B Reviews / Book Reviews16th-century / Art / Artist / Getty Publications / Renaissance2 Comments
Stunning portraits by the renowned Renaissance artist illuminate fascinating figures from the European merchant class, intellectual elite, and court of King Henry VIII. Nobles, ladies, scholars, and merchants were the subjects of Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98–1543), an inventive German artist best known for his dazzling portraits. Holbein developed his ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews17th-century / Art / Artist / female artist / Getty Publications / Historical / non-fiction / sculpture / SpainComments Off on REVIEW: Luisa Roldan by Catherine Hall-van den Elsen
This initial book in the groundbreaking new series Illuminating Women Artists is the first English-language monograph on the extraordinary Spanish Baroque sculptor Luisa Roldán. Luisa Roldán (1652–1706), also known as La Roldana, was an accomplished Spanish Baroque artist, much admired during her lifetime for her exquisitely crafted and painted wood ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviewschildren's fiction / childrens-books / Getty Publications / medieval / picture booksComments Off on REVIEW: Don’t Let the Beasties Escape This Book! by Julie Berry
It’s no ordinary day at the castle! This beautifully illustrated, silly picture book is a fun introduction to the medieval world and the illuminated bestiary Godfrey, a peasant boy who works for the lord and lady of the castle, finds a bestiary, or illustrated book of beasts, on the way ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsArt / art history / Getty Publications / illustrations / medieval / medieval manuscripts / museum exhibits / non-fiction2 Comments
A celebration of the visual contributions of the bestiary—one of the most popular types of illuminated books during the Middle Ages—and an exploration of its lasting legacy. Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsancient-Egypt / ancient-Rome / cats / childrens-books / Getty Publications / picture books / travelComments Off on REVIEW: Cleo and Cornelius by Elizabeth Nicholson, Janine Pibal, and Nick Geller
Adventurous Cleo and couch potato Cornelius live in ancient Egypt, where cats are worshipped like gods and goddesses. After Cornelius accidentally boards a boat departing on a voyage across the sea, Cleo and Cornelius find themselves in the faraway city of Rome, a place where dogs are treated like kings. ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsArt / art history / Getty Publications / History / medieval / medieval manuscripts / non-fiction1 Comments
When one thinks of women in the Middle Ages, the images that often come to mind are those of damsels in distress, mystics in convents, female laborers in the field, and even women of ill repute. In reality, however, medieval conceptions of womanhood were multifaceted, and women’s roles were varied ... more >