Once faceted and polished they glitter on the fingers of bridestobe and in the ornaments of the superrich, but their extraction from some of the worlds poorest countries remains contentious. A students handbook 1980 which has become an established introductory text for students beginning in art history. A thrilling blend of museum finds and conceptual findings, the argument that unfolds makes for one of the most steadily interesting works on visual practice and image culture i have read in many years. In a broadranging and exceptional work of cultural and art history, marcia pointon explores what owning, wearing, distributing, and circulating gems and jewelry has meant in the postrenaissance history of europe. Professor pointon is a distinguished art historian and independent scholar and research consultant. Visiting uk art historian the anu school of art welcomes professor marcia pointon who will visit the anu school of art to work with hdr students this march 20. This completely revised and updated edition introduces the reader to. She describes and analyses different methods and approaches to the discipline, explaining their history and. Portrayal and the search for identity marcia pointon.
Marcia pointon professor emerita in history of art. The book by marcia pointon appears to simply discuss what art history is, and not much more. The human form and visual culture since the renaissance. A students handbook by pointon, marcia and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This guide will assist you with discovering important resources when searching for information in art and in art history. History of art covers training and vocational aspects of art history. Marcia pointon is currently considered a single author. Marcia pointon is pilkington professor of the history of art at the university of manchester. Students will need to consult a number of books as the course covers such a vast subject area. Marcia pointon s most popular book is history of art. It seems spies spent most of his time in foreign capitals such as. In this unusual and original study, marcia pointon examines the cultural effects and consequences of the participation by women in acts of representation in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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The fact that wealthy and educated aristocrats who had undertaken the grand tour bought works of religious art by italian artists has been explained by invoking the prevailing aesthetic hierarchy thatfollowing the model taught by the french academy and adopted in englandplaced history painting i. Although written by a german, the book contains little discussion of contemporary german art. A students handbook by marcia pointon a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Rocks, ice and dirty stones diamond histories marcia pointon king of stones, valued since antiquity for their unrivalled hardness, diamonds today are both desired and deplored. Brilliant effects by marcia pointon yale university press. Women, possession, and representation in english visual culture, 16651800 marcia r. Professor emeritus of history of art, university of. Rocks, ice and dirty stones by marcia pointon from reaktion books. History of art a students handbook by pointon marcia. Discover book depositorys huge selection of marcia pointon books online. History of art covers training and vocational aspects of art history, providing a wealth of information on the different kinds of courses available on the relationship between, for example, museum and gallery work and academic art history. She trained at the university of manchester, receiving her phd there in 1974.
A cultural history of gem stones and jewellery yale university press, 2009, which was awarded the historians of british art book prize in 2011, and portrayal. Marcia pointon draws upon a remarkable range of historical examples and methodological approaches to produce a book of great originality and sophistication. Please see a world history of art by hugh honour and john fleming and e. Ohio state university press, 1985 richard altick, wellknown for his work on the english common reader, has turned his attention to painting. Nov, 1990 history of art covers training and vocational aspects of art history, providing a wealth of information on the different kinds of courses available on the relationship between, for example, museum and gallery work and academic art history. Brilliant effects was awarded the historians of british art book prize in 2011 single author category post. British art lay at the margins of art history until the 1980s the very phrase an oxymoron, a yale colleague told me, since there is no british art to speak of. A students handbook introduces students to the kinds of practices, challenges, questions and writings they will encounter in studying the history of art.
A students handbook introduces students to the kinds of practices, challenges, questions and writings they will encounter in history of art. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Marcia pointon has 17 books on goodreads with 348 ratings. A cultural history of gem stones and jewellery, portrayal and the search for identity, and history of art. Marcia pointons most popular book is history of art. Marcia pointon professor emerita in history of art at university of manchester london, greater london, united kingdom writing and editing. All of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard. Brilliant effects was awarded the historians of british art book prize in. Marcia pointon conveys the excitement of art history as a multifaceted discipline addressing all aspects of the study of media. She is senior research professor, norwich university of the arts.
The book was reissued in new editions in 1986, 1993 and 1997. A students handbook introduces students to the kinds of practices, challenges, questions and writings they will encounter in studying the history of art marcia pointon conveys the excitement of art history as a multifaceted discipline addressing all aspects of the study of media, communication and representation. Marcia pointon professor emerita in history of art at university of manchester london, greater london, united kingdom 7 connections. A cultural history of gem stones and jewellery yale university press, 2009, which was awarded the historians of british art book prize in 2011, and. Once faceted and polished they glitter on the fingers of bridestobe and in the ornaments of the superrich, but their extraction in some of the worlds poorest. Marcia pointon manchester in his little history of photography 1931, walter benjamin writes about the reification of a sitters clothing in early photographs, and how that fixes the sitter into a kind of permanence. Pointon, pilkington professor of history of art marcia pointon oxford university press, 1997 art 439 pages. Rocks, ice and dirty stones the king of stones, valued since antiquity for their unrivalled hardness, diamonds today are both desired and deplored. Marcia pointon this fully revised edition of the history of art. Treasuring the gaze is a major contribution not just to a curious corner of art history but to a broad spectrum of visual theory. Few will fail to admire pointons scholarship or the provocative brilliance of much of what she has to say in a book which is.
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