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Alongside sculptures of mythic Greek figures appeared those of new gods, such as the Egyptian Serapis, as well as depictions of common people, such as fishermen and nursemaids. Artists produced works of widely varying sizes, from the colossal statue of Apollo at Rhodes, to pocket-sized table decorations. 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Roman Syria also comprised sites that are virtually unknown, such as the great fortress city of Zenobia on the Euphrates and the remarkably well-preserved villages of the limestone massif of northwestern Syria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoman Syria and the Near East\u003c\/i\u003e offers a broad overview of this major cultural crossroads. Surveying a millennium of Roman and Byzantine rule in the Near East, from Roman annexation to the Arab conquest, the book outlines Syria's crucial role in Roman history. Topics discussed include the Roman army's use of Syria as a buffer against its powerful eastern neighbors and the elaborate road system that Rome developed to connect its far-reaching empire. 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A young painter in Rome, then a fashionable portrait photographer in Paris, Le Gray received commissions from Napoleon III, and astonished viewers with his painterly landscapes and ravishing seascapes. Facing bankruptcy, he fled Paris with Alexandre Dumas to Palermo, traveled to the Middle East, and finally settled in Egypt, where he became drawing master to the ruler's children and continued to make photographs until his death in 1884.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLe Gray's work had remained largely unknown by the general public until he was rediscovered in the 1960s and was deemed by connoisseurs to be the Monet of photography. 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The contributors—a veritable who's who of the most venerable names in Greek archaeology—include both those who have excavated at the sites in question and scholars who have spent a lifetime studying the monuments about which they write. Following a foreword by Angelos Delivorrias, the book includes essays by George F. Bass, Alberto G. Benvenuti, George Ch. Chourmouziadis, Christos Doumas, Stella Drougou, Spyros Iakovides, Evangelos Ch. Kakavoyiannis, Vassos Karageorghis, Susan Womer Katzev, Helmut Kyrieleis, Colin F. MacDonald, Fani Mallouchou-Tufano, Dominique Mulliez, Wolf-Dietrich Niemeier, Vasileios Petrakos, Aliki Samara-Kauffmann, Marina Sophronidou, Georgios Steinhauer, Jutta Stroszeck, Harry E. 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This is the first book to bring together the archaeological legacy of ancient Greece in a concise and accessible way while still preserving the excitement of discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVasileios Petrakos is general secretary of the Archaeological Society at Athens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected as a \u003ci style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHoliday Book for 2007\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e by the New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Opulent . . . the hundreds of color photographs that overflow its pages exhibit uncontested masterpieces of Greek art in all their glory . . . an invigorating and congenial tour through the mainland and the islands.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e—The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e390 pages\u003cbr\u003e9 5\/8 x 11 1\/2 inches\u003cbr\u003e650 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-0-89236-910-2\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: J. 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Lastly, a close-up look at the symbolic meanings of individual foods and drinks—from the artichoke, also known as \"domestic thistle,\" to champagne, from chili peppers to absinthe—reveals a figurative language well known to artists of the time but perhaps forgotten by contemporary diners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilvia Malaguzzi teaches art history of the Renaissance at the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. She writes for the magazine \u003ci\u003eArt e Dossier\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/collections\/guide-to-imagery-series\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Guide to Imagery series\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAdditional titles in this series.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n384 pages\u003cbr\u003e 5 1\/4 x 7 3\/4 inches\u003cbr\u003e 400 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 978-0-89236-914-0\u003cbr\u003e paperback\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Getty Publications\u003cbr\u003e Imprint: J. 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Many of the objects exhibited in museums today once graced the interior of a Roman Baroque palazzo or a setting inspired by one. In fact, the very convention of a paintings gallery—the mainstay of museums—traces its ancestry to prototypes in the palaces of Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside Roman palaces, the display of art was calibrated to an increasingly accentuated dynamism of social and official life, activated by the moving bodies and the attention of residents and visitors. Display unfolded in space in a purposeful narrative that reflected rank, honor, privilege, and intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a contextual approach that encompasses the full range of media, from textiles to stucco, this study traces the influential emerging concept of a unified interior. It argues that art history—even the emergence of the modern category of fine art—was worked out as much in the rooms of palaces as in the printed pages of Vasari and other early writers on art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGail Feigenbaum is a former associate director of the Getty Research Institute\u003c\/span\u003e. She has published widely on early modern art and is coeditor of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/products\/provenance-an-alternate-history-of-art-978-1606061220\" title=\"Provenance: An Alternate History of Art\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eProvenance: An Alternate History of Art \u003c\/a\u003e(Getty Publications, 2012) and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/products\/sacred-possessions-978-1606060421\" title=\"Sacred Possessions: Collecting Italian Religious Art, 1500-1900\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSacred Possessions: Collecting Italian Religious Art, 1500–1900\u003c\/a\u003e (Getty Publications, 2011).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Luxuriously produced . . . the contributors show how palace interiors expressed identity and status in the capital of display”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eArt Newspaper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book, the result of an international collaborative research project run by the Getty Research Institute over five years, presents a wealth of new research into the concept and practice of display in the Early Modern Roman palace. . . . This is an enjoyable and beautiful book, and is a feat of clear organisation.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBurlington Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This masterful study . . . offers a fascinating account of the display of art-a category taken broadly to include any visual element found within a palace interior in the 16th-century residences of Rome's elite. . . . Highly recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eChoice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“[Display of Art in the Roman Palace] \u003c\/em\u003egets to the root of many topics, tapping on the already well-proven scholarship of many of its contributors.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e384 pages \u003cbr\u003e8 1\/2 x 10 1\/2 inches \u003cbr\u003e50 color and 116 b\/w illustrations \u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-298-2 \u003cbr\u003ehardcover \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Getty Research Institute \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":660852093,"sku":"9781606062982","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/products\/DisplayofArtintheRomanPalace.jpg?v=1663556615"},{"product_id":"historical-perspectives-in-the-conservation-of-works-of-art-on-paper-978-1606064320","title":"Historical Perspectives in the Conservation of Works of Art on Paper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited by Margaret Holben Ellis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is the seventh in the Readings in Conservation series, which gathers and publishes texts that have been influential in the development of thinking about the conservation of cultural heritage. The present volume provides a selection of more than ninety-five texts tracing the development of the conservation of works of art on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComprehensive and thorough, the book relates how paper conservation has responded to the changing place of prints and drawings in society. The readings include a remarkable range of historical selections from texts such as Renaissance printmaker Ugo da Carpi’s sixteenth-century petition to the Venetian senate on his invention of chiaroscuro, Thomas Churchyard’s 1588 essay in verse “A Sparke of Frendship and Warme Goodwill,” and Robert Bell’s 1773 piece “Observations Relative to the Manufacture of Paper and Printed Books in the Province of Pennsylvania.” These are complemented by influential writings by such figures as A. H. Munsell, Walter Benjamin, and Jacques Derrida, along with a generous representation of recent scholarship. Each reading is introduced by short remarks explaining the rationale for its selection and the principal matters covered, and the book is supplemented with a helpful bibliography. This volume is an indispensable tool for museum curators, conservators, and students and teachers of the conservation of works of art on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret Holben Ellis is Eugene Thaw Professor of Paper Conservation at the Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University; she also serves as director of the Thaw Conservation Center, Morgan Library \u0026amp; Museum, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The entire volume is meticulously and beautifully compiled. The readings—some humorous, many serious, all of high academic caliber—reveal Holben Eilis's comfort with the enormous depth of available material, a remarkable dedication to the care of works of art on paper, and a deep admiration for her colleagues, both historic and contemporary. This book caters specifically to conservators of works of art on paper, though students, conservators of historic documents, book conservators, art historians and collectors are all sure to find material that is enlightening and thought-provoking.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eArt in Print\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The book ably sets out and succeeds in establishing the antecedents of modern conservation practice and sets the milestones for on-going study.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eIcon News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This anthology will influence generations of conservation and art history students to come. Proposing well-known literary pieces next to obscure ones will amuse and inform those of us engaged in the conservation of works of art on paper and will assist us in our decision-making, conservation approaches and dilemmas. Finally, the book will appeal to anyone with an interest in works of art on paper and their preservation, making it a highly fulfilling read.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eJournal of the Institute of Conservation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e548 pages \u003cbr\u003e7 x 10 inches\u003cbr\u003e30 color and 35 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-432-0\u003cbr\u003epaperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Getty Conservation Institute\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Readings in Conservation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2015\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1014035824,"sku":"9781606064320","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/products\/9781606064320.jpg?v=1598635806"},{"product_id":"luxus-the-sumptuous-arts-of-greece-and-rome-978-1606064221","title":"Luxus: The Sumptuous Arts of Greece and Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenneth Lapatin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn contrast to other histories of ancient art that typically privilege well-preserved works of ceramics or stone, \u003cem\u003eLuxus\u003c\/em\u003e offers an integrated contextual analysis of artifacts fashioned from a wide variety of luxury materials, which survive in far greater number than is typically supposed. These include gold and silver, semiprecious hard stones, and organic materials, such as ivory, fine woods, amber, pearl, coral, and textiles. Examining some of the finest surviving examples of ancient craftsmanship, renowned expert Kenneth Lapatin approaches objects in these diverse media from a variety of viewpoints, providing a valuable model for a more pluralistic approach to visual culture with the greater goal of reinvigorating the study of ancient art and society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs its title implies, \u003cem\u003eLuxus\u003c\/em\u003e is richly illustrated, containing over 200 images of superb works located in collections throughout the world. Each plate is accompanied by extensive documentation and discursive commentary. An introductory chapter explores the ideologies and uses of the luxury arts in ancient Greece and Rome, considers ancient debates about their value, and traces their decline in modern historiography. The book then goes on to address a broad range of luxury goods, such as intaglios, cameos, vessels, and statuettes, providing a full and multifaceted account of luxury in the ancient world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKenneth Lapatin is associate curator in the Department of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum. He is the editor of \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/products\/the-berthouville-silver-treasure-and-roman-luxury-978-1606064207\" title=\"The Berthouville Silver Treasure and Roman Luxury\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Berthouville Silver Treasure and Roman Luxury\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Getty Publications, 2014) and coeditor of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection\u003c\/em\u003e (Getty Publications, 2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“All of these artifacts are truly worthy of admiration, and Lapatin is to be congratulated for a volume rich in visual evidence as well as insight. 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Since the book offers such a nuanced perspective on Greco-Roman luxury crafts, their production, and their profound connection to daily life, it is highly recommended for all those who value the study of material culture.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eClassical Association of the Middle West and South\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e9 x 11 inches\u003cbr\u003e243 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-422-1\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: J. 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Today, following the integration of digital technology, teams like Inez \u0026amp; Vinoodh and Mert \u0026amp; Marcus are reshaping our notion of what is acceptable—not just aesthetically but also technically and conceptually—in a fashion photograph. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lavishly illustrated survey of one hundred years of fashion photography updates and reevaluates this history in five chronological chapters by experts in photography and fashion history. It includes more than three hundred photographs by the genre’s most famous practitioners as well as important but lesser-known figures, alongside a selection of costumes, fashion illustrations, magazine covers, and advertisements. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume was published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center June 26 to October 21, 2018. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Martineau has curated numerous exhibitions at the J. 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The artfully curated book . . . is more than a beautiful ornament meant to collect dust atop your coffee table.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An enlightening survey of one hundred years of fashion photography.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePhoto District News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This coffee table companion to the upcoming exhibition is a comprehensive survey of developments in 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-century photographic style and taste through that lens, and it’s gorgeous.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This stupendous compendium makes an alluring case for fashion photography as art.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This impressive tome is an elegant exploration of where fashion, advertising, history and art come together. 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Produced in the tradition of chivalric biography, a genre developed in the mid-fifteenth century to celebrate the great personalities of the day, the manuscript’s text and illuminations begin with a magnificent frontispiece by the most acclaimed Flemish illuminator of the sixteenth century, Simon Bening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Knight for the Ages: Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry\u003c\/em\u003e presents a kaleidoscopic view of the manuscript with essays written by the world’s leading medievalists, adding rich texture and providing a greater understanding of the many aspects of the manuscript’s background, creation, and reception, revealing for the first time the full complexity of this illuminated romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe texts are accompanied by stunning reproductions of all of the manuscripts’ miniatures—never before published in color—as well as a plot summary and translations, allowing the reader to follow Jacques de Lalaing on his knightly journeys and experience the thrilling triumphs of his legendary tournaments and battles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Morrison is senior curator of manuscripts at the J. 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She is coauthor or author of a variety of publications, including \u003ca title=\"The Adventures of Gillion de Trazegnies: Chivalry and Romance in the Medieval East\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/products\/the-adventures-of-gillion-de-trazegnies-chivalry-and-romance-in-the-medieval-east-978-1606064634\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Gillion de Trazegnies: Chivalry and Romance in the Medieval East\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e(2015), \u003ca title=\"Imagining the Past in France: History in Manuscript Painting, 1250–1500\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/products\/imagining-the-past-in-france-978-1606060292\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eImagining the Past in France: History in Manuscript Painting, 1250–1500\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2010), and \u003ca title=\"Beasts Factual and Fantastic\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/products\/beasts-factual-and-fantastic-978-0892368884\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeasts Factual and Fantastic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2007), all published by Getty Publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This excellent collaboration project not only marks a significant gain in our understanding of this book, it ensures that this progress will continue.”\u003cbr\u003e—Erik Inglis, \u003cem\u003eSpeculum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This volume is a welcome addition to the slim corpus of monographs on sixteenth-century-illuminated manuscripts, and the richness of this fascinating manuscript will be sure to invite further investigations.”\u003cbr\u003e—Margaret Goehring, \u003cem\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This monograph makes a sumptuous manuscript accessible to a wide audience.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eHistorians of Netherlandish Art Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Not only does this volume reproduce each of the Getty manuscript’s illustrations, but it also provides copious other images to contextualize them. The result is a rich exploration of this manuscript, especially in its visual aspects.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eFrench Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An elegant, erudite, spectacularly illustrated, extraordinarily informative, inherently interesting biographical study, \u003cem\u003eA Knight for the Ages: Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry\u003c\/em\u003e must be considered as an essential and core addition to personal, professional, community, college, and university library Medieval History \u0026amp; Biography collections and curriculum supplemental medieval studies reading lists.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e192 pages \u003cbr\u003e8 x 11 1\/4 inches\u003cbr\u003e133 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-575-4\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: J. 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Reproduced in color, these works are accompanied by etchings and paintings by Rembrandt and others, including Leonardo and Raphael. Unlike other publications of Rembrandt’s drawings, here they are arranged thematically, which makes his genius abundantly clear. Individual chapters focus on self-portraits, portraits of family members and friends, the lives of women and children, nudes, copies, model and study sheets, animals, landscapes and buildings, religious and mythological subjects, historical subjects, and genre scenes. Slive discusses possible doubtful attributions, which account for the considerable reduction from earlier times in the number of drawings now ascribed to the master.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeymour Slive (1920-2014), an expert on seventeenth-century Dutch art, was Gleason Professor of Fine Arts Emeritus at Harvard University and former director of the Fogg Museum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Seymour Slive, who should be considered the dean of scholars of 17th-century Dutch art, brings a lifetime of study and erudition to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRembrandt Drawings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . . . You would have to go a long way to find a better guide than Mr. Slive.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e—The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This beautifully written and produced book is the perfect introduction to Rembrandt's drawings for general readers and students alike. . . . 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These hyperimages have played a major role in the history of art since the seventeenth century, and the main actors of the art world are all hyperimage creators. In part because the hyperimage is not permanently available, this interplay of images has been largely unexplored. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough case studies organized within three groups of producers—collectors and curators, art historians, and artists—Thürlemann proposes a theory of the hyperimage, explores the semiotic nature of this plural image use, and discusses the arrangement and interpretation of such pictures in order to illuminate the phenomenon of Western image culture from the beginning of the seventeenth century until today. His analysis of the ways in which images are assembled and associated provides a crucial context for the explosive present-day deployment of images on digital devices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFelix Thürlemann is professor of art history at the University of Konstanz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“From triumphal arch to triptych to collector’s cabinet to Bilderatlas, Felix Thürlemann’s survey of multiple image displays provides an authoritative introduction to a central question in art history: how have collectors, curators, artists, and art historians deployed the array of multiple images to generate meaning? Rich in examples and sensitive to the different potentials of spectatorial experience, this book provides an excellent foundation for further exploration in the way images gather in constellations of genres, styles, and canons of value.” \u003cbr\u003e—W. J. T. 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Welter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the late 1930s to the early 1970s, two brothers, Burton G. Tremaine and Warren D. Tremaine, and their respective wives, Emily Hall Tremaine and Katharine Williams Tremaine, commissioned approximately thirty architecture and design projects. Richard Neutra and Oscar Niemeyer designed the best-known Tremaine houses; Philip Johnson and Frank Lloyd Wright also created designs and buildings for the family that achieved iconic status in the modern movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the Tremaines’ houses and other projects, such as a visitor center at the meteor crater in Arizona, this volume explores the Tremaines’ architectural patronage in terms of the family’s motivations and values, exposing patterns in what may appear as an eclectic collection of modern architecture. Architectural historian Volker M. 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Grounded in meticulous archival explorations, the book brings to light a saga of faith in the virtues of modern architecture.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Jean-Louis Cohen, professor at \u003c\/span\u003eNYU’s Institute of Fine Arts and \u003cspan\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eLe Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Architecture Since 1889: A Worldwide History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Welter’s comprehensive history of the Tremaines’ campaign to build in several locations, with both established and avant-garde architects, provides the most detailed cultural history I have read concerning the motivations, social dimensions, and architect-client relationships behind their strikingly original residences and unbuilt projects. Moreover, the author has penetrated the largely opaque world of a post-war oligarchy that was at once struggling to establish its relevance to a new, more liberal era, yet still maintain its status in a turbulent, capitalist economy, driving the richest country in the world… The extensive illustrations, many from the UCSB Architectural Archives, are rich and evocative of the period.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Mark A. 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These texts and the principles they embody guided artistic practice and art theory in France and throughout Europe for two centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1800s, the Académie’s influence waned, and few of the 388 Académie lectures were translated into English. Eminent scholars Christian Michel and Jacqueline Lichtenstein have selected and annotated forty-two of the most representative lectures, creating the first authoritative collection of the \u003cem\u003econférences\u003c\/em\u003e for readers of English. Essential to understanding French art of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, these lectures reveal what leading French artists looked for in a painting or sculpture, the problems they sought to resolve in their works, and how they viewed their own and others’ artistic practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristian Michel is a professor of art history at the Université de Lausanne, a leading scholar of artistic production in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe, and the author of many essays, articles, and books. Jacqueline Lichtenstein was a philosopher and art historian specializing in the history and criticism of art and aesthetics. She taught at the University of Paris-IV-Sorbonne, the University of Paris- X Nanterre, the École du Louvre, and the University of California, Berkeley. Lichtenstein died in 2019. 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By providing an expanded understanding of avant-garde and Fluxus artists through the lens of the Jean Brown Archive at the Getty Research Institute, this volume demonstrates the profound influence these artists had on contemporary art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume is published to accompany an exhibition at the Getty Research Institute at the Getty Center on view September 14, 2021, through January 2, 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarcia Reed is the former chief curator and associate director for special collections and exhibitions at the Getty Research Institute.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It is in fact as much an atmospheric biography of Jean Brown and her milieu as it is a history of Fluxus, and none the worse for that.”\u003cbr\u003e—David Briers, \u003cem\u003eArt Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Engrossing tome.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eARTnews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e10 x 10 inches\u003cbr\u003e103 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-662-1\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Getty Research Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/146044501?cache=1752506196#mode-Light\u0026amp;border-000000\u0026amp;progress-000000\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32712909717581,"sku":"9781606066621","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/products\/9781606066621.jpg?v=1598634230"},{"product_id":"visualizing-empire-africa-europe-and-the-politics-of-representation-978-1606066683","title":"Visualizing Empire: Africa, Europe, and the Politics of Representation","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited by Rebecca Peabody, Steven Nelson, and Dominic Thomas \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn exploration of how an official French visual culture normalized France’s colonial project and exposed citizens and subjects to racialized ideas of life in the empire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the end of World War I, having fortified its colonial holdings in the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Indian Ocean, and Asia, France had expanded its dominion to the four corners of the earth. 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Through a close examination of these forms—architecture, mapping, dress, caricature, zoos, fairs, games, advertising, and localized sites of encounter, \u003ci\u003eVisualizing Empire\u003c\/i\u003e provides us a seat at the table to experience up close the ever expanding thirst of empire that shaped the modern world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Suzanne Preston Blier, Allen Whitehill Professor of Fine Arts and of African and African American Studies, Harvard University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Visualizing Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e introduces a stunning archive, now at the Getty Research Institute, that will be a powerful addition to the study of art and visual culture of early twentieth-century French colonialism. 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How important is it for us to have in-person access to objects from all over the world that can directly articulate something to us about humanity? The fresh ideas and nuances of new voices on the core principles important to museums in Dakar, Abu Dhabi, and Mumbai complement some of the world’s arts leaders from European and American institutions—resulting in some revealing and unexpected answers. Every interviewee offers differing views, making for exciting, stimulating reading.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIncludes interviews with George Abungu, National Museums of Kenya; Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York University; Homi K. Bhabha, Harvard University; Hamady Bocoum, Musée des Civilisationes Noires, Dakar; Irina Bokova, UNESCO; Partha Chatterjee, Columbia University; Thomas Campbell, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco; James Cuno, J. 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Even for those already familiar with these complex histories, this luxurious volume is a worthy addition to their library shelves.”\u003cbr\u003e—Ingrid Quintana-Guerrero, \u003cem\u003eJournal of the Society of Architectural Historians\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Metropolis in Latin America\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful object to be treasured as a true \u003cem\u003eWunderkammer\u003c\/em\u003e extracted from the Getty Research Institute’s outstanding collection of historical maps and images.”\u003cbr\u003e—Mauricio Tenorio, \u003cem\u003eHispanic American Historical Review (HAHR)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A sumptuous and impressive achievement.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e—\u003cspan\u003eDanielle Stewart, \u003cem\u003eLatin \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican and Latinx Visual Culture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The book is enlivened by an interdisciplinary approach and a refreshing focus on the people who designed, built and lived in these cities.”\u003cbr\u003e—Gauvin Alexander Bailey, \u003cem\u003eThe Burlington Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“An important resource for architecture libraries and collections that are strong in the history of Latin America.”\u003cbr\u003e—Colleen Farry, \u003cem\u003eARLIS\/NA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Fills vital gaps in scholarship about this foundational period. . . . \u003cem\u003eThe Metropolis\u003c\/em\u003e gives readers a deeper understanding for why these cities are the way they are today.”\u003cbr\u003e—Lauren Moya Ford, \u003cem\u003eHyperallergic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The authors shed light on the transformations that modified the colonial model of Iberian cities in America, from Mexico to Argentina, displacing the axis of viceregal power toward a circuit of cities that were able to expand and gather international prestige during the republican period. The book includes an unusual repertoire of topics in the field of research of history at the early stages of modernity in Latin America.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Gabriela Rangel, artistic director, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Metropolis in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent survey featuring the city’s key role in the conformation of the social and political order of the newly born republics, with enlightening essays that discuss a broad range of interdisciplinary approaches. A magnificent iconographic collection shows how Latin American urban development challenged Western architecture’s aesthetic canons, became an accurate laboratory for the newly constituted discipline of urbanism, and shaped the structure of its own image and identity, as we can see today.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Horacio Torrent, professor of architecture, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e324 pages\u003cbr\u003e11 x 10 1\/2 inches\u003cbr\u003e154 color \u0026amp; 24 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e14 maps, 2 tables, 2 foldouts\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-694-2\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Getty Research Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"165px\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/146044502?cache=1773077278#mode-Light\u0026amp;border-000000\u0026amp;progress-000000\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37987207545024,"sku":"9781606066942","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/products\/TheMetropolisinLatinAmerica.jpg?v=1663556671"},{"product_id":"managing-energy-use-in-modern-buildings-case-studies-in-conservation-practice-978-1606066973","title":"Managing Energy Use in Modern Buildings: Case Studies in Conservation Practice","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited by Bernard Flaman and Chandler McCoy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis timely volume brings together case studies that address the urgent need to manage energy use and improve thermal comfort in modern buildings while preserving their historic significance and character.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e This collection of ten case studies addresses the issues surrounding the improvement of energy consumption and thermal comfort in modern buildings built between 1928 and 1969 and offers valuable lessons for other structures facing similar issues. 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