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Desde que, en las paredes de cuevas y abrigos rocosos, el ser humano plasmó los primeros signos pintados, se inició una historia que hoy día se sigue escribiendo de la mano de los modernos medios digitales. En este largo devenir siempre se ha prestado especial atención a sus artífices, a la (...)

De la belleza y lo sagrado es la primera revisión de conjunto de la obra de Isabel Baquedano (Mendavia, Navarra, 1929 Madrid, 2018), una de las figuras más personales de la pintura española de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Como resumen las palabras del pintor Juan José Aquerreta, "El destino de (...)

Pablo Picasso riservò grande interesse nei confronti della ceramica, che considerava un mezzo di espressione artistica alla stregua della scultura, della pittura, della grafica.A Vallauris, presso l'atelier ceramico di Madoura, egli si dedicò alla lavorazione dell'argilla per venticinque anni, dal (...)

This superbly illustrated, large format book is the definitive retrospective of Gerhard Richter's genre-defying, boundary-blurring, and constantly evolving oeuvre.One of the world's most revered visual artists, Gerhard Richter embraces many concepts in his work and continually thwarts (...)

The formation and career of the first major woman artist of the RenaissanceSofonisba Anguissola (ca. 1535-1625) was the daughter of minor Lombard aristocrats who made the unprecedented decision to have her trained as a painter outside the family house. She went on to serve as an instructor to (...)

Somos espectadores de pantalla. Consumidores virtuales de arte contemporáneo. Visitamos museos, galerías, bienales y ferias sin necesidad de desplazarnos, gracias a profesionales que retratan piezas, exposiciones, instalaciones, performances, incluso arte sonoro. Su mirada se traduce en imágenes (...)

Focusing on the 16th-century Chinese painter Qiu Ying, this book showcases the artist's influence and contributions to Ming dynasty painting.Celebrated for his masterful brushstrokes, depictions of nature, and use of translucent blue-green pigments, Qiu Ying is the least known of the four Ming (...)

An overview of Chinese culture, particularly visions of life and the afterlife, told through feast imagery from three historically transformative dynastiesFeasting was an important social and ritual activity in China beginning in the Bronze Age, and cuisine retains a strong cultural significance to (...)