浪漫主義代表畫家「透納」：手風琴摺頁書Turner: The Essential Paintings

  
　　這本華麗畫冊收錄透納近50幅繪畫和水彩畫代表作，以精美書盒收納，遵循日本製書傳統的手風琴摺頁形式呈現，一次拉開，大師作品一覽無遺。
 
　　並附有單獨的小冊子，詳述每幅作品的背景與評價，以及藝術家的生平和成就。讓讀者透過詳細的解說，深入探索透納的創作世界。作品依照時序排列，方便讀者研讀透納的創作歷程與畫風演變。透過這本書，你可以更瞭解透納的創作生平與理念。
 
　　透納被稱為光與火的畫家，他以創新手法，在畫布上重現充滿強烈情感和崇高美感的大自然。
 
　　本畫冊收錄了《漢尼拔翻越阿爾卑斯山》（Hannibal Crossing the Alps）、《維蘇威火山的爆發》（Vesuvius in Eruption）、《從阿文提諾山看羅馬》（Rome from Mount Aventine）、《日內瓦附近的高處城堡》（Castle on Height Near Geneva）和《上下議院的火災》（The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons）等傑作。
 
　　整頁和折疊插圖可以讓人們細細欣賞透納對於景色廣闊且細膩的描繪、錯綜複雜的紋理、動態而復雜的構圖以及對光線和氛圍效果的出色運用。捕捉了透納作品中永恆而又鼓舞人心的戲劇性和動感。是適合藝術愛好者和透納迷珍藏的完美寶典。
 

In celebration of the 250th birthday of the English Romantic painter this opulent edition features stunning, accordion-fold, color reproductions of Turner’s essential works, accompanied by a separate booklet providing descriptions and the background of each painting.

Boasting nearly fifty paintings and watercolors, this boxed set offers the essentials of J. M. W. Turner’s work, along with as a booklet detailing the artist’s life and accomplishments. Known as the painter of light and fires, Turner’s revolutionary works transformed nature into a canvas of emotional intensity and sublime beauty.

This volume features stunning reproductions of masterpieces such as Hannibal Crossing the Alps; Vesuvius in Eruption; Rome from Mount Aventine; Castle on Height Near Geneva; and The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons. Full page and fold-out illustrations allow for a deep appreciation of Turner’s vast, sweeping vistas, intricate details and textures, dynamic, complex compositions, and brilliant use of light and atmospheric effects.

The perfect gift for fans of Romantic art and of Turner himself, this elegant boxed set captures the drama and movement that have made his work both timeless and inspirational.

VALÉRIE METTAIS’ previous books include Klimt: The Essential Paintings and Van Gogh: The Essential Paintings, both published by Prestel.