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Glittering images : a journey through art from Egypt to Star Wars / Camille Paglia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paglia, Camille, 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art--History.
- Art.
- History.
- Art and society--History--21st century.
- Art and society.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 202 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Vintage Books Edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Vintage, 2013.
- Summary:
- An enthralling journey through Western art's defining moments, from the ancient Egyptian tomb of Queen Nefertari to George Lucas's volcano planet duel in "Revenge of the Sith."
- Contents:
- 1 Resurrection: Queen Nefertari 3
- 2 Mystic Vision: Idols of the Cyclades 11
- 3 The Race: Charioteer of Delphi 15
- 4 Roof of Air: Porch of the Maidens 21
- 5 God's Snare: Laocoön 27
- 6 Sky of Gold: Saint John Chrysostom 33
- 7 Living Letters: The Book of Kells 39
- 8 Solitary Watcher: Donatello, Mary Magdalene 43
- 9 Island of Love: Titian, Venus with a Mirror 49
- 10 Lord of the Sea: Agnolo Bronzino, Portrait of Andrea Doria as Neptune 53
- 11 Blaze of Glory: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Chair of Saint Peter 59
- 12 Satin Knights: Anthony Van Dyck, Lord John Stuart and his Brother, Lord Bernard Stuart 67
- 13 Swirling Line: The French Rococo 73
- 14 Martyr of the Revolution: Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Marat 79
- 15 Arctic Ruin: Caspar David Friedrich, The Sea of Ice 85
- 16 City in Motion: Édouard Manet, At the Café 91
- 17 Melting Color: Claude Monet, Irises 97
- 18 Heaven and Hell: Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon 103
- 19 Heart of Stone: George Grosz, Life Makes You Happy! 109
- 20 Dance of the Mind: Tamara de Lempicka, Portrait of Doctor Boucard 115
- 21 Luncheon in the Twilight Zone: Rene Magritte, The Portrait 121
- 22 Romance of the Grid: Piet Mondrian, Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow 127
- 23 Elegance at Ease: John Wesley Hardrick, Xenia Goodloe 133
- 24 Shooting Stars: Jackson Pollock, Green Silver 139
- 25 Sun and Rain: Andy Warhol, Marilyn Diptych 147
- 26 On the Road: Eleanor Antin, 100 Boots 155
- 27 Electric: Walter De Maria, The Lightning Field 165
- 28 Blue Dawn: Renée Cox, Chillin' with Liberty 173
- 29 Red River: George Lucas, Revenge of the Sith 181.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780307278029
- 0307278026
- OCLC:
- 813930845
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