustrations of works from every branch of the fine arts and explains various aspects of Renaissance art.

Looks at the development of sculptures, reliefs, and friezes in fifth century B.C. Greece and assesses this period's importance in art history.

The last in a series of Sir John Boardman's handbooks on Greek sculpture, covering the fourth century B.C. to the days of Alexander the Great. The innovations of the period are discussed, such as the female nude and portraiture and many important monuments such as the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus.

The Romanesque was the first epoch of medieval art that encompassed all of Europe. Its origins hearken back to characteristic elements of Roman construction and in the course of the High Middle Ages developed into the embodiment of Christian sacred art. This book explains the manifold aspects of Romanesque artistic composition.

Containing a collection of photographs of Rodin's masterpieces, including The Thinker and The Burghers of Calais , this work explores Rodin's artistic influences, his expression of emotion and his use of symbolism and distortion.

Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, celebrated Italian goldsmith (1500-1571), in which Cellini tells the story of his life and art and also depicts the manners and morals of both the rulers and their subjects in 16th Century Italy. This new edition includes new notes on the text and a chronology.

The 16th revised and updated edition of this introduction to art, from the earliest cave paintings to experimental art. New artists have been incorporated such as Corot, Kollwitz and Nolde, and six fold-outs present large-scale works such as Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece.

Taking the sculptures out of the museum context (and thus off of their proverbial pedestals), this work presents a different view, which affords enlightening comparisons between eras and genres. It is useful for art lovers of various tastes and disciplines.