Libros

Born in 1541 in Crete, Domenico Theotokopoulos, known as Greco, made his first apprenticeship in the Byzantine tradition before completing his training in Venice and then in Rome.However, it was in Spain that his art flourished and took root in the 1570s. Attracted by the magnificent promises of (...)

This book marks the occasion of the exhibition Naty Abascal and Fashion! organized by Museo Jumex, Mexico City, from November 7, 2019 to January 5, 2020. Like the exhibition, it aims to evoke the big ateliers or couture studios, whose mirrors have witnessed the evolution of fashion, along with (...)

For this ode to summer living, noted designer and author Tricia Foley discusses how to create airy and relaxed homes, which capture the essence of the seaside.A Summer Place reflects the natural charm, understated beauty, and sophistication of the properties of notable tastemakers of Long Island's (...)

Warship is a celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on history, development, and service of the world's warships.For 45 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of (...)

What does it mean to live in a material world, and how do materials of the past and present hold the keys to our future? This book tackles these questions by focusing on various issues that human beings face and by discussing potential materials-related solutions. Through the lens of intriguing (...)

A provocative study of a freedman painter that recognizes the labor of enslaved artists and artisans in seventeenth-century SpainDiego Velázquez's portrait of Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608 1670) has long been a landmark of European art, but this provocative study focuses on its subject: an enslaved man (...)

La pubblicazione dal titolo, Luca Giordano, nuove opere. Aggiornamento al catalogo 2003-2023, è l'ultimo capitolo al catalogo sistematico dell'opera del prolifico pittore, che l'autore, Giuseppe Scavizzi, Emeritus dell'università di Toronto, ha intrapreso, insieme ad Oreste Ferrari, nel 1966.Sono (...)

Hace quince años Eduardo Mencos (agricultor, paisajista y fotógrafo) y Charles Quest-Ritson (historiador, escritor, periodista, editor y traductor inglés) empezaron a fraguar la idea de hacer una vuelta al mundo como Julio Verne, pero con el olivo como protagonista. El resultado de esa aventura por (...)