Opera in Perspective

Rosalind Polly Blakesley
Yale University Press

The Russian Canvas charts the remarkable rise of Russian painting in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the nature of its relationship with other European schools. Starting with the foundation of the Imperial Academy of the Arts in 1757 and culminating with the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, it details the professionalization and wide-ranging activities of painters against a backdrop of dramatic social and political change. The Imperial Academy formalized artistic training but later became a foil for dissent, as successive generations of painters negotiated their own positions between pan-European engagement and local and national identities. Drawing on original archival research, this groundbreaking book recontextualizes the work of major artists, revives the reputations of others, and explores the complex developments that took Russian painters from provincial anonymity to international acclaim.

Alessandra Faita, Bruno Tonini
L'Arengario Studio Bibliografico

Piotr Skubiszewski
Unione Tipografico - Editrice Torinese

Anthony Cutler, John W. Nesbitt
UTET

Guido A. Mansuelli
UTET

Ephrem Yon, Philippe Sers
Passigli Editore

Elena Bertagnolli, Maria Tersa Sega, Rossana Urbani De Gheltof
s.e.

Marco Bussagli
Rusconi Editore

Roda Ahluwalia
British Museum Press

To enter the world of Rajput painting is to enter a dream world of fantasy and colour, of heroes and heroines gorgeously attired in brilliant hues, of epic poems and love songs, of courtly majesty and India's romantic past. These beautifully illustrated works convey the spirit of the great Hindu classical tradition that existed in painting, literature and all the arts from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Rajput Paintings explores the historical and art-historical background, focusing on the influence of Mughal painting and the important cult of Krishna. It illustrates and explores themes taken from folk tales and epic literature, erotic and religious poems, myths, legends and music, and provides a unique guide to local styles in the principalities of Rajasthan, central India and the Punjab. The illustrations, taken mainly from the collections of the British Museum and the British Library, include many previously unpublished images.

Achille Bonito Oliva
Feltrinelli

Martina Corgnati, Francesco Poli
Mondadori Bruno

Questo dizionario sull'arte contemporanea offre un'informazione storico-critica, sintetica ma esaustiva, sui principali movimenti e personalità artistiche dall'Impressionismo alle tendenze più recenti. Un'analisi dell'arte a livello internazionale, ma con una particolare attenzione alla situazione italiana. Ogni voce è collegata alle altre attraverso un sistema di rimandi tematici e comprende una bibliografia specifica. Sono state scelte, inoltre, 29 opere tra le più significative del Novecento che vengono riprodotte a colori con una lettura storico-critica. Nel volume sono quindi inserite 12 voci di grande ampiezza che si riferiscono ai principali movimenti (Impressionismo, Cubismo, Realismo...).

Massimo Minini
Mousse Publishing