Libros

Of all the museums in the world that have a Dutch masters collection, the Hermitage takes the prize. There might be other countries that have more, but outside of the Netherlands there is no other single museum with so many Dutch Masters under one roof. After Peter the Great, Catherine the Great (...)

Haute Dentelle offre un éclairage inédit sur les usages contemporains de dentelle tissée sur métiers Leavers par les créateurs de mode.Inspirées et affranchies de la dentelle à la main, les dentelles mécaniques marient tradition et innovation depuis 200 ans. Synonyme de délicatesse, l'apparente (...)

An insightful overview of how Millet influenced and inspired many modernist artists that followed himJean-Francois Millet (1814-1875) was one of the most important artists of the Barbizon School. Through his publicly exhibited works and their critical reception, Millet was of crucial significance (...)

En esta publicación nos centramos en la faceta de Rembrandt como retratista, un género en el que el pintor más importante del siglo XVII holandés alcanzó el máximo nivel. Junto a una veintena de sus retratos, se presentan destacados ejemplos de otros artistas activos como él en Ámsterdam durante el (...)

Las Instrucciones secretas de Carlos V al futuro Felipe II son, según Gachard, monumentos de sabiduría y prudencia nacidos de una madura experiencia en el arte de gobernar y un profundo conocimiento de los hombres y de sus asuntos. Estas cartas por sí solas bastan para situar a Carlos V en primera (...)

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 (...)