Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death. Laura Cumming
Thunderclap-A-Memoir-of-Art.pdf
ISBN: 9781982181741 | 272 pages | 7 Mb
- Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
- Laura Cumming
- Page: 272
- Format: pdf, ePub, fb2, mobi
- ISBN: 9781982181741
- Publisher: Scribner
Online pdf books free download Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death ePub
Overview
New York Times bestselling author and art critic Laura Cumming reveals the fascinating, little-known story of the Thunderclap—the massive explosion at a gunpowder store in Holland that killed Carel Fabritius, renowned painter of The Goldfinch and nearly killed Johannes Vermeer, painter of Girl with a Pearl Earring—two of the greatest artists of the 17th century. As a brilliant art critic and historian, Laura Cumming has explored the importance of art in life and can give us a perspective on the time and place in which the artist worked. Now, through the lens of one dramatic event in 17th century Holland, Cumming illuminates one of the most celebrated periods in art history. In 1654, an enormous explosion at a gunpowder store devasted the city of Delft, killing hundreds of people and injuring thousands more. Among those killed was the extraordinary painter Carel Fabritius, renowned for his paintings The Goldfinch and his haunting masterpiece A View of Delft, which depicts the very streets through which the victims would be carried to their graves. Fabritius’s contemporary and rival Vermeer, painter of the iconic portrait Girl with a Pearl Earring, narrowly escaped death. Framing the story around Fabritius’s life, Cumming deftly weaves a sequence of observations about paintings and how they relate to everyday life. Like Dutch art itself, the story gradually links country, city, town, street, house, interior—all the way to the bird on its perch, the blue and white tile, the smallest seed in a loaf of bread. The impact of a painting and how it can enter our thoughts, influence our views, and understanding of the world is the heart of this book and Cumming has brought her unique eye to her most compelling subject yet. Featuring beautiful full-color images of Dutch paintings throughout, this is a stunningly rich book about one of the most vibrant periods in European art and life.
Links:
Read [Pdf]> The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action by Eduardo Briceño
Are We Living in the Last Days?: Four Views of the Hope We Share about Revelation and Christ's Return by Bryan Chapell on Ipad
Read [Pdf]> The Paris Affair by Anton du Beke
Murder, She Wrote: Domestic Malice by Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain on Audiobook New
UN MILLÓN DE VACAS
EBOOK (edición en gallego) MANUEL RIVAS ePub gratis
{pdf download} The Expectant Detectives: A Novel by Kat Ailes
[download pdf] Reincarnated as the Piggy Duke: This Time I'm Gonna Tell Her How I Feel! Volume 1 by Rhythm Aida, nauribon, Zihan Gao
I Ching, the Oracle: A Practical Guide to the Book of Changes: An updated translation annotated with cultural & historical references, restoring the I Ching to its shamanic origins by Benebell Wen on Ipad
Read online: Neville Goddard's Interpretation of Scripture: Unlocking The Secrets of The Bible by Neville Goddard, David Allen
Online Read Ebook Killer Colt: Murder, Disgrace, and the Making of an American Legend by Harold Schechter
0コメント