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A fresh look at the interiors of Renzo Mongiardino considered one of the finest designers of the late twentieth century that will both appeal to past devotees and introduce his work to a new generation of design enthusiasts.This book explores the sublime work of Renzo Mongiardino (1916 1998), (...)

From the 17th through the 19th century, artists in Kyoto and Edo (now Tokyo) captured the metropolitan amusements of the floating world (ukiyo in Japanese) through depictions of subjects such as the beautiful women of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters and performers of the kabuki theater. In contrast (...)

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in Early Modern Festivals. These spectacles articulated the self-image of ruling elites and played out the tensions of the diverse social strata. Responding to the growing academic interest in festivals this volume focuses on the early modern (...)

In this rare examination of the work of one of America's preeminent interior designers and architects, David Easton, we are treated to a retrospective of his storied career. The versatility of his talent is displayed in examples of his work that range from a 45-room Georgian-style house in (...)

Accompanies the biggest ever exhibition on the Flemish master Jan Van Eyck, a once-in-a-lifetime experience that makes the artist's world more tangible than ever before.Flemish painter Jan Van Eyck (c. 1390 1441) towered above his contemporaries. With his unprecedented technique, scientific (...)

This magnificent new volume presents works of art from the fabled collection of Philippe II, Duke of Orleans (1674-1723), including masterpieces by Raphael, Titian, Veronese, Correggio, Poussin, Rubens, and Rembrandt, bringing them together for the first time since the collection's sale and (...)

"Donne fotografe" è il cofanetto della collana "Fotonote" dedicato alle grandi autrici che hanno fatto la storia della fotografia. Tre volumi per un viaggio straordinario che permette di ripercorrere tutta la storia della fotografia attraverso lo sguardo femminile.

Remains Tomorrow: Themes in Contemporary Latin American Abstraction offers a thought-provoking perspective on the dynamic field of contemporary abstraction in Latin America. It proposes abstraction as an expanded field of reality in direct dialogue with life and as a strategy for critically (...)