The first publication to explore in depth the theme of reclusion in painting and calligraphy within the context of political and social changes in 17th-century China. Reclusion--the act of disengaging from worldly affairs for spiritual and moral cleansing--was a concept deeply associated with ancient Chinese civilization. The theme of reclusion was especially prevalent during t...(展开全部)

Throughout the history of imperial China, the educated elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. During the Song dynasty (960-1278), some members of this elite found an elegant and subtle means of dissent: landscape painting. By examining literary archetypes, the titles of paintings, contemporary inscriptions, and the historical context, Alfreda Mur...(展开全部)

"From Rembrandt to Vermeer" deals with the most outstanding works of the Golden Age of Flemish and Dutch art and offers a splendid selection of pictures belonging to the most important collection of seventeenth-century Flemish and Dutch paintings in the world, that in the Gemaldegalerie in Berlin. It includes such masterpieces as "The Money Changer" and the "Portrait of Hendric...(展开全部)

The Chinese territory is densely meshed with holy sites (mountains, caves, springs...) where the gods manifest themselves and where pilgrims come to meet them. The present volume, the result of a Franco-Japanese conference held in Paris in 2017, includes fifteen chapters in French and English, exploring the conceptions and practices at these holy sites; they build the analysis ...(展开全部)

In 1771 the artist Luo Ping (1733–99) left his native Yangzhou to relocate to the burgeoning hub of Beijing’s Southern City. Over two decades, he became the favored artist of a cosmopolitan community of scholars and officials who were at the forefront of the cultural life of the Qing-dynasty (1644–1911). From his spectacular ghost paintings to his later work exploring the city’...(展开全部)

高居翰教授（James Cahill），1926年出生于美国加州，是当今中国艺术史研究的权威之一。生活•读书•新知三联书店已出版“高居翰作品系列” 《隔江山色：元代绘画，1279-1368》、《江岸送别：明代前期的中国绘画，1368-1580》、《山外山：晚明绘画，1570-1644》、《气势撼人：十七世纪中国绘画的自然与风格》、《画家生涯：传统中国画家的生活与工作》五种，另有合著《不朽的林泉：中国古代园林绘画》。

高居翰教授（James Cahill），1926年出生于美国加州，是当今中国艺术史研究的权威之一。生活•读书•新知三联书店已出版“高居翰作品系列” 《隔江山色：元代绘画，1279-1368》、《江岸送别：明代前期的中国绘画，1368-1580》、《山外山：晚明绘画，1570-1644》、《气势撼人：十七世纪中国绘画的自然与风格》、《画家生涯：传统中国画家的生活与工作》五种，另有合著《不朽的林泉：中国古代园林绘画》。

美国西雅图华盛顿大学教授，还著有《中华人民共和国基本手册》、《共产党中国的政治参与》等。 美国弗吉尼亚大学政府和外交事务系教授，还著有《共产党国家的开放与外交政策改革》、《从历史眼光看当代中国政治》、《媒体与中国大众》和《毛泽东政治思想的基础》等。

美国西雅图华盛顿大学教授，还著有《中华人民共和国基本手册》、《共产党中国的政治参与》等。 美国弗吉尼亚大学政府和外交事务系教授，还著有《共产党国家的开放与外交政策改革》、《从历史眼光看当代中国政治》、《媒体与中国大众》和《毛泽东政治思想的基础》等。