Linen binding, 33 pages, 9 partially folding color plates (altar triptych), 31 black and white photos, sources, color plates, photo reproductions, dust jacket (slight damage), large format 4°.
A fictionalized biography of the famous Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. The author uses the fictional character of Dr. Joannis van Loon, Rembrandt's alleged friend and personal physician, to tell the artist's life story through his "diaries."
Nakladni zavod Josip Čaklović, 1941.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
11.42 €
Biography • Art criticism • Art history • Painting
The book presents Švajcer's entire bibliography and a selection of his published and unpublished texts (e.g. texts on Krunoslav Kern; Branko Kovačević; Osijek painting between the two wars; Antun Babić as a graphic artist, etc.).
The monograph also provides a biographical framework, an analysis of thematic cycles, an interpretation of the artist's dominant motifs, and numerous reproductions of paintings.
Grafički zavod Hrvatske (GZH), 1989.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
12.46 €
Monographs • Museums and exhibitions • Painting
Mauro Stipanov (born 1955 in Rijeka) is a Croatian painter, graphic artist and set designer, recognized for his suggestive, emotional and expressive artistic expression.
Grafički zavod Hrvatske (GZH), 1987.
Italian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
7.46 €
Art history • Painting • Theory of Art • Artistic monograph
Through these "miniatures", the author brings the reader closer to the world of different traditions, emphasizing the beauty, mysticism, and complexity of Islamic culture, but also universal themes such as transience, identity, and the meaning of life.
"Villon: Paintings" by Raymond Cogniat is a small monograph in the "Little Art Encyclopedia" series (No. 56). It presents the painting of the French Cubist Jacques Villon with an introduction and color reproductions.