Sculpture - Escultura

by Achim Bednorz and Uwe Geese

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3899850793
• ISBN13: 9783899850796
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Feierabend Verlag, Ohg
• Length: 800 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 5.1" x 5.2"

Customer Reviews

A Traveler's Art Reference - Whether Actual or Armchair!

SCULPTURE/ESCULTURA is a hand size/pocket size book by Uwe Geese that covers the span of European sculpture from the Romanesque period through the Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. The narration is kept succinct, giving adequate but not effusive descriptions of each period. And while this commentary by Geese enhances the pleasure of this little book, it is the magnificent photography by Achim Bednorz that makes this one of the best companions for the appreciation and study of sculpture from these eras. Bednorz has an uncanny eye for placing each sculpture discussed in situ, photographing not only the building or wall or room housing the particular sculpture, but also providing overall photos of the environment in which the sculpture is housed. For instance, particular works in cathedrals are first shown in context with the home cathedral from many angles and with an eye for creating the drama of the work as it must have been in its original time. Then comes the actual work, photographed from many angles showing many details. This is some of the finest art photography to enhance a resource book available. Whether the reader needs a easily portable guide to accompany actual visits to the works discussed and featured in this little book, or a handy and concise but elegant reference book for the library, this small in size but large in content book is highly recommended. Grady Harp, September 05