Por mucho que conozcamos la genialidad de los grandes artistas del pasado, a menudo, cuando vemos una obra maestra, nos resulta difícil conectar con ella y captar su grandeza.
Carol Hoorn Fraser, MFA, RCA (1930-1991) was a beautiful and unique American-born artist, who received a humanistic art education at the University of Minnesota, took first prizes in shows at the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and lived for thirty years in Nova Scotia with her husband John, with stays in Provence and Mexico.
The Spirit of Venice is a history of the first great economic and naval power of the modern Western world, from its struggle to ascendancy, through the arc of its glory - when its trading empire reached as far afield as China, Syria and West Africa - to the beginning of its long and fascinating decline.
Im Text wird das Künstlerleben von Stefan Demary nachgezeichnet, eines deutschen Konzeptkünstlers, der 1958 in Troisdorf geboren wurde und 2010 in Düsseldorf starb.
The aim of this book is to engender Mexican folk art and locate women at its centre by studying the processes of creation, distribution, and consumption, as well as examining iconographic aspects, and elements of class and ethnicity, from the perspective of gender.
In Chanel: An Intimate Life, acclaimed biographer Lisa Chaney tells the controversial story of the fashion icon who starred in her tumultuous era Coco Chanel was many things to many people.
Obwohl der Expressionismus zum Bruch mit den Traditionen der Elterngeneration aufruft, greifen die expressionistischen Künstler*innen in ihren Sujets sehr häufig auf religiöse Motive zurück.
Translated by Lucinda Byatt This book tells the remarkable story of a rare discovery: the uncovering of two lost paintings by the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo.
This book contains prayers and thoughts that I've had throughout my life and which I think address most of the situations that we go through during our everyday lives.
Astonishing and essential, the biography that reclaimed Henri Matisse from history's slanders and restored his place in the canon of the 20th century's greatest artistsBefore acclaimed biographer Hilary Spurling turned her attention to Henri Mattise, precious few facts were known about his life - and those few were distorted by inaccuracy, misunderstanding and glaring gaps.
'The most entertaining book of the year' Sunday Times _____________________________________________________Diana touched your elbow, your arm, covered your hand with hers.
Die expressionistische Bewegung ist dafür bekannt, dass sie sich vorrangig in Gruppen abgespielt hat – und dass aus den unterschiedlichen Projekten eine nahezu unüberschaubare Menge an Zeitschriften hervorgegangen ist.
A dramatic, thought-provoking portrait of one of the most compelling figures in early Christianity which explores two thousand years of history, art, and literature to provide a close-up look at Mary Magdalen and her significance in religious and cultural thought.
