Radiance And Symbolism In Modern Stained Glass

Author : Liana De Girolami Cheney
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443888592

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Radiance and Symbolism in Modern Stained Glass by Liana De Girolami Cheney Pdf

This book focuses on the aesthetic, symbolic, and cultural concepts of radiance and beauty in stained glass in modern art; global exchanges between stained-glass artists in Europe and the Americas; and the transformation of stained glass from religious decoration to secular material culture. Unique features of the book include its geographic breadth, encompassing England, France, Italy, USA, and Mexico, and its inclusion of American female glassmakers. Essays consider how stained glass became an art form during this time, and show how the narrative for the figurative design drew from the Bible, mythology, history, literature, and the symbolism of the time, including popular culture such as ecology and materiality. Written for students and the general public interested in the humanities, literature, history, art history, and new media and popular culture, this book examines the visual beauty and symbolism of stained-glass windows in Europe and American cultures during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries – the modern era.

Author : Liana Cheney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1443885851

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Radiance and Symbolism in Modern Stained Glass by Liana Cheney Pdf

"This book focuses on the aesthetic, symbolic, and cultural concepts of radiance and beauty in stained glass in modern art; global exchanges between stained-glass artists in Europe and the Americas; and the transformation of stained glass from religious decoration to secular material culture. Unique features of the book include its geographic breadth, encompassing England, France, Italy, USA, and Mexico, and its inclusion of American female glassmakers. Essays consider how stained glass became an art form during this time, and show how the narrative for the figurative design drew from the Bible, mythology, history, literature, and the symbolism of the time, including popular culture such as ecology and materiality. Written for students and the general public interested in the humanities, literature, history, art history, and new media and popular culture, this book examines the visual beauty and symbolism of stained-glass windows in Europe and American cultures during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries - the modern era.

Author : Catherine McCormack
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780711248465

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The Art of Looking Up by Catherine McCormack Pdf

A guide to spectacular ceilings around the globe that have been graced by the brushes of great artists including Michelangelo, Marc Chagall and Cy Twombly. From the lotus flowers of the Senso-ji Temple in Japan, to the religious iconography that adorns places of worship from Vienna to Istanbul, all the way to Chihuly’s glass flora suspended from the lobby of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas—this book takes you on a tour of the extraordinary artworks that demand an alternative viewpoint. Art historian Catherine McCormack guides you through the stories behind the artworks—their conception, execution, and the artists that visualized them. In many cases, these works make bold but controlled political, religious or cultural statements, revealing much about the society and times in which they were created. Divided by these social themes into four sections—Religion, Culture, Power and Politics—and pictured from various viewpoints in glorious color photography, tour the astounding ceilings of these and more remarkable locations: Vatican Palace, Rome, Italy Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, UK Louvre Museum, Paris, France Dali Theatre-Museum, Figueres, Catalonia Museum of the Revolution, Havana, Cuba Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA Four eight-page foldout sections showcase some of the world’s most spectacular ceilings in exquisite detail. First and foremost, this is a visual feast, but also a desirable art book that challenges you to seek out fine art in more unusual places and question the statements they may be making. “Deepens our perspective of 40 of the most artistic, fascinating and iconic ceilings around the world.” —Forbes

Author : David S. Herrstrom
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781683933649

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Light as Experience and Imagination from Medieval to Modern Times by David S. Herrstrom Pdf

In Light as Experience and Imagination from Medieval to Modern Times, David S. Herrstrom synthesizes and interprets the experience of light as revealed in a wide range of art and literature from medieval to modern times. The true subject of the book is making sense of the individual’s relationship with light, rather than the investigation of light’s essential nature, while telling the story of light “seducing” individuals from the Middle Ages to our modern times. Consequently, it is not concerned with the “progress” of scientific inquiries into the physical properties and behavior of light (optical science), but rather with subjective reactions as reflected in art, architecture, and literature. Instead of its evolution, this book celebrates the complexity of our relation to light’s character. No individual experience of light being “truer” than any other.

Author : Albert L Hammond
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781421434131

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Proprieties and Vagaries by Albert L Hammond Pdf

Originally published in 1961. A constant influence on human action is that of proprieties, personal and social. These attitudes and traditions defining what is proper are largely logical in origin, but chance has a way of upsetting them. Even theory, which is part of human action, is subject to this influence. Dr. Hammond takes a novel approach to this philosophical theme. His topics of discussion include perception, the role of symbols in poetry and science, the definition of good and good use in language, space and the motion of the earth, the psychology of love, attitudes toward gambling, and a defense of horse racing. This unorthodox approach results in an exceptionally imaginative and thought-provoking book as well as a strong defense of deontology.

Author : Adrienne Munich,Melissa Bradshaw
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813533562

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Amy Lowell, American Modern by Adrienne Munich,Melissa Bradshaw Pdf

A collection of essays that explore the influence, work, and legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet Amy Lowell.

Author : Nola Huse Tutag,Lucy Hamilton
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0814318754

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Discovering Stained Glass in Detroit by Nola Huse Tutag,Lucy Hamilton Pdf

The Detroit area boasts many fine examples of stained glass representing a variety of periods and styles. The European stained glass collection at teh Detroit Institute of Arts ranks amongst the most important in the United States. Churches and synagogues contain panels from notable designsers and studios, and exquisite glass can also be found in many public and private buildings like the Detroit Public Library, Cranbrook House, the Guardian Building, and the David Whitney, Jr., house. Discovering Stained Glass in Detroit contains sixty examples of the area's stained glass treasures, each stunningly presented in full color. Author Nola Huse Tutag accompanies each illustration with an explanatory text. Line drawings illustrate the buildings where the panels are located. The windows represent works by designers such as Louis Comfort Tiffany, Charles J. Connick, Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Matisse, as well as those from European and American studios.

Author : Bashir A. Zikria
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781449036409

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One Home, One Family, One Future by Bashir A. Zikria Pdf

Author : Angelo Philip Bertocci
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015002291253

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From Symbolism to Baudelaire by Angelo Philip Bertocci Pdf

Author : Jane Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015038014109

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The Dictionary of Art by Jane Turner Pdf

Author : Franz Schulze,Mies van der Rohe Archive
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0226740609

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Mies Van Der Rohe by Franz Schulze,Mies van der Rohe Archive Pdf

Critical biography of one of the twentieth centuries most illustrious architects.

Author : Raymond McGrath,Albert Childerstone Frost
Publisher : London : Architectural Press
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Glass
ISBN : UCSD:31822015433477

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Glass in Architecture and Decoration by Raymond McGrath,Albert Childerstone Frost Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951000970397R

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The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard Levitón
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 1107 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-02
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780595865260

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Healthy Gaians by Richard Levitón Pdf

[Headline, in boldface and/or small caps; do in 2 lines maximum] The healthier we are in body, mind, and culture, the more we can happily interact with the Spirit of Earth or Gaia, who needs our attention now. [Main text] Health, how to keep it, regain it, or even optimize it, concerns many today. But we usually think of health in personal terms, human terms. What about the health of the Earth? To be healthy rather than sick has planetary implications, and Healthy Gaians shows you ways of improving your health to help improve the planet's. Welcome to a diverse anthology of 70 articles on human health drawn from a journalistic career spanning 25 years. Here are bodywork, cancer, the immune system, vaccinations, eurythmy, chakras, Jungian psychology, intuition, conflict resolution, healing with art, music, sound, and color, singing to the dying, dreams, water rejuvenation, the poetics of the elements, near-death experiences, the purpose of evil, myth-living, and quantum-shamanic adventures. You'll get familiar with lots of natural health modalities such as herbalism, acupuncture, flower essences, and bionutrient fortification. And meet a stimulating group of health pioneers, such as R.D. Laing, William Irwin Thompson, Barbara Walker, Fred Alan Wolf, Robert Sardello, Caroline Myss, M.F.K. Fisher, Kyriacos Markides, and Rowena Kryder, among others. Each gives innovative ways to free ourselves from the ill-health constraints of body, mind, and culture as part of the larger process of becoming healthy Gaians-exactly what the planet needs from us. There are many ways to better health. The important thing is to start getting healthy so you can help the planet in its time of need. Then the Earth can start sending back the good health vibrations to you now you're back in the health loop. [Note: Be sure to note boldface two-line headline at top; this is 250 words but the book's format will be large and it will fit easily without crowding.

Author : Virginia Chieffo Raguin,Patricia Pongracz
Publisher : Museum of Biblical Art
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015057574561

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Reflections on Glass by Virginia Chieffo Raguin,Patricia Pongracz Pdf

Richly illustrated with examples of windows produced in opalescent, Art Noveau, Art Deco, abstract, and traditional figural styles.