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This handsome volume presents an innovative look at the imagery of libations, the most commonly depicted ritual in ancient Greece, and how it engaged viewers in religious performance. In a libation, liquid water, wine, milk, oil, or honey was poured from a vessel such as a jug or a bowl onto the (...)

Focusing on the 16th-century Chinese painter Qiu Ying, this book showcases the artist's influence and contributions to Ming dynasty painting.Celebrated for his masterful brushstrokes, depictions of nature, and use of translucent blue-green pigments, Qiu Ying is the least known of the four Ming (...)

Un importante tributo dedicato al pittore Cecco del Caravaggio, alias Francesco Boneri (1585 circa - post 1620), in occasione dell'esposizione inaugurale per la riapertura dell'Accademia Carrara. Allievo e modello del Merisi, insofferente alle regole, destinato a suscitare contrasti e forse (...)