Burchard Wolf (26 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very large, heavy (7 lbs.) hardcover with dust jacket. No markings noted. NOTE: THIS BOOK IS TOO HEAVY TO SHIP OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. Extra charges may be requested for shipping and handling.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 248 pages. This monograph examines the wide artistic production of Louis XIV?s most pr olific and powerful artist, Charles Le Brun (1619?1690), illustrating the magn ificence of his paintings and focusing particularly on the interiors and decorat.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 288 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1652. . 2017. 1st edition. Hardcover. . . . .

Condition: New. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: ACQB; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 288 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1652. . 2017. 1st edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardback. Condition: New. This monograph examines the wide artistic production of Louis XIV's most prolific and powerful artist, Charles Le Brun (1619-1690), illustrating the magnificence of his paintings and focusing particularly on the interiors and decorative art works produced according to his designs. In his joint capacities of Premier peintre du roi, director of the Gobelins manufactory and rector of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, Le Brun exercised a previously unprecedented influence on the production of the visual arts - so much so that some scholars have repeatedly described him as 'dictator' of the arts in France. The Sovereign Artist explores how Le Brun operated in his diverse fields of activities, linking and juxtaposing his portraiture, history painting and pictorial theory with his designs for architecture, tapestries, carpets and furniture. It argues that Le Brun sought to create a repeatable and easily recognizable visual language associated with Louis XIV, in order to translate the king's political claims for absolute power into a visual form. How he did this is discussed through a series of individual case studies ranging from Le Brun's lost equestrian portrait of Louis XIV, and his involvement in the Querelle du coloris at the Académie, to his scheme for 93 Savonnerie carpets for the Grande Galerie at the Louvre, his Histoire du roy tapestry series, his decoration of the now destroyed Escalier des Ambassadeurs at Versailles and the dramatic destruction of the Sun King's silver furniture. One key theme is the relation between the unity of the visual arts, to which Le Brun aspired, and the strong hierarchical distinctions he made between the liberal arts and the mechanical crafts: while his lectures at the Académie advocated a visual and conceptual unity in painting and architecture, they were also a means by which he attempted to secure the newly gained status of painting as a liberal art, and therefore to distinguish it from the mechanical crafts which he oversaw the production of at the Gobelins. His artistic and architectural aspirations were comparable to those of his Roman contemporary Gianlorenzo Bernini, summoned to Paris in 1665 to design the Louvre's East façade and to create a portrait bust of Louis XIV. Bernini's failure to convince the king and Colbert of his architectural scheme offered new opportunities for Le Brun and his French contemporaries to prove themselves capable of solving the architectural problems of the Louvre and to transform it into a palace appropriate "to the grandeur and the magnificence of the prince who [was] to inhabit it" (Jean-Baptiste Colbert to Nicolas Poussin in 1664). The comparison between Le Brun and Bernini not only illustrates how France sought artistic supremacy over Italy during the second half of the 17th century, but further helps to demonstrate how Le Brun himself wanted to be perceived: beyond acting as a translator of the king's artistic ambition, the artist appears to have sought h.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. A clean, tight copy. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 495 pages. 2014 marks the three-hundredth anniversary of the succession of the House of Hanover to the British throne. In celebration of this historic milestone, The Fi rst Georgians explores the rich artistic patronage of the early Hanoverian perio.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 287 pages. 11.25x9.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. A beautiful book in wonderful condition. Full refund if not satisfied.

Some dust on the top edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Small nicks upper d/w.

London, Paul Holberton, 2016. In-4, rel. d?éditeur pleine toile jaune sous jaquette ill., 287 pp., texte en anglais, ill. en noir et en couleurs. Bibliogr., index. /92F Hardcover, with dust wrappers. Fine condition, unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback picture cover book is almost like new! Bright, sharp, crisp and clean with no writing and no page folds. There is a tiny tear along the bottom edge. I missed it at first, but when I picked up the book I could feel it.very tiny flaw so the book is VALUE-PRICED!

Hardback. Condition: New. This monograph examines the wide artistic production of Louis XIV's most prolific and powerful artist, Charles Le Brun (1619-1690), illustrating the magnificence of his paintings and focusing particularly on the interiors and decorative art works produced according to his designs. In his joint capacities of Premier peintre du roi, director of the Gobelins manufactory and rector of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, Le Brun exercised a previously unprecedented influence on the production of the visual arts - so much so that some scholars have repeatedly described him as 'dictator' of the arts in France. The Sovereign Artist explores how Le Brun operated in his diverse fields of activities, linking and juxtaposing his portraiture, history painting and pictorial theory with his designs for architecture, tapestries, carpets and furniture. It argues that Le Brun sought to create a repeatable and easily recognizable visual language associated with Louis XIV, in order to translate the king's political claims for absolute power into a visual form. How he did this is discussed through a series of individual case studies ranging from Le Brun's lost equestrian portrait of Louis XIV, and his involvement in the Querelle du coloris at the Académie, to his scheme for 93 Savonnerie carpets for the Grande Galerie at the Louvre, his Histoire du roy tapestry series, his decoration of the now destroyed Escalier des Ambassadeurs at Versailles and the dramatic destruction of the Sun King's silver furniture. One key theme is the relation between the unity of the visual arts, to which Le Brun aspired, and the strong hierarchical distinctions he made between the liberal arts and the mechanical crafts: while his lectures at the Académie advocated a visual and conceptual unity in painting and architecture, they were also a means by which he attempted to secure the newly gained status of painting as a liberal art, and therefore to distinguish it from the mechanical crafts which he oversaw the production of at the Gobelins. His artistic and architectural aspirations were comparable to those of his Roman contemporary Gianlorenzo Bernini, summoned to Paris in 1665 to design the Louvre's East façade and to create a portrait bust of Louis XIV. Bernini's failure to convince the king and Colbert of his architectural scheme offered new opportunities for Le Brun and his French contemporaries to prove themselves capable of solving the architectural problems of the Louvre and to transform it into a palace appropriate "to the grandeur and the magnificence of the prince who [was] to inhabit it" (Jean-Baptiste Colbert to Nicolas Poussin in 1664). The comparison between Le Brun and Bernini not only illustrates how France sought artistic supremacy over Italy during the second half of the 17th century, but further helps to demonstrate how Le Brun himself wanted to be perceived: beyond acting as a translator of the king's artistic ambition, the artist appears to have sought h.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing in illustrated boards with white-stamped blue cloth shelfback as new, no remainder or other markings, NOT ex-lib, binding tight pages bright, slight wear top corners, tiny soil spots to cloth lower rear panel, else Fine unread copy of already scarce title (no dj, as issued); 4to; 240pp fully illus in color; illustrated endpapers. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for shipment of this heavy oversize book (additional charge MAY BE SUBSTANTIAL for expedited or overseas shipment).

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 495 pages. 11.00x9.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Oversized Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. (2021). 4to. Light bumping to joint ends and bottom edges of covers. Slight scraping to fore corners of covers. Faint scratching to textblock edges. VG.