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RaeLovesToRead
The Story of Art | E. H. Gombrich
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Educating ourselves on the history of art.

Pickles says that whilst appreciating the vitality of Rubens' work, she finds it a bit grainy and aesthetically prefers the softness in the portraiture of Raphael...

Just kidding. She's a philistine.

#picklescat #catsoflitsy

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 6d
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Hey Pickles 🐾😽 6d
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RaeLovesToRead
The Story of Art | E. H. Gombrich
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Trying to read about the history of art when a wild Circlefloof appeared 😐

#picklescat #catsoflitsy

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awww sweet Pickles 🐾❤️ 1w
Jari-chan 😻😻😻 1w
Soubhiville Pickles! 🥒💚 1w
Ruthiella Pickles recommends you take a nap instead. 😻 1w
dabbe Pickles: “Mom, see my arse? Means I want the book gone and attention paid to moi!“ #preciouspickles 🖤🐾🖤 1w
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Cazxxx
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Finally getting round to reading this which has been on my tbr for ages!
The audiobook is excellent and comes with a pdf so I can study the art while the book is being read to me 😊

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LapReader
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Today‘s scores from the Little Free Library on the way to my 3 hrs of ballet. It‘s going to be a lovely day. It‘s warm already. On my walk home I‘ll visit another book swap. Then I have nothing to do for the rest of the weekend but I will grab a chai, go to the beach, drink champagne in my pjs and cook up a storm ready for more work lunches and ballet dinners. I suppose I best do a bit of housework too 😢 eg change the sheets.

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RaeLovesToRead
The Story of Art | E. H. Gombrich
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I'm getting a bit of a whistle-shop tour of the history of architecture with The Story of Art.

Gombrich explains things in a simplified, narrative way that makes it easy to understand. I'm hoping this will help me when I go back to the more complicated books on architecture that I was struggling to digest.

I'm looking forward to getting to the paintings though.

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kwmg40
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Pickpick

This is a biography of model and artist Kiki Man Ray, who was married to artist Man Ray for a time. While Kiki's life story was interesting, I enjoyed even more learning about the development of art in Montparnasse during the 1920's.

#gottacatchemall @PuddleJumper (prompt 65: Rapidash: Different genre to the last book you read)
#52bookclub24 (prompt 39, Non-fiction recommended by a friend)

Librarybelle Hooray!! 1mo
BarbaraBB Montparnasse in the 1920s sounds fascinating! 1mo
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BarbaraBB Are you German? Or just able to read it? 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
kwmg40 @BarbaraBB OMG! I chose a cover image from the Internet and didn‘t look at it carefully. 😂 I actually received an English copy from a #BookCrossing friend but sent it to another reader before remembering to take a photo! 1mo
BarbaraBB I was so surprised! I thought how could I have missed that all these years 😂 1mo
kwmg40 @BarbaraBB 😅 I‘ll be sure not to make that mistake again! 1mo
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IndoorDame
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Pickpick

This did a great job of showing the ways Van Gogh and Gauguin were able to inspire, influence, learn from, teach, and compete with each other during the 9 weeks they lived together, and how it changed and informed each of their work during that period and also going forward. This interplay between artists is something I‘ve always been fascinated by, so I loved reading about this! BUT I found the writing style challenging. 👇🏼

IndoorDame It seemed at times to be narrative nonfiction, and at times to be academic writing without clear transitions between them. This made it hard for me to follow some of the more biographical sections, especially the last few chapters where he traces Vincent‘s spiral into cycles of mania and depression. I think I‘d grab another book if I wanted to read more in depth about his self mutilation and his illness. #bookspin 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 1mo
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IndoorDame
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Settling in for a #hyggehour of history and paintings. It‘s been a tough week here, so I‘m looking forward to an hour of just relaxing.

CBee Hope this week is better for you ♥️ 2mo
TheBookHippie May this week be better for all of us!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 🤞🏻 2mo
IndoorDame @TheBookHippie definitely!!!🤞🏼♥️♥️♥️ 2mo
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IndoorDame @CBee thank you!!🙏♥️ 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💜💜💜 2mo
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IndoorDame
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I‘m about to start my #bookspin book. I chose it from a “this spine is calling to me” category, but when I opened it I was surprised by my favorite endpapers of all time! I wonder if I should have a “fun endpapers” category 🤔 @TheAromaofBooks

tpixie How lovely!!! What a wonderful surprise. 🌻🌻🌻 2mo
catiewithac I liked this book! 🌻 2mo
IndoorDame @catiewithac I‘m super excited about it! And chapter 1 already has me hooked! 🌻 2mo
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IndoorDame @tpixie I bought this used online, so it really was a complete surprises! It totally made my day! 🌻 2mo
tpixie @IndoorDame I just love book art, and surprises are fun too! 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau Beautiful 😍 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Ooooo those are gorgeous!!! I have a VERY soft spot for pretty end papers! I wish more books had them!! 2mo
IndoorDame @TheBookgeekFrau ♥️💜♥️ 2mo
IndoorDame @TheAromaofBooks same! I wish all books had thoughtful treats like this! ♥️🌻 2mo
marleed So pretty! 2mo
IndoorDame @marleed 💜🌻💜 1mo
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Vansa
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Pickpick

#Two4Tuesday @thespineview
1. 😀Prefer not getting anything! I don't give anything for it either !
2.Tagged book, while it's a joint biography of Kiki and Man Ray, a part I found fascinating was its description of the help extended to,and received from,the women of Montparnasse.Lovely real life examples of platonic love.Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5407690537

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2mo
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