Arte

El arte clásico del Himalaya, principalmente las esculturas en bronce de inspiración budista o hinduista, ha sido reconocido y apreciado hace tiempo por el mundo occidental. En cambio, las máscaras tribales de aquella región, que responden a antiguas tradiciones animistas propias de grupos étnicos (...)

This monograph, published to coincide with the exhibition Ivan Lendl: Alfons Mucha in Prague, comprises newly- produced high-quality colour prints of all the exhibits in the Lendl collection, as well as more than 100 preliminary drawings, sketches and prints which allow the reader to take a peek (...)

The Crocker Art Museum has one of the finest and earliest German drawings collections in the United States. Featuring artists such as Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, Anton Raphael Mengs and Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, The Splendor of Germany examines the major developments in German (...)

En un trabajo sin precedentes, este libro contiene todo el universo de Frida a través de la exploración del legado de esta figura indispensable de la cultura y arte del siglo XX. La obra reúne imágenes nunca antes vistas y un abanico de ensayos de los mejores especialistas, en una edición de (...)

In praise of folly: on the fool and the jester in Flemish art According to medieval theologians, faith is a deadly serious business. Humour and virtue are irreconcilable, because laughter is uncontrollable and escapes the control of reason. A modest smile is permitted. But laughing loudly, grinning (...)