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Deceptions and Illusions: Five Centuries of Trompe L'Oeil Painting
Trompe l'oeil (French for "fool or deceive the eye"), is a genre dating back to antiquity that has fascinated both painters and viewers from the Renaissance to the present day. Both witty and serious, it describes paintings that imitate natural appearances so convincingly that viewers momentarily (...)
Categoría: Arte
The Secret Horsepower Race
The piston engines that powered Second World War fighters, the men who designed them, and the secret intelligence work carried out by both Britain and Germany would determine the outcome of the first global air war. Advanced jet engines may have been in development but every militarily significant (...)
Categoría: Militares
Prime "Art's next generation"
Presentamos los 100 artistas nacidos después de 1980 que han sido más votados por un extenso panel de expertos como aquellos que están haciendo y harán las obras más interesantes. Son las estrellas del futuro y aquellos que venderán a altos precios.Algunos elegidos son : Lawrence Abu Hamdan; Farah (...)
Categoría: Arte
Living to the Max: Opulent Homes and Maximalist Interiors
Find inspiration in a selection of lush flamboyant interiors filled with colors and patterns. Eclectic interiors with a story behind: discover contemporary maximalist homes that celebrate personality and life experiences. Extravagant furniture, saturated colors and patterns of the wallpaper and (...)
Categoría: Decoración y Diseño
Sargent and Fashion
Sargent and Fashion explores the dynamic relationship of painting and dress - from portraits and performance, gender expression and the New Woman, to the pull of tradition and the excitement of new ideas."The coat is the picture," John Singer Sargent exclaimed to his fellow artist Graham Robertson (...)
Categoría: Arte