Sensuous, voluptuous, provocative-the female form has inspired artists for centuries, making the female nude perhaps the most common subject in the history of painting. Oriented horizontally to effectively highlight the art, Reclining Nude is a feast for the senses, featuring 120 glorious masterpieces of the genre. Giorgiones catalyst Sleeping Venus , Titians unabashed Venus of Urbino , Manets Olympia gazing at the viewer, and Franois Bouchers flirtatious Brown-Haired Odalisque are but a few of the artworks to be ...
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Sensuous, voluptuous, provocative-the female form has inspired artists for centuries, making the female nude perhaps the most common subject in the history of painting. Oriented horizontally to effectively highlight the art, Reclining Nude is a feast for the senses, featuring 120 glorious masterpieces of the genre. Giorgiones catalyst Sleeping Venus , Titians unabashed Venus of Urbino , Manets Olympia gazing at the viewer, and Franois Bouchers flirtatious Brown-Haired Odalisque are but a few of the artworks to be admired afresh on these pages. Reclining Nude is a delightful gift and an inspiring study: a collection of art as stunning as the human forms within it.
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Add this copy of Reclining Nude to cart. $5.98, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Chronicle Books.
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Good in good dust jacket. Dust jacket shows shelf wear. Pages are clean, text and pictures are intact and unmarred. Binding intact and firm. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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As New in As New jacket. Book. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 126 (2) pp, Introduction by Frances Borzello; Author's Note, The Plates; List of 129 Color Illustrations. First Edition, 2002. "Featuring lush, full-page illustrations of masterpieces of the genre, this volume is a feast for the senses. From Titian's alluring Venus of Urbino to Manet's guileless Olympia, the book provides a fascinating tour of the ever-changing visions of beauty and repose." from the jacket flap. Price clipped, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Illustrated paper-covered boards.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Folio-over 12-15" tall. Lower corners bumped and lower corner of the jacket's front panel has a long, closed tear and associated creasing. Protected now in a Mylar archival sleeve. 129 pages plus List of Illustrations. Introduction by Frances Borzello, followed by Author's Note and 121 color plates/ The book's layout mimics the reclining position of the subjects in the paintings presented. From the jacket: "Sensuous, voluptuous, provocative-the female form has inspired artists for centuries, making it perhaps the most popular subject in the history of painting. Since Venetian painter Giorgione's Sleeping Venus, the first notable female nude in Western painting, artists have focused their talents on the infinite possibilities of the representation of the female body. Featuring full-page illustrations of masterpieces of the genre, Reclining Nude is a feast for the senses. From Titian's alluring Venus of Urbino to Manet's challenging Olympia, Reclining Nude provides a fascinating tour of the ever-changing visions of beauty and repose."
