Homage to Venus (The Faber Gallery)
Author(s):
Laver, James (introduction
; notes)
| Binding: | Softcover |
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| Size: | 8 - Folio - over 12 - 15" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | Yes |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Good |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | Faber and Faber |
| Publication Year: | 1947 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| SKU: | 016635 |
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| Categories: | Art, Criticism & History of Art |
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Art, Criticism & History of Art
24pp, with 10 gloriously full colour tipped in illustrations of paintings depicting music in painting. In light card wrappers with paper dust jacket. Small folio. Covers a little rubbed at edges. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight barring some mild signs of fingering. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed and bumped at edges, scuffed at spine ends, and lightly spotted around the leading edges. The bright and stunning tipped in illustrations include Edward Burne-Jones' The Mirror of Venus and Rubens' the Judgement of Paris. With an introductory essay on portrayals of Venus in paintings by James Laver and notes accompanying each example.
Keywords:
Art
Painting
Venus
