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Drawn by the Brush

Oil Sketches by Peter Paul Rubens

By: Peter C. Sutton,Peter Paul Rubens,Marjorie E. Wieseman,Nico van Hout

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Drawn by the Brush

Oil Sketches by Peter Paul Rubens

By: Peter C. Sutton,Peter Paul Rubens,Marjorie E. Wieseman,Nico van Hout

Oil sketches by Peter Paul Rubens—created at speed and in the heat of invention with a colorful loaded brush—convey all the spontaneity of the great Flemish painter’s creative process. This ravishing book draws from both private and public collections to present in full color 40 of Rubens’s oil sketches. Viewers will find in these informal paintings an enchanting intimacy and gain a new appreciation of Rubens’s capacity for invention and improvisation, and of his special genius for dramatic design and coloristic brilliance. The book investigates the role of the oil sketch in Rubens’s work; the development of the artist’s themes and narratives in his multiple sketches; and the history of the appreciation of his oil sketches. It also explores some of the unique aspects of his techniques and materials. By revealing the oil sketches as the most direct record of Rubens’s creative process, the book presents him as the greatest and most fluent practitioner of this vibrant and vital medium.

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Yale University Press

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0300106262

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9780300106268

The Laws of Emotion

By: Nico H. Frijda

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The Laws of Emotion

By: Nico H. Frijda

The Laws of Emotion is an accessible work that reviews much of the insightful new research on emotions conducted over the last ten years. It expands on the theory of emotions introduced in Nico Frijda’s earlier work and addresses a number of unanswered, basic problems on emotion theory. The author’s goal is to better understand the underlying psychological mechanisms of emotion. In this book, Professor Frijda also examines previously neglected topics of emotion such as determinants of emotional intensity, the duration of emotions, and sexual emotions. It touches on both evolutionary and neuroscientific explanations. The book begins by reviewing a number of principles governing emotion, or “the laws of emotion”. The author then examines the passionate nature of emotions and the motivational processes underlying them, and the nature and causes of pleasure and pain. Professor Frijda then explores the processes that lead to emotional arousal, including cognitive influences and why people care more about certain things than others. Emotional intensity is then discussed, including the often-neglected topic of the course of emotions over time. The book concludes with the author's insights into complex emotional domains such as sex, revenge, and the need to commemorate past events. The Laws of Emotion will appeal to social, cognitive, and developmental psychologists, social scientists, philosophers, and neuroscientists, as well as anyone interested in the workings of the mind. It also serves as a text for advanced courses in the psychology of emotions or the neuroscience of emotions.

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349

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Psychology Press

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1351543008

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9781351543002

The Saqqara Necropolis through the New Kingdom

Biography of an Ancient Egyptian Cultural Landscape

By: Nico Staring

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The Saqqara Necropolis through the New Kingdom

Biography of an Ancient Egyptian Cultural Landscape

By: Nico Staring

This book is the first comprehensive monographic treatment of the New Kingdom (1539–1078 BCE) necropolis at Saqqara, the burial ground of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, and addresses questions fundamental to understanding the site’s development through time. For example, why were certain areas of the necropolis selected for burial in certain time periods; what were the tombs’ spatial relations to contemporaneous and older monuments; and what effect did earlier structures have on the positioning of tombs and structuring of the necropolis in later times? This study adopts landscape biography as a conceptual tool to study the long-time interaction between people and landscapes.

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559

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BRILL

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9004467149

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9789004467149

Forgotten Islands of Indonesia

The Art & Culture of the Southeast Moluccas

By: Nico De Jonge,Joss van Dijk

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Forgotten Islands of Indonesia

The Art & Culture of the Southeast Moluccas

By: Nico De Jonge,Joss van Dijk

This beautiful book contains fascinating text and over 170 unique photographs of one of the most interesting but least well known cultures in the Indonesian Archipelago. The traditional art of Maluku Tenggara, the Southeast Moluccas, is among the most sophisticated and expressive in the world. Simple tools were used to create masterpieces in wood, stone, textiles and precious metals, while the plaited work and earthenware of these islands are also of the very highest quality. the colonial period plunged the region into hopeless isolation. During the harsh rule of the Dutch many traditional woks of art, especially ancestor statues, were destroyed. Later, collectors stripped the islands of their masterpieces and the culture of Maluka Tenggara was forgotten. Forgotten Islands of Indonesia presents a unique survey of the finest examples of Southeast Moluccan art. This volume contains many photographs and descriptions which have never before been published. Set against the cultural background and supplemented by rare photographs taken in the field, the material culture of Maluku Tenggara, which is regarded as one of the most fascinating areas of Indonesia, is presented here comprehensively for the first time.

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453

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Tuttle Publishing

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1462909469

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9781462909469

The Desclergues of la Villa Ducal de Montblanc, Second Edition Omnibus

By: Nico F. Declercq

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The Desclergues of la Villa Ducal de Montblanc, Second Edition Omnibus

By: Nico F. Declercq

The Desclergues of la Villa Ducal de Montblanc (2nd edition) is a comprehensive ancestral chronicle, meticulously tracing the Desclergues family lineage from the Greek era through the Villa Ducal de Montblanc in Tarragona to the present in Belgium. This omnibus edition compiles the entire acclaimed series, offering an exhaustive account of the Desclergues of Montblanc alongside the author's other ancestral lines, including de Patin, de Patin de Langemark, Lesage, Benoit, Den Dauw, 't Kint, Surmont, de Croock, Ardan, Lammens, Decaestecker, and de Silva of Uduwara in Sri Lanka. This scholarly work is enriched by a comprehensive DNA analysis, providing genetic depth to the historical narrative. Each family line is intricately contextualized within its historical setting, with facsimile images of archival records offering tangible evidence of the past. This beautifully illustrated book presents a visually engaging experience, enhancing historical insights and making it an invaluable resource for students, historians, and anyone passionate about genealogical studies. Nico Felicien Declercq, a full professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is a distinguished scholar. With a Ph.D. from Ghent University and an MSc from the Catholic University of Leuven, his prolific academic career encompasses numerous published works. His passion for history and genealogy led him to meticulously document his ancestral lineage, culminating in this comprehensive work. Professor Declercq's interdisciplinary approach and dedication to rigorous research have earned him a reputation for excellence in the scientific community and among genealogical enthusiasts. He is also the author of several philosophical novels published under a pseudonym.

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2090

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Nico F. Declercq

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9083176940

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9789083176949

Ethnic Identity and Imperial Power

The Batavians in the Early Roman Empire

By: Nico Roymans

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Ethnic Identity and Imperial Power

The Batavians in the Early Roman Empire

By: Nico Roymans

This study explores the theme of Batavian ethnicity and ethnogenesis in the context of the Early Roman empire. Its starting point is the current view in the social and historical sciences of ethnicity as a culturally determined, subjective construct that is shaped through interaction with an ethnic 'other'. The study analyses literary, epigraphic and archaeological sources relating to the Batavian image and self-image against the backdrop of Batavian integration into the Roman world. The Batavians were intensively exploited by the Roman authorities for the recruitment of auxiliary soldiers, with the result that their society developed into a full-blown military community."--Jacket.

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Amsterdam University Press

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9053567054

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9789053567050

Drawn by the Brush

Oil Sketches by Peter Paul Rubens

By: Peter C. Sutton,Peter Paul Rubens,Marjorie E. Wieseman,Nico van Hout

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Oil Sketches by Peter Paul Rubens

By: Peter C. Sutton,Peter Paul Rubens,Marjorie E. Wieseman,Nico van Hout

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Yale University Press

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0300106262

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Study Heads

Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard, Part XX, 2

By: Nico Van Hout

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Study Heads

Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard, Part XX, 2

By: Nico Van Hout

This book is devoted to a remarkable aspect of Rubens's painted production. It investigates and catalogues not only works that Ludwig Burchard (1886-1960) gathered into the category of 'Study Heads', but also head studies by artists closely connected to Rubens's workshop which were demonstrably used in his paintings. The existence of a stock of study heads or tronies allowed Rubens and his collaborators to exploit the same figures in many different contexts and create satisfying variety among the numerous characters involved in mythological, biblical or historical scenes. In Rubens's work, study heads constitute an exceptional type of painting in that they were created not as autonomous works of art, but as a means to an end, an indispensable part of his artistic practice. Yet, even in this marginal category of work, Rubens achieves maximum artistic expression with an economy of means, as for example in the iconic Four Studies of the Head of an African Man in the Brussels Museum. The originals of the study heads remained together until the sale of Rubens's possessions at his death in 1640. Over the centuries, many of Rubens's tronies have undergone transformation. Panels featuring several heads were cut up quite early on to be sold as separate pictures on the art market, and some tronies were converted by later artists into specific characters or even genre scenes by adding extra planks of wood and giving the heads distinctive clothes and attributes. This book aims to reconstruct as far as possible the original appearance of Rubens's tronies, aided by the evidence of copies and technical research on the works themselves.

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600

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Harvey Miller

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1912554658

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9781912554652

Rubens Unveiled

Notes on the Master's Painting Technique : Catalogue of the Rubens Paintings in the Antwerp Museum

By: Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten (Belgium),Nico van Hout,Arnout Balis

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Rubens Unveiled

Notes on the Master's Painting Technique : Catalogue of the Rubens Paintings in the Antwerp Museum

By: Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten (Belgium),Nico van Hout,Arnout Balis

The genius and virtuosity of Rubens' painterly skill is apparent. But how exactly did he work? How did he actually create his paintings? This beautiful book takes the reader through the entire passage from sketch to sale. It looks over the master's shoulder and discovers how he first made pentimenti, oil sketches and model studies before applying his paint to what were at times enormous panels - sometimes in many successive transparent layers, at other times directly with colourful brushstrokes. Rubens was a craftsman, and was familiar with the work of his contemporaries and the latest techniques, on which he himself made variations or adaptations. He employed assistants to carry out parts of a work, negotiated prices, and took a keen interest in the transportation of his work. The words of Rubens himself or his contemporaries feature regularly in this publication so that the genesis of a work can be followed at first hand.

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176

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Ludion

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9461300131

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9789461300133

Unfinished

Thoughts Left Visible

By: Kelly Baum,Andrea Bayer,Sheena Wagstaff

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Unfinished

Thoughts Left Visible

By: Kelly Baum,Andrea Bayer,Sheena Wagstaff

This groundbreaking book explores the evolving concept of unfinishedness as essential to understanding art movements from the Renaissance to the present day. Unfinished features more than 200 works, created in a variety of media, by artists ranging from Leonardo, Titian, Rembrandt, Turner, and Cézanne to Picasso, Warhol, Twombly, Freud, Richter, and Nauman. What unites these works, across centuries and media, is that each one displays some aspect of being unfinished. Essays and case studies by major contemporary scholars address this key concept from the perspective of both the creator and the viewer, probing the impact that this long artistic trajectory—which can be traced back to the first century—has had on modern and contemporary art. The book investigates the degrees to which instances of incompleteness were accidental or intentional experimental or conceptual. Also included are illuminating interviews with contemporary artists, including Tuymans, Celmins, and Marden, and parallel considerations of the unfinished in literature and film. The result is a multidisciplinary approach and thought-provoking analysis that provide valuable insight into the making, meaning, and critical reception of the unfinished in art.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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1588395863

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9781588395863

Book's by Nico van Hout

Drawn by the Brush

Drawn by the Brush

The Laws of Emotion

The Laws of Emotion

The Saqqara Necropolis through the New Kingdom

The Saqqara Necropolis through the New Kingdom

Forgotten Islands of Indonesia

Forgotten Islands of Indonesia

The Desclergues of la Villa Ducal de Montblanc, Second Edition Omnibus

The Desclergues of la Villa Ducal de Montblanc, Second Edition Omnibus

Ethnic Identity and Imperial Power

Ethnic Identity and Imperial Power

Drawn by the Brush

Drawn by the Brush

Study Heads

Study Heads

Rubens Unveiled

Rubens Unveiled

Unfinished

Unfinished

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