Even in the Western world, which seems completely accustomed to a widespread appearance of risqu??? images, an erotic painting from five hundred years ago can still manage to create a sensation. This book, the fifteenth title in the popular Guide to Imagery series, is a delightful romp through the portrayal of love and sexuality in art--age-old subjects depicted in all cultures. The volume surveys Western artworks illustrating more or less explicitly delicate or amorous subjects. The gamut of possibilities is vast, ranging ...
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Even in the Western world, which seems completely accustomed to a widespread appearance of risqu??? images, an erotic painting from five hundred years ago can still manage to create a sensation. This book, the fifteenth title in the popular Guide to Imagery series, is a delightful romp through the portrayal of love and sexuality in art--age-old subjects depicted in all cultures. The volume surveys Western artworks illustrating more or less explicitly delicate or amorous subjects. The gamut of possibilities is vast, ranging from chaste tenderness to overwhelming frenzies of the senses, from Classical allusion to sexual fantasy. A series of general themes is presented, with a detailed reading of the significance and symbolic content of the individual works illustrating each theme. In the paintings of the past, the reader will encounter gestures, objects, places, and situations that seem familiar and that offer the traditional setting of "love scenes" from every epoch. The volume closes with a chapter highlighting some of the most famous couples of all time.
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Very good. 2010 First U.S. Edition, presumed first printing with no additional printings noted. The pages of the text are clean, crisp, and unmarked. No creasing along the spine, and no bent page corners. Cover has some minor fading over the spine, but otherwise the book is in like new condition. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
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New. Takes readers on a romp through the portrayal of love and sexuality in Western art-ranging from chaste tenderness to overwhelming frenzies of the senses, and from Classical allusion to sexual fantasy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 400 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 708. 2010. 1st Edition. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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