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Author : Theodore K. Rabb
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2011-01-24
The Artist And The Warrior written by Theodore K. Rabb and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-24 with History categories.
How have artists across the millennia responded to warfare? In this uniquely wide-ranging book, Theodore Rabb blends military history and the history of art to search for the answers. He draws our attention to masterpieces from the ancient world to the twentieth century--paintings, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, engravings, architecture, and photographs--and documents the evolving nature of warfare as artists have perceived it. The selected works represent landmarks in the history of art and are drawn mainly from the western tradition, though important examples from Japan, India, and the Middle East are also brought into the discussion. Together these works tell a story of long centuries during which warfare inspired admiration and celebration. Yet a shift toward criticism and condemnation emerged in the Renaissance, and by the end of the nineteenth century, glorification of the warrior by leading artists had ceased. Rabb traces this progression, from such works as the Column of Trajan and the Titian "Battle of Lepanto", whose makers celebrated glorious victories, to the antiwar depictions created by Brueghel, Goya, Picasso, and others. Richly illustrated and accessibly written, this book presents a study of unprecedented sweep and multidisciplinary interest. -- Book jacket.
The Artist The Philosopher And The Warrior
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Author : Paul Strathern
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2011-02-22
The Artist The Philosopher And The Warrior written by Paul Strathern and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-22 with History categories.
Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Cesare Borgia—three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history. They could not have been more different, and they would meet only for a short time in 1502, but the events that transpired when they did would significantly alter each man’s perceptions—and the course of Western history. In 1502, Italy was riven by conflict, with the city of Florence as the ultimate prize. Machiavelli, the consummate political manipulator, attempted to placate the savage Borgia by volunteering Leonardo to be Borgia’s chief military engineer. That autumn, the three men embarked together on a brief, perilous, and fateful journey through the mountains, remote villages, and hill towns of the Italian Romagna—the details of which were revealed in Machiavelli’s frequent dispatches and Leonardo’s meticulous notebooks. Superbly written and thoroughly researched, The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior is a work of narrative genius—whose subject is the nature of genius itself.
The Warrior The Voyager And The Artist
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Author : Kate Fullagar
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2020-01-07
The Warrior The Voyager And The Artist written by Kate Fullagar and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-07 with History categories.
A portrait of empire through the biographies of a Native American, a Pacific Islander, and the British artist who painted them both Three interconnected eighteenth-century lives offer a fresh account of the British Empire and its intrusion into Indigenous societies. This engaging history brings together the stories of Joshua Reynolds and two Indigenous men, the Cherokee Ostenaco and the Raiatean Mai. Fullagar uncovers the life of Ostenaco, tracing his emergence as a warrior, his engagement with colonists through war and peace, and his eventual rejection of imperial politics during the American Revolution. She delves into the story of Mai, his confrontation with conquest and displacement, his voyage to London on Cook’s imperial expedition, and his return home with a burning ambition to right past wrongs. Woven throughout is a new history of Reynolds, growing up in Devon near a key port in England, becoming a portraitist of empire, rising to the top of Britain’s art world and yet remaining ambivalent about his nation’s expansionist trajectory.
Art And Courage
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Author : John Paul Thornton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-11
Art And Courage written by John Paul Thornton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11 with Artists categories.
Art and Courage is an artist's call to action. It challenges readers to trust in their creative dreams even in the face of adversity, and reveals how real artists, dancers, musicians, writers, and others successfully faced their fears and found their true calling. In this emotionally charged book you'll discover many illuminating stories including one woman's courageous actions to preserve the freedom of expression in the midst of crushing censorship and war. Read the transformational story of how a songwriter bravely responded to the diagnosis of his son's autism. Meet the dancer who, despite living with cancer, took her art form to a remarkable new level. Find out how a man bound to a wheelchair overcame his restrictions to be a messenger of hope through his paintings. As the world economy shifts, many creative individuals are looking for inspiration and hope for their creative spirit. Art and Courage is the answer.
Warriors Of Art
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Author : Yumi Yamaguchi
language : en
Publisher: Kodansha International
Release Date : 2007
Warriors Of Art written by Yumi Yamaguchi and has been published by Kodansha International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Art categories.
Recently the West has been inundated by a steady flow of images from manga, anime, and the video games that are a key part of todays Japanese visual culture. At the same time, Japanese contemporary artists are gaining a higher profile overseas: many Westerners are already familiar with Takashi Murakamis brightly colored, cartoonlike characters, or with Junko Mizunos grotes-cute Lolita-style girls. Perhaps less familiar are the absurd fighting machines of Kenji Yanobe, the many disguises of Tomoko Sawada, or the grotesque fairytale landscapes of Tomoko Konoike. Warriors of Art features the work of forty of the latest and most relevant contemporary Japanese artists, from painters and sculptors, to photographers and performance artists, with lavish full-color spreads of their key works. Author Yumi Yamaguchi offers an insightful introduction to the main themes of each artist, and builds up a fascinating portrait of the society that has given birth to them: a Japan that still bears the scars of atomic destruction, a Japan with a penchant for the cute and the childish, a Japan whose manga and anime industries have come to dominate the world. Warriors of Art takes its title from a phrase used to describe Taro Okamoto (1911-1996), perhaps the first truly influential contemporary artist to emerge in postwar Japan, who fought to bring modern art to a wider audience. Following in Okamotos footsteps, the forty artists featured in this book are a new generation of warriors, attacking our senses with a shocking mix of the cute, the grotesque, the sexy, and the violent, forcing us to sit up and take notice of their vision of Japan.
The Warrior Ethos
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Author : Steven Pressfield
language : en
Publisher: Black Irish Entertainment LLC
Release Date : 2011-03-02
The Warrior Ethos written by Steven Pressfield and has been published by Black Irish Entertainment LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-02 with Philosophy categories.
WARS CHANGE, WARRIORS DON'T We are all warriors. Each of us struggles every day to define and defend our sense of purpose and integrity, to justify our existence on the planet and to understand, if only within our own hearts, who we are and what we believe in. Do we fight by a code? If so, what is it? What is the Warrior Ethos? Where did it come from? What form does it take today? How do we (and how can we) use it and be true to it in our internal and external lives? The Warrior Ethos is intended not only for men and women in uniform, but artists, entrepreneurs and other warriors in other walks of life. The book examines the evolution of the warrior code of honor and "mental toughness." It goes back to the ancient Spartans and Athenians, to Caesar's Romans, Alexander's Macedonians and the Persians of Cyrus the Great (not excluding the Garden of Eden and the primitive hunting band). Sources include Herodotus, Thucydides, Plutarch, Xenophon, Vegetius, Arrian and Curtius--and on down to Gen. George Patton, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, and Israeli Minister of Defense, Moshe Dayan.
The Artist The Philosopher And The Warrior
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Author : Paul Strathern
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2009-09-29
The Artist The Philosopher And The Warrior written by Paul Strathern and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-29 with History categories.
Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Cesare Borgia—three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history. They could not have been more different, and they would meet only for a short time in 1502, but the events that transpired when they did would significantly alter each man’s perceptions—and the course of Western history. In 1502, Italy was riven by conflict, with the city of Florence as the ultimate prize. Machiavelli, the consummate political manipulator, attempted to placate the savage Borgia by volunteering Leonardo to be Borgia’s chief military engineer. That autumn, the three men embarked together on a brief, perilous, and fateful journey through the mountains, remote villages, and hill towns of the Italian Romagna—the details of which were revealed in Machiavelli’s frequent dispatches and Leonardo’s meticulous notebooks. Superbly written and thoroughly researched, The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior is a work of narrative genius—whose subject is the nature of genius itself.
The Painter Of Battles
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Author : Arturo Perez-Reverte
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-03-19
The Painter Of Battles written by Arturo Perez-Reverte and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-19 with Fiction categories.
A compelling tale of art, love and war... A man lives alone in a watchtower by the sea. On the circular walls of the tower he is painting a grand mural - the timeless landscape of a battle. He is a former war photographer, and the painting is his attempt to capture the photo he was never able to take; to encapsulate, in an instant, the meaning of war. But one day a stranger knocks on his door and announces that he has come to kill him. The man is a shadow from his past, one of the myriad faces of war, and now the consequences of his actions are brought home to him. As the novel progresses, the story of both the soldier and the artist emerge, entwined with a doomed love affair, and the progress of a painting that is infused with the history of art. Intense and turbulent this is a book about art, war, love and the human capacity for both violence and empathy. It asks very profound questions about human nature and the role of the artist, but it is also has the intensity of a psychological thriller as the painter trades stories with the man who has come to kill him - like the Knight playing chess with Death in the Seventh Seal....
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Author : Paul Strathern
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010
The Artist The Philosopher And The Warrior written by Paul Strathern and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Italy categories.
Details the incidental convergence of three of Renaissance Italy's most brilliant minds. This title follows Leonardo Da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli and Cesare Borgia through the mountains, remote villages and hill towns of the Italian Romagna. It is an account of what happened in one short season in 1502.
Warrior Odyssey
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Author : Antonio Graceffo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Warrior Odyssey written by Antonio Graceffo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Following the author’s landmark decision to quit his job on Wall Street and become a martial arts student, this chronicle captures one man’s ongoing adventure across the Far East. Beginning in Taiwan, this autobiography documents how the protagonist learned the Chinese language, kung fu, and twe so, then journeyed on to the Shaolin Temple in mainland China. His next trek found him studying at the last Muay Thai temple in Thailand. Reflecting on a decade of travel, this recollection illustrates a perpetual quest as the author continues to voyage and practice both familiar and obscure fighting styles. Tracing his expeditions through 10 countries altogether, the odyssey also ventures through Hong Kong, Cambodia, Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, and Burma.