Louvre: All the Paintings by Henri Loyrette (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Louvre: All the Paintings by Henri Loyrette Presents all 2,954 paintings on display in the permanent painting collection of the Louvre in full colour. This book is organized and divided into the four main painting collections of the Louvre: the Italian School, the Northern School, the Spanish School, and the French School. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An historic publishing event! Endorsed by the Louvre and for the first time ever, every painting from the worlds most popular museum is available in one stunning book. All 3,022 paintings on display in the permanent painting collection of the Louvre are presented in full colour in this striking, slipcased book. Comes with an enclosed, supportive DVD-ROM. The Louvre is the worlds most visited art museum, with 8.5 million visitors annually, and houses the most celebrated and important paintings of all time. For the first time ever, THE LOUVRE: ALL THE PAINTINGS collects all 3,022 paintings currently on display in the permanent collection in one beautifully curated volume. Organised and divided into the four main painting collections of the museum - the Italian School, the Northern School, the Spanish School, and the French School - the paintings are then presented chronologically by the artists date of birth. Four hundred of the most iconic and significant paintings are illuminated with 300-word discussions by art historians Anja Grebe and Vincent Pomarede on the key attributes of the work, what to look for when viewing the painting, the artists inspirations and techniques, biographical information on the artist, the artists impact on the history of art, and more.All 3,022 paintings are fully annotated with the name of the painting and artist, the date of the work, the birth and death dates of the artist, the medium that was used, the size of the painting, the Louvre catalogue number, and the room in the Louvre in which the painting is found. The DVD-ROM is easily browsable by artist, date, school, art historical genre, or location in the Louvre. This last feature allows readers to tour the Louvre and its contents room by room, as if they were actually walking through the building. DVD-ROM System Requirements: DVD-ROM runs on a PC (Windows 2000/XP or later) and MAC (OSX 10.4.8 or later) running the following browser software Internet Explorer 7 or 8; Firefox 3.6 and above; or Safari 5.0 and above. Notes Endorsed by the Louvre, and for the first time ever, every painting from the worlds most popular and renowned museum is available in one stunning book. All 2,954 paintings are fully annotated with the name of the painting and artist, date created, size and medium. Author Biography Vincent Pomarede is the Chief Curator of the Painting Collection at the Louvre Museum.Erich Lessing has been documenting the culture and fine arts of Europe and the Near East for more than fifty years. He is arguably todays leading independent photographer of the arts of the Western world. He created the Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archive which is an extensive image library featuring over 40,000 high resolution images from over 500 museums and private collections throughout the world. Having worked as a photographer all over the world for more than six decades, he has published more than 40 books with his art photography. He lives in Vienna and travels regularly to Paris and other art capitals of the world.Anja Grebe teaches Art History at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. She has taken part in numerous international research projects and exhibitions and has published extensively on medieval and modern Art History. Her most recent publications include a history of book illumination and a biography of Albrecht Der. She lives in Erlangen, Germany. Review The images are rich and sharp, the descriptions thoughtful and clear... Altogether, this is a fascinating overview for anyone looking to learn more about the grand old European masters. --USA Today This volume belongs on bookshelves. A major contribution to the literature of catalogs of great museum collections.--Bookpage With its stunning content and high-quality reproduction (and its accompanying DVD, providing a virtual tour of the galleries), The Louvre: All the Paintings is a choice gift for art lovers.--Library Journal Bring the entire museum collection to your bookshelf.--NJ Star-Ledger Long Description An historic publishing event! Endorsed by the Louvre and for the first time ever, every painting from the worlds most popular museum is available in one stunning book. All 3,022 paintings on display in the permanent painting collection of the Louvre are presented in full colour in this striking, slipcased book. Comes with an enclosed, supportive DVD-ROM. The Louvre is the worlds most visited art museum, with 8.5 million visitors annually, and houses the most celebrated and important paintings of all time. For the first time ever, THE LOUVRE: ALL THE PAINTINGS collects all 3,022 paintings currently on display in the permanent collection in one beautifully curated volume. Organised and divided into the four main painting collections of the museum - the Italian School, the Northern School, the Spanish School, and the French School - the paintings are then presented chronologically by the artists date of birth. Four hundred of the most iconic and significant paintings are illuminated with 300-word discussions by art historians Anja Grebe and Vincent Pomarede on the key attributes of the work, what to look for when viewing the painting, the artists inspirations and techniques, biographical information on the artist, the artists impact on the history of art, and more.All 3,022 paintings are fully annotated with the name of the painting and artist, the date of the work, the birth and death dates of the artist, the medium that was used, the size of the painting, the Louvre catalogue number, and the room in the Louvre in which the painting is found. The DVD-ROM is easily browsable by artist, date, school, art historical genre, or location in the Louvre. This last feature allows readers to tour the Louvre and its contents room by room, as if they were actually walking through the building. DVD-ROM System Requirements: DVD-ROM runs on a PC (Windows 2000/XP or later) and MAC (OSX 10.4.8 or later) running the following browser software Internet Explorer 7 or 8; Firefox 3.6 and above; or Safari 5.0 and above. Review Quote With its stunning content and high-quality reproduction (and its accompanying DVD, providing a virtual tour of the galleries), The Louvre: All the Paintings is a choice gift for art lovers. -- Library Journal Promotional "Headline" A historic publishing event! For the first time ever, all 3,022 paintings from the worlds most popular museum are collected into a striking, slipcased book and DVD-ROM set. Details ISBN1579128866 Author Henri Loyrette Year 2011 ISBN-10 1579128866 ISBN-13 9781579128869 Media Book Publication Date 2011-11-01 Pages 784 Publisher Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc Photographer Erich Lessing Imprint Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 708.4361 Short Title LOUVRE ALL THE PAINTINGS Language English Edition annotated edition Illustrations colour illustrations Audience General/Trade US Release Date 2011-11-01 UK Release Date 2011-11-01 Format Hardcover NZ Release Date 2011-11-19 AU Release Date 2011-11-19 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96911556;

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