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The Han Emperors’ Dilemma: War, Taxes, and a Brave Plea

Julia_M September 4, 2023 No Comments Archaeology (Books)Art History (Books)Asian & Asian Americans BiographiesAsian History (Books)Chinese History (Books)Customs & Traditions Social Sciences

The Han Emperors struggled between a policy of waging war against the Hsiung Nu or passive defense with diplomacy. [ p 27 The Pattern of…

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Vermeer

Julia_M May 2, 2023 No Comments Art History (Books)Arts & Photography CriticismIndividual Artist MonographsIndividual Artists (Books)Painting (Books)World History (Books)

Johannes Vermeer’s oeuvre consists of a mere 36 paintings. But the sheer quality of these paintings resulted in the current exhibition of 28 of his…

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Saving China’s imperial treasures

Julia_M February 23, 2023 No Comments Art History (Books)Arts & Photography CriticismChinese History (Books)

There are 2 excellent books on how the Chinese saved their imperial treasures from the Japanese invaders. They are The Odyssey of China’s Imperial Art…

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Scholarly book – Van Eyck

Julia_M April 2, 2021 No Comments Art History (Books)Individual Artist MonographsMuseums & Art Collections

If there is one piece of art you wish to contemplate this Easter Sunday 2021, the Ghent altarpiece is an excellent choice. It vividly illustrates…

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Botticelli: Masters of Italian Art

Julia_M January 31, 2021 No Comments Art History (Books)Individual Artist MonographsPainting (Books)

This book on the great Florentine artist has sufficient details on his life and includes many of his paintings including the 3 frescos on the…

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Wonderful book – Emperors’ Treasures: Chinese Art from the National Palace Museum, Taipei

Julia_M April 9, 2020 No Comments Antique & Collectable PotteryArt History (Books)Ceramics & PorcelainMuseums & Art Collections

This is a very good book. The paper and pictures are of a very high quality. The explanation of each painting or artefact is very…

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Coffee table book – Arts of Diplomacy: Lewis and Clark’s Indian Collection

Julia_M March 20, 2020 No Comments ArchitectsArt History (Books)History of Native Americans

This beautifully illustrated coffee table book was commissioned in 1997 to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Voyage of Discovery of May1804…

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A must read – Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting

Julia_M March 18, 2020 No Comments Art History (Books)History of ChinaPainting (Books)

Chinese paintings are unique as the artist has to combine his skill in painting with a flair for calligraphy, a knowledge of Chinese writing characters…

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A treasure trove – In the Picture: The Year Through Art

Julia_M January 9, 2020 No Comments Art CriticismArt History (Books)

This book is for all art lovers. Each painting and its accompanying essay is selected to suit a particular month and its festival or season.…

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Caravaggio

Julia_M December 19, 2019 No Comments Art History (Books)Artist & Architect BiographiesArts & Photography CriticismDesign (Books)European History (Books)Historical Italy BiographiesIndividual Artist MonographsIndividual Artists (Books)

A visit to Naples is not complete if one does not see Caravaggio’s The Seven Acts of Mercy {painted in 1606/07} and The Martyrdom of…

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