| |
The Renaissance began at the end of the 14th-century in Italy and had extended across the whole of Europe by the second half of the 16th-century.The rediscovery of the splendour of ancient Greece and Rome marked the beginning of the rebirth of the arts following the...
|
Romanticism was a reaction against the Neoclassicism that invaded the 19th-century, and marked a veritable intellectual rupture. Found in the writings of Victor Hugo and Lord Byron among others, its ideas are expressed in painting by Eugène Delacroix, Caspar David...
|
Symbolism appeared in France and Europe between the 1880s and the beginning of the 20th-century. The Symbolists, fascinated with ancient mythology, attempted to escape the reign of rational thought imposed by science. They wished to transcend the world of the visible...
|
Born at the dawn of the 20th-century, Fauvism burst onto the artistic scene at the 1905 Salon d'Automne with great controversy by throwing bright, vibrant colours in the face of artistic convention. Fuelled by change, artists like Matisse, Derain, and Vlaminck searched...
|
Franz Marc (1880-1916) was a key figure in the German Expressionist movement of the early 20th century. Marc was a founding member of the expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter along with other great artists of the time: Wassily Kandinsky, August Macke, and Alexej von...
|
¡Cuántos oficios hay! Colorea y descubre: el fotógrafo, el cocinero, el cartero, el pintor, la secretaria, la niñera, el músico, el médico, la peluquera, el arquitecto, el panadero, ... y muchos más todavía.
|
¡Cuántos oficios hay! Colorea y descubre: el juez, el químico, el ingeniero, la periodista, la bailarina, el explorador, la modista, el fontanero, el astronauta, el heladero, ... y muchos más todavía.
|
¿Qué hay en la granja? Colorea y descubre: el tractor, el espantapájaros, el prado, el establo, el molino, la noria, el horno, el corral.
|
¡Cuántos oficios hay! Colorea y descubre: el herrero, el conductor, el mecánico, la azafata, el pescador, el carpintero, el jardinero, el agricultor, el taxista, el arqueólogo, ... y muchos más todavía.
|
¿Qué hay en la granja? Colorea y descubre: el gallinero, la conejera, la pocilga, el estanque, el colmenar, la pajarera, el huerto, el olivar.
|
¿Qué hay en la granja? Colorea y descubre: el viñedo, el lagar, el vallado, el prado, el establo, el jardín, el pajar, la prensa.
|
¡Cuántos oficios hay! Colorea y descubre: el bombero, la florista, la maestra, la enfermera, el frutero, el librero, el escultor, el pintor, el guardia urbano, el veterinario, ... y muchos más todavía.
|
«Samuel Shaw’s engaging new book on William Rothenstein takes a figure who has frequently made a fleeting appearance in texts on twentieth-century British art and puts him centre stage. Informed by rigorous research in archives and private collections in Europe and the...
|
«A completely fascinating volume. Essential reading on the development of art and cultural history in the twentieth century. It confirms Edgar Wind as one of the master thinkers in both domains. Difficult, mercurial and always original, his work has never ceased to be...
|
Nicholas Roerichs Werk ist geprägt durch malerische Eindrücke, die seine viele Reisen, von Rußland nach Europa, bis nach Indien und in die Vereinigten Staaten, in ihm hinterließen. Die vorliegende Monographie bringt die Vielseitigkeit Roerichs in über 100 abgebildeten...
|
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) war eine bahnbrechende Persönlichkeit der nordischen Renaissance. Er schuf ein umfangreiches Werk in verschiedenen Medien, darunter Malerei, Druckgrafik und Zeichnung. Geboren und aufgewachsen in Nürnberg, reiste Dürer viel durch Europa und...
|
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) is widely regarded as one of the most significant artists of the Northern Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Germany, Dürer became renowned for his mastery of various mediums, including painting, printmaking, and wood-cutting. Throughout his...
|
This richly illustrated book plunges you into the vibrant and provocative world of graffiti and street art in this wide-ranging exploration of a much-misunderstood culture. Our journey spans the tumultuous birth of graffiti in 1970s New York, to its explosive growth and...
|
Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) Bonheur was the oldest of four artistic children born to the French landscape painter Raymond Bonheur.Rosa began sketching and sculpting animals at an early age and used her interest in animals to help her learn to read and write. She would...
|
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) punctuates the eighteenth century with a burst of fireworks, closing the arc opened by Watteau with his enchanting poems of love and melancholy. While Watteau was ethereal and profound, Fragonard was delightfully light. He captivates us...
|