COMPANION TO THE COLLECTIONS, A. Romanticism, Realism and Art at the Turn of the Century
Author: Ingvild Pharo and Egil Sagstad
Country: Norway
Language: English
Year Published: 1996
No. of pages: 85
Illustrations: 27 Color Illustrations. 15 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9 1/2”x 7”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8290744390
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Bios.
Code: 3150
Price: $39.50
“A Companion to the Collections” is intended to assist viewers in orienting themselves in The National Gallery, and also serves as an introduction to Norwegian art from the previous century. The works of art are followed by texts describing the three main tendencies within Norwegian art and spiritual life from the previous century: Romanticism, Realism and neo-Romanticism. The Museum was founded in 1836, and is counted among Europe’s oldest art museums.
COPENHAGEN AS IT WAS IN 1796.
Author: Floryan, Margrethe, Thomas Kappel, Torben Melander and Stig Miss, eds
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 1996
No. of pages: 136
Illustrations: 28 Color Illustrations. 84 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 10 1/2”x 11”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8775210789
Biblio/Bio: Index.
Code: 4107
Price: $85.00
200 years later it is not easy to grasp the nature of a culture and it has not been the intention of this book to attempt a complete description of the city and its history. The aim is to illuminate certain examples of the cultural life of Copenhagen within a framework determined by the houses, the harbour, the gardens and two central cultural institutions: The Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Royal Theater.
CORPUS OF CYPRIOTE ANTIQUITIES. Cypriote Antiquities in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Author: Nielsen, Anne Marie
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 1983
No. of pages: 47
Illustrations: 130 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 12”x 9 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9185058289
Biblio/Bio: Cat. of exh.
Code: 4752
Price: $19.50
The present catalogue has been arranged chronologically from the 8th to 2nd century BC, according to the Cypriote material which has been acquired from art dealers. This collection of 55 antique objects includes mostly vases, sculptural heads and figurines from Cyprus. The earliest acquisitions were made in the 1880’s by Julius Løytved, the Danish consul in Beirut from 1886-1897.
COURBET, GUSTAVE. En Revoltör Lanserar Sitt Verk (A Rebel Shows His Work)
Author: Zutter, Jörg, Michael Clarke, Patricia Mainardi, et. al
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish
Year Published: 1999
No. of pages: 167
Illustrations: 72 Color Illustrations. 33 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 11”x 9 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9171005897
Biblio/Bio: Cat. of exh. Bibl. Bio.
Code: 3781
Price: $59.50
With his innovative open-air painting techniques, Gustave Courbet (1819-77) was a pioneer of realism that preceeded impressionism and modernism in the history of art. A stunning display of the full range of his work including exquisite representations of the human figure, the landscape and much more.
CULTURE AND CHANGE IN CENTRAL EUROPEAN PREHISTORY. 6TH TO 1ST MILLENNIUM BC
Author: Vandkilde, Helle
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 2007
No. of pages: 215
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 65 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9 1/2”x 7”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9788779342453
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Bios. Index.
Code: 6164
Price: $52.50
This book is a cohesive overview of Central European prehistory from the introduction of agriculture around 6000 BC to the state-forming processes that began to emerge during the first millennium BC. A complex mosaic of culture, society and processes is mirrored in the material world in certain periods involves a large part of the Eurasian continent. Culture and change must be understood as both localized and macro-regional: this book is a cultural-historical tale - inspired by, for example, the attempts of French historians to integrate different levels of history.