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Martin Kemp

    5 mars 1942
    Science of art : optical themes in western art from Brunelleschi to Seurat
    Leonardo Da Vinci, "La Bella Principessa"
    Behind the picture. Art and evidence in the Italian Renaissance
    The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
    Shirlie and Martin Kemp: It's a Love Story
    La bella principessa di Leonardo da Vinci : ritratto di Bianca Sforza
    • The Fall

      • 384pages
      • 14 heures de lecture

      Johnny Klein is back! The new thriller from the music, film and TV legend. 'Johnny Klein is a great character!' Kimberley Chambers The bigger the star, the harder they fall. Johnny Klein, fallen '80s pop icon, thinks life is finally on the up. He's basking in the luxury of the French Riviera - hoping his worst days are behind him. But when a man falls from a window to his death in London, Jonny is forced to confront the darkest corners of his fame. Thrust into a dangerous game of lies and betrayal, Jonny must uncover a deadly secret, before somebody else dies...

      The Fall2025
    • Secrets. Lies. Murder. Fame can be deadly. A British icon delivers a powerful blockbuster in an exhilarating thriller set in London’s East End.

      The Game2023
    • Ticket to the World is a joyous, nostalgic celebration of 80s culture from one man at the centre of it all.

      Ticket to the World2022
      3,8
    • Visions of Heaven

      Dante and the Art of Divine Light

      • 240pages
      • 9 heures de lecture

      Focusing on the influence of Dante's concept of divine light, this groundbreaking study by Martin Kemp explores its effects on Renaissance and Baroque visual artists. The work delves into how Dante's imagery shaped the artistic expressions of the time, offering a fresh perspective on the intersection of literature and visual art during these pivotal periods in history.

      Visions of Heaven2021
    • IT'S A LOVE STORY tells the incredible story of Martin and Shirlie Kemp - from the moment they set eyes on each other, through their stellar careers, to raising a family together. The book uncovers the personal highs and lows of Britain's favourite couple, and the unbreakable bond that has kept them strong.

      Shirlie and Martin Kemp: It's a Love Story2020
      4,5
    • Art in History, 600 BC - 2000 AD

      • 240pages
      • 9 heures de lecture

      When we look at a painting by Raphael, Rembrandt, or Rubens it speaks to us directly, but it's also an historical document, part of a living world. Martin Kemp takes the reader on an extraordinary trip through art, from devotional works to the revolutionary techniques of the Renaissance, from the courtly Masters of the seventeenth century through to the daring avant-garde of the twentieth century and beyond. Art In History is an indispensable, accessible and richly detailed guide to our culture, our history, our heritage, and our art

      Art in History, 600 BC - 2000 AD2014
      3,5
    • "This book provides an in-depth analysis of a work that can quite legitimately be termed "extraordinary". Drawn on vellum, in a complex and extremely refined technique, the profile portrait of a girl, dressed in the striking fashion of Milan at the end of the 15th century, turns out to be a possible new autograph work by Leonardo da Vinci. Leading Leonardo expert Martin Kemp has conducted his own research into this intriguing object and coordinated the work of numerous specialists from the fields of scientific analysis and art-historical discourse. Their findings are presented here"--Foreword

      Leonardo Da Vinci, "La Bella Principessa"2010
      4,0
    • The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

      • 417pages
      • 15 heures de lecture

      An all-new, jewel-like, reader-friendly format gives new life to this relaunch of an international best-seller. Leonardo da Vinci—artist, inventor, and prototypical Renaissance man—is a perennial source of fascination because of his astonishing intellect and boundless curiosity about the natural and man-made world. During his life he created numerous works of art and kept voluminous notebooks that detailed his artistic and intellectual pursuits. The collection of writings and art in this magnificent book are drawn from his notebooks. The book organizes his wide range of interests into subjects such as human figures, light and shade, perspective and visual perception, anatomy, botany and landscape, geography, the physical sciences and astronomy, architecture, sculpture, and inventions. Nearly every piece of writing throughout the book is keyed to the piece of artwork it describes. The writing and art is selected by art historian H. Anna Suh, who provides fascinating commentary and insight into the material, making Leonardo's Notebooks an exquisite single-volume compendium celebrating his enduring genius.

      The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci2008
      4,4