Products in the category Art History & Theory:
Crusader Art: The Art of the Crusaders in the Holy Land, 1099-1291
In the study of the Crusades warfare, religion and questions of colonialism usually occupy the foreground, and even when art and architecture are considered, it is usually the magnificent castles which take centre stage. A remarkably interesting study by Jaroslav Folda.
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The Art of Antiquity: Piet de Jong and the Athenian Agora
The archives of the American School of Classical Studies excavations in the Athenian Agora contain a remarkable series of watercolours and drawings – well over 40 – by Piet de Jong, one of the best-known, most distinctive, and influential archaeological illustrators of the 20th century.
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