N. D’anvers 
Elementary History of Art [PDF ebook] 
An Introduction to Ancient and Modern Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Music

1844年大清帝国签订《中法黄埔条约》，明确规定准许传教与设立教堂自由，从此解除了中国的百年教禁，而法国也取代葡萄牙获得「在华保教权」（Protectorate of Missions）；1911年辛亥革命、大清覆亡、民国继起，英美法等列强的压力，让国民政府对各国采取雨露均沾的开放政策，而一纸「在华保教权」，暗地里掀起了法国与罗马梵谛冈教廷之间在中国的谍对谍。1919年北平掀起的五四运动成为「反 …

1844年大清帝國簽訂《中法黃埔條約》，明確規定准許傳教與設立教堂自由，從此解除了中國的百年教禁，而法國也取代葡萄牙獲得「在華保教權」（Protectorate of Missions）；1911年辛亥革命、大清覆亡、民國繼起，英美法等列強的壓力，讓國民政府對各國採取雨露均霑的開放政策，而一紙「在華保教權」，暗地裡掀起了法國與羅馬梵諦岡教廷之間在中國的諜對諜。1919年北平掀起的五四運動成為「反 …

Drawing on decades of conversations with practicing artists, Martin Gayford offers intimate insight into the practice, meaning, and potential of painting. Painting is an almost inconceivably ancient …

Pose: A Life Drawing Reference is a captivating photography book series that serves as a valuable resource for artists seeking inspiration and reference in their figure drawing practice. With a colle …

Presented in My Journey through Ink and Paint is the mind of a pensive wanderer who journeys through a world of colors. This work depicts abstract art in a stylish evolution of colors through contras …

Learn how to paint in four different media! Taking the first steps to learn how to paint can be a challenge, especially when beginning artists are unsure which medium best suits them. With this book, …

All throughout the Bible, it is mentioned how God or his angels spoke to many through their dreams: Noah, Daniel, Jacob, Joseph, Mary, mother of Jesus, and John in Revelations. These dreams were to w …

  Since I was a child, my father had me practice Chinese calligraphy every day. This was our family tradition, each generation since my great-grandfather lived by this tradition, because my grea …

This compelling new study considers contemporary painting’s relationship with time and with events, ideas and paintings from the past. Following French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard’s determinati …