Product Description: At the turn of the twentieth century, West Virginia was in the throes of its formative years as a state. After more than two decades of alternating its government seat between Wheeling and Charleston and the destruction of the Gothic Revival Capitol in Charleston by fire in 1921, a building commission was formed to create a permanent Capitol that would display the young state’s pride, wealth, and sophistication to the entire nation...read more

'The Collins Big Book of Art' is an accessible history of art.

A lavish compendium of art history presents accessible coverage of more than 1,200 fine works in a timeline format, providing a wealth of informative essays on such topics as key historical events, major art movements, and universal themes that are represented by definitive pieces. 60,000 first printing.

This accessible book looks at the historical and cultural contexts of art works and architecture around the world from prehistoric times to the 20th century—with detailed and informative analyses of art, artists, patrons, and techniques. Its unique chronological presentation in compact topical units offers an exceptionally easy-to-use format—with general period/style introductions followed by self-contained sections on a selected number of specific representative pieces. The global focus emphasizes the diversity and commonality of the human experience. A fully integrated, chronological history of art covers all periods, places, and arts—including extensive analyses of European art, and some American, African, Mesoamerican, and Asian art—along with thorough coverage of women artists throughout. For those who appreciate art and its history.

Product Description: Beyond Isabella d'Este, who were the secular female patrons of art and architecture in Renaissance Italy? This volume brings together fourteen essays that examine the important and often unrecognised roles secular women -- both aristocratic and bourgeois -- played in the patronage of visual culture during the Italian renaissance...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

This volume offers a number of general studies on patronage and a series of specific illustrations of varied examples of patronage that range from 9th-century France to 16th-century Italy. Among the patrons considered are: King Richard II, Cosimo I de'Medici, and Diane de Foix. (view table of contents)