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Focusing on one of the lesser known Expressionist artists of the Blue Rider movement, this richly illustrated book presents the colorful paintings of Alexei Jawlensky. Alexei Jawlensky (1864 1941) was Russian, but lived in Germany much of his life and obtained German citizenship in 1934. He was a (...)

This book brings together 50 exquisite portrait drawings from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, including works by da Vinci, Dürer, Holbein, Bernini, Carracci, Clouet and Rembrandt. These works capture a moment of connection between artist and sitter: an encounter.

Il più grande sistema schiavistico che la storia abbia mai conosciuto è quello di Roma antica. Un'intera economia era basata sullo sfruttamento di una "merce" cara e redditizia quanto deperibile: l'essere umano. La società, l'economia e l'organizzazione dell'antica Roma non avrebbero potuto (...)