Lovers in art
By: selected by Franziska Stegmann ; with a foreword by Bettina Schümann
Contributors: Michael, Jane, translator
Publisher: Prestel
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9783791348186
Subjects: Courtship in art; Marriage in art; Love in art
Description: "Drawing on five centuries of artistic expression, this lushly illustrated and beautifully designed celebration of romance is the perfect keepsake for lovers young and old. How many ways can you paint a kiss? Ask Picasso, Lichtenstein, Toulouse-Lautrec, Klimt, and Fragonard. Rediscover mythology's great love stories through the works of Botticelli, Correggio, Titian, and Canova. Meet ordinary and extraordinary couples in paintings by Kahlo, Van Eyck, Rubens, Rembrandt, Freud, and Rossetti. These are just some of the bounty of artists collected in this glorious book, featuring brilliantly colored reproductions and love-inspired writings. Organized to show the progression of love from first meeting to marriage, this exquisite volume travels the centuries through various artistic traditions. The stories these artists tell are as varied as the works themselves: sentimental, tragic, intellectual, ironic, sensual, and comic. For lovers of art, or just lovers, this book gloriously illustrates the endless facets of love."--Book descriiption.
Notes: Translated from the German by Jane Michael.