1000 Portraits of Genius
By Victoria Charles, Klaus H. Carl
Length11h
About this audiobook
According to the defined canons of art technique, a portrait should be, above all, a faithful representation of its model. However, this gallery of 1000 portraits illustrates how the genre has been transformed throughout history, and has proven itself to be much more complex than a simple imitation of reality. Beyond exhibiting the skill of the artist, the portrait must surpass the task of imitation, as just and precise as it may be, to translate both the intention of the artist as well as that of its patron, without betraying eitherÊs wishes. Therefore, these silent witnesses, carefully selected in these pages, reveal more than faces of historic figures or anonymous subjects: they reveal a psychology more than an identity, illustrate an allegory, serve as political and religious propaganda, and embody the customs of their epochs. With its impressive number of masterpieces, biographies, and commentaries on works, this book presents and analyses different portraits, consequently exposing to the reader, and to any art lover, a reflection of the evolution of society, and above all the upheavals of a genre that, over 300 centuries of painting, has shaped the history of art.
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length11 hrs
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 24, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
7Modern (pt. 1)
2Introduction
8Modern (pt. 2)
3Antiquity
9Contemporary
4Middle Ages
10Conclusion
5Renaissance
11Henri Matisse. A quest for light, colour and freedom
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6Baroque
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