Bøker av Christopher Baker

A critical biography of the eighteenth-century painter. Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) was one of the eighteenth century's most provocative and inventive artists. He is best known for his painting The Nightmare, which channeled a new form of gothic imagery for the Romantic age. This engaging study of the artist's career unveils Fuseli's complexities, navigating contradictions between literary and painted works, sacred and secular themes, and traditional patronage versus competitive exhibitions. Plotting Fuseli's trajectory from Zurich to Paris, Rome, and ultimately London, Creator of Nightmares paints an image of Fuseli as an astute marketer and self-proclaimed genius who transformed himself from a priest to an Enlightenment writer, a mercurial force in the art world, and finally a revered teacher.

- Written by the former Director at the National Galleries of Scotland, home to the popular portrait. Among his publications for the National Galleries of Scotland is The Monarch of the Glen, Landseer (2017) - an exploration of Sir Edwin Landseer's celebrated and iconic painting- One of the most famous, popular and resonant paintings in the National Galleries of Scotland's collection- The portrait is currently the spotlight image in MFA Boston's Fashioned by Sargent exhibition, soon travelling to Tate Britain as Sargent and Fashion- Written by the former Director at the National Galleries of Scotland, home to the popular portrait. Among his publications for the National Galleries of Scotland is The Monarch of the Glen, Landseer (2017) - an exploration of Sir Edwin Landseer's celebrated and iconic painting- One of the most famous, popular and resonant paintings in the National Galleries of Scotland's collection- The portrait is currently the spotlight image in MFA Boston's Fashioned by Sargent exhibition, soon traveling to Tate Britain as Sargent and FashionGertrude Vernon, or Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, was an English woman who married a Scot. The American artist John Singer Sargent excelled as a painter in Europe. His portrait of Lady Agnew was painted in London but has found its definitive home in Edinburgh. All these contexts converge in a supremely beautiful painting which is one the icons of the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland. Created in the 1890s, it proved to be a seminal work in the lives of the artist and his subject and has enjoyed a rich afterlife, inspiring artistic and written responses. This book offers a fascinating biography of this most accomplished, evocative and admired of portraits, placing it in the context of Sargent's career and how he worked, discussing the life of the sitter and unveiling the picture's rich critical history.

Meet the greatest artist of the 18th-century you have never heard of; come face to face with the society he encountered and defined through unforgettable portraits.

When Islamic terrorists launch an unprecedented on American nuclear power plants, Chuck Stevens is as outraged as any American Patriot. But as he realizes that the greatest threat to American liberty comes not from terrorists but from his own government, Chuck begins to question his loyalties. Does he stand behind his government in a time of national need, or does he fights against tham as their decisions threaten to rip his own life apart?As his life begins to unravel, Chuck quickly learns that the real threat to Western Civilization comes not from terrorist bombs, bur from the reactions that they cause. But has he learnt this lesson in time to do anything about the danger his country faces, a danger far greater than any he has ever imagined?

Following the press coverage around the acquisition of this painting for the national by National Galleries of Scotland, this is an exploration of the history of The Monarch of the Glen, and contributes to the continuing debates it stimulates. Published to coincide with the painting's tour of four Scottish venues in late 2017 and early 2018.

This book-the sixth volume in The Great Cultural Eras of the Western World series-provides information on more than 400 individuals who created and played a role in the era's intellectual and cultural activity.

Illuminates the religious life of Elizabethan England, promotes an understanding of Shakespeare's plays, and uses Shakespeare's works to examine religious culture. This book offers an overview of the origins of Elizabethan religious traditions, followed by a consideration of the chief religious beliefs and concerns of Shakespeare's world.