Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSpence, David.
Summary: Profiles the famous French artist best known for his portraits and discusses his famous paintings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Forest Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 759.44 RENRenoir, Auguste
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avenel Books 1978
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 759.4 MARStevenson, Lesley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithmark 1991
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.4 STERayfield, Susan.
Summary: Examines the life and work of this French impressionist painter and sculptor whose work reflects his joy in life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 1998
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB RENOIR RAYFeist, Peter H.
Contents: Renoir's family, friends and teachers, 1841-1867 -- A new style of art, 1867-1871 -- The great decade of Impressionism, 1872-1883 -- Masterpieces of realist Impressionism -- The crisis of Impressionism and the "dry period," 1883-1887 -- Sickness and old age, 1888-1919 -- Renoir's late works -- Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919 : his life and work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: B. Taschen 1987
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.4 FEIRenoir, Pierre Auguste.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gramercy Books 1994
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Summary: Describes the life and work of the French Impressionist artist known for his famous paintings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Fine Artist RenoirDaulte, Francois.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chartwell Books 1982
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 759.4 DAUVollard, Ambroise
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.4 VOLWhite, Barbara Ehrlich
Summary: Renoir became hugely popular despite great obstacles: thirty years of poverty followed by thirty years of progressive paralysis of his fingers. Despite these hardships, much of his work is optimistic, even joyful. Close friends who contributed money, contacts, and companionship enabled him to overcome these challenges to create more than 4,000 paintings. Renoir had intimate relationships with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2017