Libros

LA ESCALERA ES UN PIEZA ARQUITECTONICA FASCINANTE Y A LA VEZ DIFICILÍSIMA, QUIZÁS EL ELEMENTO QUE HA DADO LUGAR A LOS ESPACIOS MÁS MEMORABLES DE LA HISTORIA DE LA ARQuITECTURA. Un desafio que ha supuesto el padecimiento y el deleite de arquitectos de todas las épocas y de todos los continentes. (...)

Carlo Dolci (1616 1687), arguably the greatest painter in 17th-century Florence, was admired and patronized by the city's leading families. Best known for his half-length and single-figure devotional pictures, Dolci was also a gifted painter of altarpieces and portraits. Written by a team of (...)

This important publication offers the first in-depth exploration of contemporary artist Bruce Nauman's (b. 1941) monumental works Contrapposto Studies, I through VII and Contrapposto Studies, i through vii of 2015 16. The book surveys Nauman's trajectory from his early works, which set clear (...)

An extraordinary history of Netherlandish drawing, focused on the training and skill of artists during the long 17th centuryWith a lively narrative thread and thematic chapters, this book offers an exceptional introduction to Dutch and Flemish drawing during the long 17th century. Victoria Sancho (...)

This is one of the few books to focus on the full range of Cuban architecture, both geographically and stylistically. It is an insider's view, presented by a lauded Cuban architectural historian, made available at a time when the country is on the verge of re-opening to American tourists. The book (...)