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Caroline Bonaparte, née en 1782, est la plus jeune s ur de Napoléon et celle qui, selon lui, lui ressemble le plus . Elle épouse en 1800, le général Joachim Murat dont la grande bravoure suscite l'admiration. Altesse impériale en 1804, reine de Naples et des Deux-Siciles en 1808, Caroline devient (...)

La città di Palermo, all'indomani della dura repressione di Messina, l'eterna sua rivale ribellatasi alla Spagna (1678), vive i fasti di unica capitale del Viceregno di Sicilia. Questo libro dà ampiamente conto dei suoi giorni d'oro , delle meraviglie di una produzione artistica raffinata e di (...)

En este libro se abordan las conexiones culturales y artísticas entre al-Andalus y Egipto desde puntos de vista diversos y multidisciplinares. Las obras estudiadas, de arquitectura, epigrafía y artes suntuarias (astrolabios, cerámicas, marfiles, metales, tejidos o vidrios), muestran un rico (...)

The paintings of Frédéric Bazille (1841 1870) were rediscovered after the turn of the century by art critics and curators who accredited the artist as an important pioneer in the development of impressionism. Tracing his artistic career from its inception?including his links to Manet, Monet, (...)

This stunning volume represents the first serious effort to reposition the history of 18th-century Mexican painting, a highly vibrant period marked by major stylistic changes and the invention of new iconographies. Exquisitely illustrated with newly commissioned photography of (...)