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"Originally published in Great Britain in 1952 by Arrow Books"--T. p. verso.

"The eleventh volume in the Frick Diptych series pairs an essay by Ian Wardropper, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Director, with a poem by James Fenton"--

Maître Pathelin, avocat rusé, anciennement populaire mais désormais sans cause, décide de refaire sa garde-robe sans que cela lui coûte un sou. Il dupe et vole le drapier Guillaume Joceaulme ; Pathelin emporte une pièce de tissu et invite le marchand à venir se faire payer chez lui. Devant Guillaume, Pathelin et sa femme Guillemette jouent la comédie du mourant et de la femme en pleurs, et Guillaume repart en courant. Il croit que c'est le diable en personne qui est venu lui jouer un tour.

Contained within this volume is a detailed treatise on fresco painting, compiled from lectures given at the Society of British Artists between 1838 and 1840. Fresco refers to a technique of painting murals on newly wet lime plaster. With a history dating back to 30,000 BC, the mural is one of the most ancient art forms on the planet. The word refers to any piece of painted artwork on a ceiling, wall, or other permanent surface. Often, the physical features of the surface or architectural structure are used and incorporated into the artwork itself. This illustrated volume explores the fascinating history and evolution of mural and fresco painting, offering useful and practical information on producing them, materials, viable surfaces, and much more. Contents include: "On the Rise and Progress of Art Among the Greeks, and the Introduction of Fresco and Encaustic Painting", "On the Rise and Progress of Art Among the Italians, and of Fresco Painting in Particular", "On Fresco for Mural Decoration", "On Encaustic and Mural Decoration", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.

In the midst of a global pandemic, the Frankfurt POLY (Polycentricity and Plurality of Premodern Christianities) Lectures on "Pathways through Early Modern Christianities" brought together a virtual, global community of scholars and students in the Spring and Summer of 2021 to discuss the fascinating nature of early modern religious life. In this book, eleven pathbreaking scholars from the "four corners" of the early modern world reflect on the analytical tools that structure their field and that they have developed, revised and embraced in their scholarship: from generations to tolerance, from uniformity to publicity, from accommodation to local religion, from polycentrism to connected histories, and from identity to object agency. Together, the chapters of this reference work help both students and advanced researchers alike to appreciate the extent of our current knowledge about early modern christianities in their interconnected global context-and what exciting new travels could lie ahead.

The year is 1596 and women are being murdered by the thousands throughout Europe. Hanged, burned, and drowned after months of unfathomable cruelty, those accused of witchcraft have no defense against this onslaught of evil personified.Hans Hesse's older sister, Greta, was murdered as a witch, burned alive in front of young Hans. Years later, he sets out on an elaborate ruse to save these women, victims all, just like Greta. Little does he know how his life-and the lives of others-are about to change forever.About the AuthorGeorge Zoebl has traveled through the Middle East and Europe, and worked with Habitat for Humanity in El Salvador. This is his third novel, following It's Just My Nature and Don't Push, Don't Pull.

For the Tuscan tourist, a user-friendly guidebook to the Renaissance sculptor's masterpiecesDonatello (c. 1386-1466) is one of Western art's greatest sculptors, the brilliant exponent of a new simplified, elegant form in Renaissance art. Many of Donatello's most revered masterpieces remain in Tuscany-the region in which he was born-including St. George (1415-17), David (1430-40) and Penitent Magdalene (1455)-a fact that significantly contributes to the region's status as one of Italy's top tourist destinations. This publication is part survey, part guidebook, mapping the sculptor's preserved works throughout Tuscany, organized by location. Published alongside the major touring exhibition-which is set to travel to Berlin and London after Florence-Donatello: In Tuscany distinguishes itself from other publications on the Florentine sculptor by indexing the artwork that is accessible to visitors with up-to-date scholarship and geographical information.

Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Galleria Franchetti alla Ca' d'oro, Venice, Italy, April 22-October 30, 2022.

Proceedings Of The West Virginia Historical Society (Volume I) has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

A great battle that shaped the history of England and founded a new royal dynasty is expertly related and explained by a leading historian, with detailed illustrations and supplementary facts.

Venice, 1368.War hovers in the wings with the fate of the Republic at stake when the old doge dies. Fourteen-year-old Nico, a street urchin from the poorest Venetian parish, is chosen at random to tally votes in the upcoming election for a new leader. Uprooted from his old life and transplanted to the doge's palace, Nico becomes an alienated outsider at the mercy of scheming nobles.Andrea Contarini, sixtieth doge of Venice, wants the ducal throne less than Nico wants to be ballot boy. Both walk a golden tightrope over treachery and deceit. When he witnesses a court clerk burned at the stake for being gay, Nico despairs. His romantic attraction to men is as powerful as his fear of fiery death and an eternity in Hell.Taking advantage of the fraught transition in the Doge's Palace, the hostile duke of Austria pushes Trieste to rebel against Venetian domination, jeopardizing her mastery of the Adriatic Sea. The Venetian nobles split, trapping the doge between hawks rabid for war, and rich merchants desperate for peace. With his own life on the line, Andrea Contarini opts to attack decisively and end the crisis swiftly, but his gambit is sabotaged. Trusting only the boy at his side, Contarini sends Nico to Trieste to be his eyes and ears. As the Venetian commanders wrangle over tactics, Nico falls for Astolfo, the young, charismatic lord of Castle Moccò, an indispensable but unreliable ally.Will Nico return to Venice a celebrated hero? Or will he be forever haunted, guilt-ridden, and still concealing his deepest secret?

12 quests. 12 relics. And a race to save the fate of the world.It all begins when Wade Kaplan receives a strange coded email from his uncle Henry, shortly before the old man's sudden and suspicious death. He sets off for Germany to attend the funeral with his father and his three friends Darrell, Lily, and Becca, only to discover that Uncle Henry left them yet another baffling message.Soon, they are in a breathless race across the globe, running for their lives as a ruthless shadow organization chases them around every corner. Their only hope of saving themselves?and the world?is to find twelve magical relics from a hidden past.The Forbidden Stone is the beginning of Tony Abbott's epic new series, a thrilling adventure packed with puzzles, intrigue, and action.

Who were the models of Agnolo Bronzino's An Allegory with Venus and Cupid?Florence, 1544. Duke Cosimo de' Medici has commissioned Agnolo Bronzino to paint An Allegory with Venus and Cupid. Intended as a diplomatic gift for King François of France, the Duke demands the seemingly impossible: Bronzino's painting is to be an even greater masterpiece than Botticelli's The Birth of Venus. It will be the artist's defining work: his reputation and, ultimately, his life will depend on its timely completion.He finds the perfect model for Venus in Angelina, a mute and vulnerable Florentine woman whose beauty is ethereal; a silent goddess oblivious to the dangerous new world that surrounds her. As the painting develops, so too does the relationship between the central models. Can Giuseppe, ordered to pose as the adult Cupid, save Angelina from the cruel fate planned for her by the Duke?"... a brilliant, imaginative novel" - BohèmeAlan Fisk is the author of The Strange Things of the World (1988), The Summer Stars (1992), Forty Testoons (1999) and Lord of Silver (2000). A member of the Historical Novel Society, he has lectured on subjects including 'Writing Historical Novels' and 'Story Theory'.

This sumptuously illustrated book presents the most recent scholarship in English on Botticelli and Renaissance Florence, featuring essays and entries written by an international team of scholars and experts in the field.The authors examine both the rich array of works featured in the exhibition-paintings, drawings, prints, decorative arts, and ancient Roman marble statues-and seminal themes concerning Botticelli and the artistic achievements of Renaissance Florence. Works by Botticelli's master, Fra Filippo Lippi, and other members of Botticelli's circle, including Filippino Lippi, the Pollaiuolo brothers, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Perugino, and Lorenzo di Credi, are among the selection, as well as a dozen important works from the Minneapolis Institute of Art's collection. Each object is accompanied by a dedicated entry written by a specialist. Particularly illuminating is the inclusion of antiquities and renewed consideration of the complex, multifaceted ways ancient art, literature, and philosophy influenced fifteenth-century Florence. The appendix offers a chronology contextualizing Sandro Botticelli's life and career and major historic events in Florence, enabling readers to grasp connections between sociopolitical changes and the artistic flowering of this period.Exhibition dates: Minneapolis Institute of Art, October 16, 2022-January 8, 2023

Best-selling, award-winning author, TL Clark, brings you this fictitious tale of a knight's daughter living life as it very well may have been in 1484.