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El facistol del coro de la catedral de Sevilla es un mueble escepcional y paradigma del mobiliario litúrgico del Renacimiento español. Su cuidada concepción, su calibrada medida y correspondencias estéticas armonizan con los principios más puros del Renacimiento de la sagrada Teología, de la (...)

Canaletto, Bernardo Bellotto, Luca Carlevarijs, Giovanni Paolo Panini, Francesco Guardi, Hubert Robert these renowned view painters are perhaps most famous for their expansive canvases depicting the ruins of Rome or the canals of Venice. Many of their most splendid paintings, however, feature (...)

No literary figure of the 18th century was more esteemed than the poet Alexander Pope, and his sculpted portraits exemplify the celebration of literary fame at a period when authorship was being newly conceived and the portrait bust was enjoying new popularity. Accompanying an exhibition at (...)

Un retrato íntimo y controvertido de Pablo Picasso por John Berger, ganador del Premio Booker.En su momento de mayor genialidad, Pablo Picasso era el pintor revolucionario que desafiaba a los valores de su época. En su momento de mayor fama, era como un personaje de la realeza: idolatrado, rico y (...)

Marc Quinn's eight life-sized sculptural self-portraits were created during a challenging period in his life. In the early 1990's, the artist was processing the transformation brought on by the end of his alcohol addiction, and spent hours visiting the Messerschmidt sculpture The Strong Smell' at (...)

Cuando Thomas Hoving, antiguo director del Metropolitan Museum de Nueva York, declaró en 1997 que el 40 por ciento de las obras de su museo eran falsificaciones, se pensó que era una exageración muy americana. Tras investigarlo, uno se pregunta si no se quedó corto. La falsificación de obras de (...)

Many artists share the desire for involvement with the self and their own appearance. In the oeuvre of Egon Schiele, self-portraits occupy a central role. Over a period of many years Schiele recorded himself in various poses and styles. This publication focuses in detail on this crucial and yet (...)

Over the course of some 3,000 years, Ancient Egypt fostered a vibrant and dynamic portrait tradition that encompassed innovations, revivals and renaissances. From imposing colossal statues of kings to glamorous sculptures of queens and divinities, to strikingly realistic heads of priests and (...)