H&-carved solid wood in translucent French finish. Joints in each limb to allow for various positioning. Renaissance painters & sculptors of renown worked in ateliers with students, apprentices, & trained artists at h&. These studio-workers are the source of many paintings & sculptures referred to at auction or in literature as: ‘from the workshop of’ or ‘in the style of’ or ‘from the circle of’. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

It is 1948. Japan is rebuilding her cities after the calamity of World War II, her people putting defeat behind them & looking to the future. The celebrated painter Masuji Ono fills his days attending to his garden, his house repairs, his two grown daughters & his grandson, & his evenings drinking with old associates in quiet Iantern-lit bars. His should be a tranquil retirement. But as his memories continually return to the past
- to a life & a career deeply touched by the rise of Japanese militarism
- a dark shadow begins to grow over his serenity.

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What were Montmartre & Montparnasse really like in their hey-day roughtly between 1904, when the youthful Picasso had just arrived on the Hill of Martyrs, & 1920, when Amedeo Modigliani, justly called `the prince of Bohemians`, died of consumption & dissipation in Montparnasse? This book, written by an Enflishman who lived in Montnartre for thirty years & knew its famous habitue intimately, gives a vivid description. It reveals the truth behind the many legends, is packed with authentic stories about writers & painters whose name are now household words, & contains much hitherto unpublished information about the life & career of Modigliani obtained from his family & friends. Much of the text was written in Montmartre amid the scenes described, & after personal consultation with survivors of the great days when Frede presided over the Lapin Agile & Libion, patron of the Cafe de la Rotonde, was beginning to rival him in Montparnasse. It is the most complete account which has yet been written in English of the birth of Cubism & other contemporary movements in modern painting, & of the lives & loves who started them. ...

I am an artist... begins Eric Carle's vibrant tribute to the creative life. & just like an imaginative child, this is one artist who paints the world as he sees it
- a red crocodile, an orange elephant, a violet fox, a black polar bear & a wonderful polka-dotted donkey. Filled with some of the most magnificently colourful animals of Eric Carle's career, this is a book that celebrates imagination & the artist within us all. Inspired by the work of the great Expressionist painter Franz Marc, a founder of the artists' group known as Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), who famously used abstract blue horses in his paintings. Marc's vibrantly colourful paintings influenced generations of artists, & fired the imaginations of children's book artists far & wide. Examples of Marc's paintings & a short biography are included at the end of the book.
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Whether you`re trying your hand at painting for the first time or honing your artistic ability, Artist`s Painting Techniques is the handiest guide to teach you how to paint. Starting with the basics such as observational skills & learning how to draw, Artist`s Painting Techniques will guide you into working with watercolours, acrylics, & oil paints. Learn everything you need to know about tone, colour, pattern, brushwork, & composition to create your own masterpieces with complete confidence. Embark on exciting artistic exercises & projects to discover your style & grow as an artist. Follow the fully illustrated step-by-step guides & get inspiring advice from practising artists, working with watercolour, acrylic, & oil paints in a variety of art techniques. Kickstart your creativity & develop your own style with Artist`s Painting Techniques. ...

The Arts & Crafts movement flowered in the 1870s & 1880s; at its heart was a search for a return to simplicity, quiet beauty & honesty of construction. This text gives an account of the lives, theories & work of the architects of this movement. For about three decades at the turn of the century, Arts & Crafts architecture & the theories behind it caught the attention of the Western world as the Gothic revival was set on a new & vigorous course by the ideas of Pugin, Ruskin & Morris. Looking back to an idealized medieval world in which the artist was also a craftsman, they opposed the inhumanity of the Industrial Revolution & showed the way to a new future in which the Gothic spirit could serve people`s needs. A whole generation of architects, artists & craftsmen was inspired by their ideals of truth to tradition, to materials & to function to create an architecture of freedom & originality. ...

This is the best & affordable, arts in America! This is the only book that gives you the inside arts scoop on the 20 best cities for the fine & performance arts, as well as major arts festivals, in the United States. The book provides the practical details for hundreds of arts organisations across the country, including the websites, public transportation options, handicapped access, hours, & admission fees, as well as such cost-saving tips as free days, discounted performances, subscriptions & memberships, & half-price opportunities. For many listings, the knowledgeable editors of Arts America share their observations & discuss important background information, which all adds up to why you will want to go. There is more: successful strategies for saving money & enjoying the arts at the same time; how & why to prepare (or not prepare) for cultural events; where to find current arts information in all the Arts America cities; & city-specific arts discounts. Whether you are an experienced arts buff or need a little encouragement to enjoy the arts, whether you are on a tight budget or in the mood to splurge, & no matter where you live, this book has something for you. ...

Discover the aesthetic made popular by the designer William Morris during the last decades of the 1800s & the beginning of the twentieth century. Illustrations to colour include designs taken from wallpapers & fabrics, stained glass windows, ceramics, book illuminations, glassware & jewellery. With snippets of information about the movement. ...

The pagodas of Burma, the temples of Angkor, the great Buddhist monuments of Borobudur
- these achievements of powerful courts
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Aruba at 1:50, 000 on a light, laminated, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Berndtson, with 15 top rated sights & other tourist information, street plans of main built-up areas, maps of the surrounding region of the Caribbean, etc. The main map covers the island at 1:50, 000, showing its road network with locations of petrol stations & driving distances on main roads. 15 top sites are prominently highlighted (all provided with brief descriptions), as well as other places of interest including beaches, scuba diving/snorkeling/windsurfing sites, golf courses & other recreational facilities, national parks & wildlife reserves, etc. Topography is shown by relief shading with hill names & heights. In the surrounding coastal waters coral reefs are also marked. The map has an index of localities & latitude/longitude grid at 0.025 of a degree. On the reverse are street plans of Oranjestad, San Nicolas & the main beach areas north of the capital, all like the main map highlighting places of interest & indexed for places, streets, points of interest, hotels, shopping centres, etc. Also provided are a map showing the ...