Libros

The artistic medium generated in the territory of New Spain would give rise to a remarkable creative autonomy in the following centuries, during which the relationship with the Old World in terms of artistic influence varies from the relative initial dependence to frank exchange. After (...)

El medio artístico generado en el territorio novohispano daría lugar a una notable autonomía creativa en los siglos siguientes, durante los que la relación con el Viejo Mundo en términos de influencia artística varía desde la relativa dependencia inicial al intercambio franco. Tras la (...)

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 moda española en la época de Velázquez. Un sastre en la corte de Felipe IVLa moda española en la época de Velázquez reconstruye la vida y obra de Mateo Aguado, el hasta la fecha desconocido sastre que creó los llamativos vestidos que confirieron a la corte española su aspecto característico (...)

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 (...)

Peintre des nuits et de la lumière, Georges de La Tour (1593-1652) est l'un des artistes les plus énigmatiques du xviie siècle français. Tombé dans l'oubli après sa mort, il ne fut redécouvert qu'au début du xxe siècle, avant d'être pleinement réhabilité de nos jours dans l'histoire de l'art. (...)

La Fundación Las Edades del Hombre ha presentado el cartel para su XXVIII edición, que llevará el título de Esperanza' y que descansará sobre esa temática.Ha sido su secretario general, José Enrique Martín el que lo ha desvelado en la ciudad del Duero acompañado por la Vicepresidenta de la Junta, (...)

Né en Italie de parents américains, le peintre John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) passe l'essentiel de sa carrière à Londres et le plus clair de sa vie à voyager. Paris sera pour lui bien plus qu'une simple étape. Lorsqu'il s'y installe en 1874, la capitale est en effervescence et le jeune artiste (...)