Noah Charney
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
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The Art of Forgery: Case Studies in Deception explores the stories, dramas and human intrigues surrounding the world's most famous forgeries - investigating the motivations of the artists and criminals who have faked great works of art, and in doing so conned the public and the art establishment alike.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"How many female artists can you name? Artemisia Gentileschi, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keefe? Here's a 360-degree look at the role women have played in art history, including the influence and empowerment of women through art beyond those who have taken up a brush or a chisel"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"This beautiful full-color book tells the stories of rivalries that not only stimulated and benefited the course of art, from ancient times to the present, but also help shape our narrative of art, lending it a sense of drama that it might otherwise lack"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the first collection of Slavic myths for an international readership, Noah Charney and Svetlana Slapšak expertly weave together the ancient stories with nuanced analysis to illuminate their place at the heart of Slavic tradition. While Slavic cultures are far-ranging, comprised of East Slavs (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus), West Slavs (the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland), and South Slavs (the countries of former Yugoslavia plus Bulgaria), they are...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"A widely published author shares the knowledge and tools you need to become a successful author. The 12-Hour Author lifts the veil and invites the reader in on the secrets of successful writers, both from the angle of how to write well, but also--nd almost uniquely among books on the subject--the practical elements of how to work as a writer"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The 12-Hour Film Expert is for anyone who wants to learn more about film and how to truly appreciate what they are watching, but they aren't sure where to begin. This book guides its readers through a selection of film masterpieces in a variety of genres, from silent films and westerns to dramas and romantic comedies"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Rome: In the small church of Santa Giuliana, a magnificent Caravaggio altarpiece disappears without a trace in the middle of the night.
Paris: In the basement vault of the Malevich Society, the curator is shocked to discover the disappearance of the Society's great treasure, White on White by Suprematist painter Kasimir Malevich.
London: At the National Gallery of Modern Art, the museum's newest acquisition is stolen just hours after
...Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"His novel, The Art Thief, was a bestseller in five countries and is translated into 17 languages. His The Art of Forgery, Stealing the Mystic Lamb and Slovenology were international bestsellers. His book Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Charney is now a professor at University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, where Charney has lived for many years"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Here's a book for aspiring artists written by a successful artist. Combining the author's own story with answers to the tough questions rising artists inevitably have, this book is not only about the creative process but also about navigating the turbulent waters of the social, professional, critical, and museum world artists inhabit"-- Provided by publisher.
"What Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential did for the world of chefs and restaurants,...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece is on any art historian's list of the ten most important paintings ever made. Often referred to by the subject of its central panel, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, it represents the fulcrum between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It is also the most frequently stolen artwork of all time.
Since its completion in 1432, this twelve-panel oil painting has been looted in three different wars, burned, dismembered,...
Since its completion in 1432, this twelve-panel oil painting has been looted in three different wars, burned, dismembered,...
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