The Cat of Bubastes
The Cat of Bubastes

Author: George Alfred Henty

Publisher: London : Blackie & Son

Published: 1889

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13:

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In 1250 B.C. the teenaged son of the Egyptian high priest sets off a series of harrowing events when he accidentally kills the sacred cat of Bubastes and, accompanied by his sister and two foreign slaves, embarks on a dangerous journey to find safe haven beyond the borders of Egypt.

Bruegel to Rembrandt
Bruegel to Rembrandt

Author: William W. Robinson

Publisher: Harvard Art Museums

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 9780300093476

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This book presents highlights from the collection of Maida and George Abrams, arguably the finest private collection of Dutch seventeenth-century drawings in the world. The works range from studies by renowned masters - including Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jacob van Ruisdael, Jacques de Gheyn II, Hendrick Goltzius, Hendrick Avercamp, among others - to drawings by lesser-known draftsmen whose contributions are essential to understanding the art of the period.

Book Arts of Isfahan
Book Arts of Isfahan

Author: Alice Taylor

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 1995-12-01

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 089236338X

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In the seventeenth century, the Persian city of Isfahan was a crossroads of international trade and diplomacy. Manuscript paintings produced within the city’s various cultural, religious, and ethnic groups reveal the vibrant artistic legacy of the Safavid Empire. Published to coincide with an exhibition at the Getty Museum, Book Arts of Isfahan offers a fascinating account of the ways in which the artists of Isfahan used their art to record the life around them and at the same time define their own identities within a complex society.

The Golden Age of Dutch Art
The Golden Age of Dutch Art

Author: Judikje Kiers

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 9780500237748

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A lavishly illustrated survey of seventeenth-century Dutch art focuses on the country's "Golden Age," which was dominated by the likes of Hals, Rembrandt, Ruisdael, Steen, and Vermeer.