I know, sometime I get carried away by enthusiasm, but I think this is the only way to avoid a flat life...
Finally, I found what will be my favourite subject, Jean Leon Gerome. An hobby, by definition, is something based on personal passion and interest, and trying to share and explain a personal feeling is not so easy, but I hope to convey some of mine.
Well, first of all a special word about fnac.com and Michael Shamansky, a bookseller from New York. I can't believe how fast I received the books, 5 day from France and 7 from NY (while I must wait more than 20 days from Italy...).
As you can see, the package can't be better, a perfect wrapping and no imperfection at all on the content.
from artbook.com
from fnac.com
The first three books have been ordered through the french site www.fnac.com. A lot of items (not only books) and a very good service.
The fourt book has been purchased through the www.artbooks.com web site of Michael Shamansky, a very kind and professional bookseller, in a word an excellente service. His site is dedicated to art books (painting, sculpture, architecture, etc.), a lot of titles (about 3000 entries in his catalogue) and some gems, like the very unobtainable book I purchased.
The first, "Gerome" by Helene Lafont-Couturier, printed by Herscher - 1998, 136 pp. (french text) is a sort of 'short' historical bio of the painter, fully illustrated. At the end of the book, there are some interesting appendix, like the chronological table about Gerome's times.
The second, "Gerome & Goupil, art et entreprise" by various authors, Musee Goupil - 2000, 173 pp. (french text) is a catalogue of some expos about the work of Gerome (Bordeaux, Musee Goupil, 2000/2001, New York, Dahesh Museum of Art, 2001, Pittsburgh, The Frick Art & Historical Center, 2001). A fully illustrated book, with four introductory articles about the artist and appendix with chronology, bibliography, etc.
The third, "Cours de dessin" of Charles Bargue and Jean Leon Gerome, ACR Edition - 2003 by Gerald M. Ackerman, 336 pp. (french text) is the integral reproduction of the famous drawing course, published at the end of XIX century. The text comes with all the plates used in the original and a lot of drawing, paints, etc.
The fourt, "Jean Leon Gerome" by Gerald M. Ackerman, ACR Edition - 2000, 420 pp. (french text) is a monograph/reasoned catalogue of the work of Gerome. An impressive (and heavy...) book, with all his work, with a very good text.
I must confess I feel a bit embarrassed to show it, under the pictures of Gerome's paintings, but I hope you will like my attempt. It's Sais, from the famous "Sais and his donkey", one of my favourite, I see it like a polaroid taken during an ordinary day, but full of such feeling that only a snap shot can give.
The head I used does not match the original painting, but I'm trying to reproduce a more pot-bellied, moustached and old guy, in my opinion a better character for such pompous/ironic pose.
That's all, I don't know if such kind of article will fit here, on a modeller/figure site, but I just would like to share my enthusiasm and I think this is a good place, just to balance all the things I learned here...
Luca
Finally, I found what will be my favourite subject, Jean Leon Gerome. An hobby, by definition, is something based on personal passion and interest, and trying to share and explain a personal feeling is not so easy, but I hope to convey some of mine.
Well, first of all a special word about fnac.com and Michael Shamansky, a bookseller from New York. I can't believe how fast I received the books, 5 day from France and 7 from NY (while I must wait more than 20 days from Italy...).
As you can see, the package can't be better, a perfect wrapping and no imperfection at all on the content.
from artbook.com
from fnac.com
The first three books have been ordered through the french site www.fnac.com. A lot of items (not only books) and a very good service.
The fourt book has been purchased through the www.artbooks.com web site of Michael Shamansky, a very kind and professional bookseller, in a word an excellente service. His site is dedicated to art books (painting, sculpture, architecture, etc.), a lot of titles (about 3000 entries in his catalogue) and some gems, like the very unobtainable book I purchased.
The first, "Gerome" by Helene Lafont-Couturier, printed by Herscher - 1998, 136 pp. (french text) is a sort of 'short' historical bio of the painter, fully illustrated. At the end of the book, there are some interesting appendix, like the chronological table about Gerome's times.
The second, "Gerome & Goupil, art et entreprise" by various authors, Musee Goupil - 2000, 173 pp. (french text) is a catalogue of some expos about the work of Gerome (Bordeaux, Musee Goupil, 2000/2001, New York, Dahesh Museum of Art, 2001, Pittsburgh, The Frick Art & Historical Center, 2001). A fully illustrated book, with four introductory articles about the artist and appendix with chronology, bibliography, etc.
The third, "Cours de dessin" of Charles Bargue and Jean Leon Gerome, ACR Edition - 2003 by Gerald M. Ackerman, 336 pp. (french text) is the integral reproduction of the famous drawing course, published at the end of XIX century. The text comes with all the plates used in the original and a lot of drawing, paints, etc.
The fourt, "Jean Leon Gerome" by Gerald M. Ackerman, ACR Edition - 2000, 420 pp. (french text) is a monograph/reasoned catalogue of the work of Gerome. An impressive (and heavy...) book, with all his work, with a very good text.
I must confess I feel a bit embarrassed to show it, under the pictures of Gerome's paintings, but I hope you will like my attempt. It's Sais, from the famous "Sais and his donkey", one of my favourite, I see it like a polaroid taken during an ordinary day, but full of such feeling that only a snap shot can give.
The head I used does not match the original painting, but I'm trying to reproduce a more pot-bellied, moustached and old guy, in my opinion a better character for such pompous/ironic pose.
That's all, I don't know if such kind of article will fit here, on a modeller/figure site, but I just would like to share my enthusiasm and I think this is a good place, just to balance all the things I learned here...
Luca
