‎KASER Alex, HOWARD Richard (postface)‎
‎Heads.‎

‎Study Heads. Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard PART XX.2 in 2 volumes / Study Heads Part XX, 2‎

‎, Brepols - Harvey Miller, 2020 Hardcover with dusjacket, 2 volumes ., 680 pages ., 340 b/w ill. + 150 colour ill., 180 x 265 mm,. ISBN 9781912554652.‎

‎This book is devoted to a remarkable aspect of Rubens painted production. It investigates and catalogues not only works that Ludwig Burchard (1886?1960) gathered into the category of Study Heads, but also head studies by artists closely connected to Rubens's workshop which were demonstrably used in his paintings. The existence of a stock of study heads or tronies allowed Rubens and his collaborators to exploit the same figures in many different contexts and create satisfying variety among the numerous characters involved in mythological, biblical or historical scenes. In Rubens?s work, study heads constitute an exceptional type of painting in that they were created not as autonomous works of art, but as a means to an end, an indispensable part of his artistic practice. Yet, even in this marginal category of work, Rubens achieves maximum artistic expression with an economy of means, as for example in the iconic Four Studies of the Head of an African Man in the Brussels Museum. The originals of the study heads remained together until the sale of Rubens?s possessions at his death in 1640. Over the centuries, many of Rubens?s tronies have undergone transformation. Panels featuring several heads were cut up quite early on to be sold as separate pictures on the art market, and some tronies were converted by later artists into specific characters or even genre scenes by adding extra planks of wood and giving the heads distinctive clothes and attributes. This book aims to reconstruct as far as possible the original appearance of Rubens?s tronies, aided by the evidence of copiesand technical research on the works themselves.‎

‎Turning Heads, Bruegel, Rubens and Rembrandt‎

‎, Hannibal Books, 2023 HB, 265 x 220 mm, 196 pages, ENGLISH edition ISBN 9789464666786.‎

‎Unique view on the 'tronies' in art from the Netherlands Our fascination for faces transcends eras and cultures. Turning Heads ? Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer highlights a remarkable genre in painting to which little attention has so far been paid: tronies or study heads, which were intended first and foremost to depict an emotion or a character trait. Since the model?s identity did not matter, painters could truly go to town with these heads. Tronies were drawn and painted by some of the greatest masters: D rer, Bruegel, Massys, Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer, to name just a few. Turning Heads offers a fresh insight into a genre that is older and more varied than you might think. This book includes dozens of illustrations plus the thoughts of contemporary artists for whom the face is essential to their own work. Catalogue for the exhibition of the same name at the KMSKA in Antwerp (from October 20, 2023 to January 21, 2024) and the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin (from February 24 to May 26, 2024).‎

‎Kagan, Robert. In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life. In Englis‎

‎Kagan, Robert. In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life. In English /Kegan, Robert. In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life. In English Harvard University Press 1998. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalba551db43e7a0261e.‎

‎Lesigne E. Heads or Tails. An Introduction to Limit Theories in Probability. In ‎

‎Short description: Lesigne E. Heads or Tails. An Introduction to Limit Theories in Probability. In English /Lesigne E. Heads or Tails. An Introduction to Limit Theorems in Probability.In English.American Mathematical Society, 2005, 150c. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb7d643883cb1b331c‎

‎Heads on shoulders , Portrait Busts in the Low Countries, 1600-1800 ‎

‎Antwerpen , Snoeck Publishers / Musea, Schonen kunsten, 2008 Hardback,240x170mm, 182 pages, English ENG edition, ISBN-13: 9789053497081 . ISBN 9789053496992.‎

‎The exhibition "Heads on shoulders" highlights every aspect of portrait busts in 17th- and 18th-century art in the Low Countries. Portrait sculpture is perhaps associated most readily with famous politicians, dignitaries, scientists and aristocrats. But they were by no means the only ones to be immortalised in marble. From the end of the 18th century, famous actresses were, for example, also commonly depicted. However, this exhibition features not only portrait busts modelled from life, but also head-and-shoulder sculptures representing mythological characters, ancient philosophers and writers, and emperors of the past. Sculptures from classical antiquity were, after all, a source of great inspiration in 17th- and 18th-century art. Artists such as Artus Quellinus I, Lucas Faydherbe and Francois Duquesnoy were unparalleled masters at such realistic sculptures and, not surprisingly, they achieved great international fame in their lifetime. This forthcoming exhibition of busts of mythical heroes and rulers, true-to-life portrait sculptures of famous writers, members of the bourgeoisie and voluptuous actresses will introduce the visitor to the virtuosity of these artists. ‎