{"product_id":"1000-portraits-of-genius-victoria-charles-9781639192267","title":"1000 Portraits of Genius: Masterpieces of Portraiture from the Renaissance to the Modern Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to the defined canons of art technique, a portrait should be, above all, a faithful representation of its model. However, this gallery of 1000 portraits illustrates how the genre has been transformed throughout history, and has proven itself to be much more complex than a simple imitation of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond exhibiting the skill of the artist, the portrait must surpass the task of imitation, as just and precise as it may be, to translate both the intention of the artist as well as that of its patron, without betraying either's wishes. Therefore, these silent witnesses, carefully selected in these pages, reveal more than faces of historic figures or anonymous subjects: they reveal a psychological depth more than an identity, illustrate an allegory, serve as political and religious propaganda, and embody the customs of their epochs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its impressive number of masterpieces, biographies, and commentaries on works, this book presents and analyses different portraits, consequently exposing to the reader, and to any art lover, a reflection of the evolution of society, and above all the upheavals of a genre that, over 30 centuries of painting, has shaped the history of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Charles,Klaus H. Carl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639192263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639192267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Parkstone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 6.50w x 1.63d","brand":"Victoria Charles","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48588380274943,"sku":"9781639192267","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1000-portraits-of-genius-victoria-charles-9781639192267","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}