A Hidden Love: Art and Homosexuality by FERNANDEZ, Dominique - 2002

Munich: Prestel, 2002. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First English-language edition. Square small quarto. 319pp. Heavily illustrated. Binding tiny bit cocked else fine in lightly worn, near fine dust jacket.

Munich, Prestel 2001. Bound, black cloth, without dustjacket !!, frontispice, 270 x 290mm., 320pp., 350 colour illustrations. ISBN 9783791327044. This volume examines artistic works from the past to show how the most powerful representations of homosexuality have emerged from conditions of secrecy and even repression. The book is illustrated with works by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Canova, Lucien Freud, Robert Mapplethorpe and others. Fernandez considers the many styles and strategies by which artists, sculptors and photographers have elaborated on the essence of homosexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome, the Renaissance and Baroque movements, Chinese and Japanese erotica, the 19th century, the official art of fascism and, finally, the modern and contemporary eras. Throughout, Fernandez considers the morality of each society, comparing artistic success and acceptance across the centuries. He arrives at conclusions which demand a fundamental reassessment of art history and the creative… Read More

Prestel Pub, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Prestel, 2002. Folio. Black cloth boards stamped in silver. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. A fine copy of this artistic essay on the portrayals of, and relationship with, homosexuality in art. 320 pages. ISBN: 9783791327044. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

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Prestel Pub, 2002-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

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