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Download * The Face of Britain: A History of the Nation Through Its Portraits PDF by * Simon Schama eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. The Face of Britain: A History of the Nation Through Its Portraits The people behind the faces Jill Meyer The National Portrait Gallery is a London museum near Trafalgar Square, which is home to thousands of portraits, with only a percentage on display at any one time. It's a wonderful place to visit, and in addition to the permanent displays of works of art, there are frequent special programs on individuals or groups important in British history. Author Simon Schama, in his new book, "The Face of Britain: A History of the Nation Through Its Portraits", is a w
| Title | : | The Face of Britain: A History of the Nation Through Its Portraits |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.23 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0190621877 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 632 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-18 |
| Language | : | English |
Schama calls the portrait, initially damned, the "most powerful image of a Great Briton ever executed." Annie Leibovitz's photograph of a nude John Lennon kissing Yoko Ono, taken five hours before his murder, bears "a weight of poignancy she could not possibly have anticipated." Hans Holbein's preparatory sketch for a portrait of Henry VIII depicts "an unstoppable engine of dynastic generation." Here are expressions from across the centuries of normalcy and heroism, beauty and disfigurement, aristocracy and deprivation, the familiar and the obscure-the faces of courtesans, warriors, workers, activists, playwrights, the high and mighty as well as pub-crawlers. Lavishly illustrated and written with the storytelling brio that is Schama's trademark, The Face of Britain<
The people behind the faces Jill Meyer The National Portrait Gallery is a London museum near Trafalgar Square, which is home to thousands of portraits, with only a percentage on display at any one time. It's a wonderful place to visit, and in addition to the permanent displays of works of art, there are frequent special programs on individuals or groups important in British history. Author Simon Schama, in his new book, "The Face of Britain: A History of the Nation Through Its Portraits", is a wonderful look at selected works of art and he tells the stories of the people in the pictures. His are not conventional biographies, but rather s
He is a Contributing Editor to the Financial Times for which he writes on politics and culture and has written and presented more than fifty documentaries for the BBC, PBS, and the History Channel, including The Power of Art, which won the 2007 International Emmy for Best Arts Programming.. Simon Schama Professor of History and Art History at Columbia University and the author of many books, including Rough Crossings, which won the National Book Cr
Byatt, New Statesman"All of these lives rendered with an acuity of detail that could rival the best of portraitists describing Lawrence's portrait of Wilberforce, Schama calls the painting a work of 'transforming empathy.' That phrase could be true of his storytelling throughout this book." -Ekow Eshun, TheIndependent"Simon Schama's richly illustrated history of Britain in portraits is a work of dazzling panache a book to devour." -John Carey, Sunday Times"Wonderfully compelling what this book, full of unhackneyed paintings and unfamiliar stories, shows is that when Schama is at his best he can see straight through people." -Michael Prodger, iThe Timesr "Rich in its variety of subjects poignantly memorable" -Martin Gayford, iTelegraphr"Some of the
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