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Sub-Categories of Human figures depicted in art
Human figures depicted in art
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Beyond the Face: New Perspectives on Portraiture
Wendy Wick Reaves
Portraits in art
Hardback
Explores new approaches to portraying identity and the human face and figure, through works from the Smithsonian National... [more]
How to Draw People: Step-by-step lessons for figures and poses
Jeff Mellem
Drawing & drawings; Human figures depicted in art; Painting & art manuals
Paperback
The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Drawing Figures! To draw an anatomical figure, you don't need a stack of weighty anatomy... [more]
Portraying Children: Expressions, Proportions, Drawing and Painting Techniques...
Daniela Brambilla
Drawing & drawings; Portraits in art; Art techniques & principles
Hardback
Capture a memorable moment with these professional suggestions. [more]
The Art of Laughter: Humour in Dutch Paintings of the Golden Age
Anna Tummers, Elmer Kolfin, Jasper Hillegers
Art & design styles: Baroque; Individual artists, art monographs; Portraits in art
Paperback
The Art of Laughter: Humour in Dutch Paintings of the Golden Age presents the first ever overview of humour in seventeenth-century... [more]
Comic Acting and Portraiture in Late-Georgian and Regency England
Jim Davis
History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; Portraits in art; Theatre Studies
Paperback
Jim Davis explores the relationship between comic performance and the visual arts in England c.1780-1830, focussing on the... [more]
Laurent Benaim
Laurent Benaim, Laurent Benaim
Erotic art; Individual photographers; Erotic & nude photography
Book
Dian Hanson curates the most startling images from photographer Laurent Benaim and his ongoing investigation of extreme and... [more]
Collection MER
Turner Publicaciones
Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Human figures depicted in art
Paperback
Catalogue of MER Collection, one of the most important private art collections, which includes pieces from the most well-known... [more]
Head to Toe: The Nude in Graphic Design
Mirko Ilic, Steven Heller
Nudes depicted in art; Graphic design
Paperback
A first-of-its-kind celebration featuring more than 600 examples of the human body as represented in graphic design. [more]
Portrait Miniatures in the Frits Lugt Collection
Karen Schaffers-Bodenhausen
Painting & paintings; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Portraits in art
Hardback
Stored safely in a medallion cabinet in the reserves of Hotel Turgot in Paris, the Fondation Custodia's collection of portrait... [more]
Gender and Body Language in Roman Art
Glenys Davies (University of Edinburgh)
History of art: ancient & classical art; Sculpture; Human figures depicted in art
Hardback
This analysis of the 'body language' of Roman statues reveals significant gender differences, but also a complex picture of... [more]
America'S Presidents: National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
History of Art & Design Styles; Painting & paintings; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Portraits in art; Political leaders & leadership
Paperback
The nation's only complete collection of presidential portraits outside of the White House -- [more]
Miguel Calderon: Catalogue
Miguel Calderon
Portraits in art; Individual photographers; Photographs: collections
Paperback
Catalogue gathers photographs of prostitutes that where provided to select clients of a brothel in Mexico City and shown to... [more]
A Journey with Charlotte: The World of Multidisciplinary Artist Charlotte...
Charlotte De Cock
Art & design styles: from c 1960; Individual artists, art monographs; Portraits in art; Popular culture
Hardback
The world of up-and-coming artistic talent Charlotte De Cock, with an introduction by Luc Tuymans. [more]
Dian Hanson's Pussy Book
Dian Hanson
Erotic art; Erotic & nude photography
Hardback
This fresh edition of The Big Book of Pussy reframes not just the subject, but the format of this popular volume in the portable... [more]
Posing Sex: Toward a Perceptual Ethics for Literary and Visual Art
Alan Singer (Temple University, USA)
Erotic art; Literary theory; Philosophy: aesthetics
Hardback
Posing Sex: Toward a Perceptual Ethics for Literary and Visual Art views the long and provocative tradition of representing... [more]
Bourgery. Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery
Jean-Marie Le Minor, Henri Sick
Human figures depicted in art; History of medicine; Anatomy; Family & health
Hardback
Discover one of the most comprehensive and beautifully illustrated anatomical treatises ever published. The product of more... [more]
Dian Hanson's Butt Book
Dian Hanson
Nudes depicted in art; Erotic art; Erotic & nude photography
Hardback
All the best photos (and some tasty new ones) from the original Big Butt Book, ranging from petite Pam Anderson to robust... [more]
Artists Working from Life
Sam Phillips
Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Human figures depicted in art; Art techniques & principles
Hardback
The first publication to focus on what working from life means today, and published to accompany an exhibition at the Royal... [more]
Soutine'S Portraits: Cooks, Waiters and Bellboys
Karen Serres, Barnaby Wright
Art & design styles: Expressionism; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs; Portraits in art
Paperback
Chaim Soutine (1893-1943) produced some of the most powerful and expressive portraits of modern times. Accompanying a major... [more]
Holbein's Sir Thomas More
Hilary Mantel, Xavier Salomon
Art & Architecture; Renaissance art; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs; Portraits in art
Hardback
Illuminates one of Holbein's most famous portraits with a combination of scholarly scrutiny and fictional narrative. [more]
The Art of Drawing Folds: An Illustrator's Guide to Drawing the Clothed...
Kelly Brine
Human figures depicted in art; Illustration; Graphical & digital media applications
Paperback
<em>The Art of Drawing Folds: An Illustrator's Guide to Drawing the Clothed Figure</em> reveals the common and predictable... [more]
Geoffrey Humphries: Paintings and Drawings from the Venice Studio
Jackie Wullschlager
Art & design styles: from c 1960; Individual artists, art monographs; Human figures depicted in art
Hardback
Featuring illuminative essays by figures from the international art world, this is a retrospective of the works that artist... [more]
Federico Herrero
Hoke Sies
Art & design styles: from c 1960; Individual artists, art monographs; Human figures depicted in art; Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes)
Hardback
A monographic overview of Federico Herrero, one of Latin America's most eminent contemporary artists, highlighting his landscape... [more]
Basic Human Anatomy: An Essential Visual Guide for Artists
Roberto Osti
Drawing & drawings; Human figures depicted in art
Hardback
Basic Human Anatomy teaches artists the simple yet powerful formula artists have used for centuries to draw the human figure... [more]
The Sweat on Their Face: Portraying American Workers
David C. Ward, Dorothy Moss, John Fagg
Human figures depicted in art
Hardback
-Explores the visual history of American labor through portraiture by major American artists--- [more]
