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Contemporary Women Artists 1 review
Sister Wendy Beckett
Universe Publishing(NY), 1988
The best, most eloquent modern art criticism
This book reflects the most beautifully written, elegant collection of art criticism available. Each critique is in itself as artful as the works Ms. Beckett discusses.
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Historia de La Pintura1 review
Wendy Beckett
La Isla, 1999
PARA LOS QUE QUIEREN APRENDER Y NO SER ERUDITOS
Confieso que todavía lamento haberle regalado a mi mejor amiga este libro. Posteriormente no lo volví a encontrar en ninguna liberia de mi ciudad.
Wendy Beckett es una monja experta en historia del arte y en este libro nos muestra todos los períodos de la pintura. Para las personas que quieran algo muy específico, NO SE LOS RECOMIENDO. Este libro es una guía en donde uno como "primiparo" ...
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Bernard of Clairvaux: Sermons for Advent And the Christmas Season (Cistercian Fathers Series)1 review
Cistercian Publications, 2008
A renewal of faith.
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux has been called the voice of conscience and dominated the Catholic church for nearly thirty years. "Bernard of Clairvaux: Sermons for Advent and the Christmas Season" is a compilation of his sermons, a definite but highly complex message he wished to convey to the world: that the Word of the gospel wishes to be reincarnated in the reader by being read, that the gospel ...
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Sister Wendy's Grand Tour: Discovering Europe's Great Art1 review
Wendy Beckett
Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1996
A Thoroughly Absorbing Book for the Lay-Person
In a world where so many things compete for one's attention, the world of fine art is often overlooked for more contemporary and, as we often see it, more relevant media. This book opened up a whole new world for me as I read it, on an eight hour flight home to my native Britain from the US. I've since taken several art history courses and read a great deal more. Sister Wendy has had ...
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The Gaze of Love: Meditations on Art and Spiritual Transformation1 review
Wendy Beckett
Harper San Francisco, 1994
The eyes are the window of the soul.
Sister Wendy helps us to use our eyes to find our way to God by looking at art - mostly modern. Her responses are always original and perceptive. For instance, she looks at a painting done in 1983 by Shanti Panchal. It is of a dark-skinned man, brooding in a sombre way, wrapped up defensively in a huge blanket, sitting on a sofa. She sees it as a statement about human dignity and privacy. She ...
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Sister Wendy's Meditations on Silence1 review
Wendy Beckett
DK ADULT, 1995
Sister Wendy is the best!
I love any and all things by Sister Wendy! Her easy to understand, down-home, just like all you folks descriptions make her books the best to learn from.
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The Mystical Now: Art and the Sacred2 reviews
Wendy Beckett
Universe Publishing(NY), 1993
A Book That Remains A Jewel
Sister Wendy Beckett has probably done more for bringing the great art of history and of contemporary times to the world through her highly acclaimed PBS series than any other single individual. As a contemplative nun she lived in solitude in a monastery in Norfolk, England, but her immense sensitivity to art was gained through her studies at Oxford University and from her numerous essays on ...
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Essence of Prayer: Foreword by Sister Wendy Beckett3 reviews
Ruth Burrows Ocd
Burns & Oates, 2006
A MUCH NEEDED REMINDER FROM ONE WHO SHOULD KNOW
This book is a collection of 19 articles, 13 of which have been previously published but have here for the first time been conveniently gathered. Despite the disparate and repetitive nature of such a collection, there is an underlying unity, and important things bear repetition. The first half of the book concerns the nature of prayer, the second half Carmelite history and the spirituality of ...
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Sister Wendy's Odyssey: A Journey of Artistic Discovery2 reviews
Wendy Beckett
Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1998
An exquisite book of beautiful perception
On the right side of the book: works of art you would probably pass in a museum without a second thought On the left side of the book: parsimonious, at times humorous, always educational and thought provoking interpretations of those works of art .. never exceeding a page of interpretation for a page of the work of art One is thus hard pressed to differentiate one work of art from another. ...
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Sister Wendy's Sistine Chapel & Vatican Museums Tour (Artineraries)1 review
Wendy Beckett
Art&Media Communications, 2006
What a way to travel
This time (the third time) when I visited the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, I had my narrated tour in my pocket (actually on my iPod) and could take my time and see what I wanted to see and linger for as long as I wanted without having a guide shoushing me and 20 others along on a tight schedule. Sister Wendy's description of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is wonderful. I even enjoy ...
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Sister Wendy's Meditations on Peace 2 reviews
Wendy Beckett
DK ADULT, 1995
Lovely Book!
I received this book as a gift and I must say I loved it! It combines beautiful art with meditations and sentiments on peace in Sister Wendy's inimitable style. Makes a very thoughtful gift or to cherish for yourself.
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In the Midst of Chaos, Peace6 reviews
Wendy Beckett, Dan Paulos, ...
Ignatius Press, 1999
An excellent book to stir a world-weary soul!
"In The Midst Of Chaos, Peace," is a reminder of the gentle, yet strong spirit of an ever-present God, who still lives and breathes beneath a world in turmoil and values gone haywire! It is a beautiful blending of three enormous talents that fit together well, to create a masterpiece of lyric and "visual music," that will stir the soul at every reading! One wonders how any human could create ...
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Love: Meditations on Love by Sister Wendy2 reviews
Wendy Beckett
DK ADULT, 2000
Love is Beautiful
Sister Wendy may seem a little on the corny side but this collection of artwork is amazing. Not only does she not emphasize on one era or movement of art she makes sure to include the famous with the not so well-known. These masterpieces re-ignite the belief in true love and the beauty of romance.
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Sister Wendy's Meditations on Joy2 reviews
Wendy Beckett
DK ADULT, 1995
Pure delight!
Anyone familiar with Sister Wendy's PBS programs will know what to expect from this title. Sister Wendy presents meditations on joy within the context of great works of art. A pure delight for art lovers and those wishing to delve into the spiritual aspects of the fine arts. Highly recommended.
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Sister Wendy's Story of Painting21 reviews
Wendy Beckett
doring kinderling, 1997
Can't fail to please!
A 1¼ inch thick book with about 400 pages and more than 450 color illustrations of the most significant works of art in Western history can hardly fail to please anyone with an interest in art history. In Sister Wendy's Story of Painting, Sister Wendy provides an intellectual and somewhat passionate discussion on major art movements and sensitive analysis and interpretation of more than thirty ...
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A Child's Book of Prayer in Art8 reviews
Sister Wendy Beckett
DK CHILDREN, 1995
Great Choices of Paintings by Sister Wendy Beckett
5/2/04 This book was a "great find"(on the shelf of children's books at a 'St Vincent de Paul Society' thrift store...The knowledge that the pictures are not your 'traditional'masterpiece paintings make the 'visual tour' of it one which makes you keep returning to find where did those 'cameo' pictures come from that Sister Wendy Beckett has placed throughout the book (e.g. The jacket is ...
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1000 Masterpieces (Sister Wendy) 19 reviews
Wendy Beckett
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 1999
From an Artist...
This Nun is a maverick in taking the reader off the beaten path of Art appreciation. Sister wendy has a great point of veiw in showing the power that Art has. It's endless capacity for Truth. How the pieces of Art in this book are a mirror showing us to ourselves. (not to mention some of the Art and Artists were new to Me also) No matter how much we think we know, there is always something new we ...
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Sister Wendy's Book of Saints7 reviews
Wendy Beckett
Loyola Press, 1998
GOD BLESS SISTER WENDY!
Sister Wendy Beckett is a gifted story teller and artist. Her delightful paintings and her wonderfully original expressions bring Catholicism to all readers. This delightful book is truly one of a kind. Sister Wendy shares her love for painting and her gift for this medium in this work. Her loving recounting of the accounts of saints' lives will touch, amuse and delight all who are fortunate ...
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Meditations (Sister Wendy)4 reviews
Wendy Beckett
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 1998
Solid wisdom for everyone; no gimmicks here.
I heard an interview with Sister Wendy on NPR's Fresh Air, and found it hard to believe a person could be so intrinsically good. I was skeptical, but curious too, since she had spent years in a Carmelite Order in which silence is the rule. Still, I remained skeptical until I looked over Sister Wendy's books in a bookstore--they were hard to find, and found that her Meditations had a great ...
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Sister Wendy's American Collection5 reviews
Wendy Beckett
HarperCollins Publishers, 2000
Your heart will soar!
This is a wonderful, wonderful book showcasing fine art from museums all across America, in exquisite full-color detail, with fabulous insight from one of the most intelligent minds of our time--Sister Wendy Beckett. If you have seen her PBS specials, you will know just what a treasure she is to the art world. She has a well-cultivated eye for detail, yet instead of being just another critic, ...
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