Libros

La collection d'orfèvrerie allemande du Musée national de la Renaissance à Ecouen, la plus importante en France avec celles du Louvre et des musées alsaciens, recèle de nombreux chefs-d'oeuvre encore à découvrir. Restées jusqu'ici injustement méconnues depuis le XIXe siècle, les oeuvres des grands (...)

Expressing one of many Luba sub-styles, the tall, standing male figures created by master carvers of the Hemba culture in southeastern Congo since at least the mid-1800s arguably rank among the noblest sculptural depictions of the human figure in sub-Saharan Africa. With their serene gaze and (...)

A major reexamination of the father of the Hudson River School in relation to his European roots and travelsThomas Cole (1801 1848), arguably the greatest American landscape artist of his generation, is presented here in a new light: as an international figure, born in England, and in dialogue with (...)

What a shock it must have been for the Utrecht painters Hendrick ter Brugghen, Gerard van Honthorst and Dirck van Baburen when they first encountered the breathtaking and unconventional paintings of Caravaggio in Rome. This volume shows impressively how the young artists individually explored this (...)

Stylistically, Salvagni is an avowed modernist; his work displays an elegant economy of means that is utterly contemporary, writes Pilar Viladas. Yes, his work consistently bears the weight of history not in overt references, but in its material richness, impeccable craftsmanship, and deeply (...)

This stunning volume accompanies a major exhibition surveying the history behind the iconic jewelry company. Over 350 jewels are paired with haute couture from eminent fashion houses.This sumptuous book celebrates not just the evolution of Bvlgari's style through more than one hundred years, but (...)

This book is a bright and vivacious look at the fashion, art and homes of one of the most celebrated fashion designers of the twentieth century. Adrian (1903-1959) designed costumes for over 150 Hollywood productions, including fabulous gowns worn by such iconic actresses as Greta Garbo, Norma (...)

The first comprehensive look at the origins and diffusion across Europe of the etched print during the late 15th and early 16th centuriesThe etching of images on metal, originally used as a method for decorating armor, was first employed as a printmaking technique at the end of the 15th century. (...)

One of the greatest Netherlandish artists, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525/30-1569) is best known today for his paintings of peasant life. Yet it was above all through his exceptional graphic work that he achieved widespread fame during the 16th century. This luxurious book offers readers the (...)

George IV was arguably the most magnificent of British monarchs. By the time George ascended to the throne in 1820 after nine years as Prince Regent, he was already well-known for his extravagant lifestyle. Visual display played an important role in his public image, an image that he worked hard to (...)

En Austerlitz 1805 se recrean las condiciones de la batalla, desde las fuerzas implicadas por ambos bandos, con todo el rigor histórico, a las condiciones de niebla que condicionaron la primera parte de la batalla. Además te permite reescribir la historia de la batalla y obtener un resultado (...)

Published on the occasion of their major retrospective at Museum Arnhem, this book presents four decades of work by the inseparable Clemens Rameckers and Arnold van Geuns, better known as the design duo Ravage. Early on, it became clear that the art direction of the fashionable Rameckers would (...)