Art Books
Artist and Public
Kenyon CoxArtist and Public And Other Essays On Art Subjects by Kenyon Cox. In "The Classic Point of View," published three years ago, I endeavored to give a clear and definitive statement of the principles on ..
Florence historique, monumentale, artistique
Marcel NikéThe volume that appears today is devoted to Florence and its immediate surroundings, a subject as inexhaustible as it is varied. Experience has allowed me to recognize how much time and fatigue would ..
Fra Bartolommeo
Leader ScottFra Bartolomeo or Bartolommeo OP, also known as Bartolommeo di Pagholo, Bartolommeo di S. Marco, and his original name Baccio della Porta, was an Italian Renaissance painter of religious subjects.Mich..
Art-Lovers guide to the Exposition
Shelden CheneyArt-Lovers guide to the Exposition by Shelden Cheney. This handbook is designed to furnish the information necessary for intelligent appreciation of the purely artistic features of the Exposition. It ..
Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians
James StevensonDuring my visit to the Southwest, in the summer of 1885, it was my good fortune to arrive at the Navajo Reservation a few days before the commencement of a Navajo healing ceremonial. Learning of the p..
The Boy-Artist
F.M.S.Alas! it was still in the window along with several others; a few butchers' boys, working-men, and ragged little girls were eagerly pressing their faces against the glass looking at the pictures, but ..
Aratra Pentelici, Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture
John RuskinAratra Pentelici, Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture by John Ruskin. Preface by the author:I must pray the readers of the following Lectures to remember that the duty at present laid on ..
Artists' Wives
Alphonse DaudetArtists' Wives is a romance novel by Alphonse Daudet. Excerpts from the book:Stretched at full length, on the great divan of a studio, cigar in mouth, two friends—a poet and a painter—were talking tog..