Libros

A fascinating exploration of art created by the varied Armenian kingdoms that connected the East and West during the Middle AgesAs the first people to officially convert to Christianity, Armenians commissioned and produced astonishing religious objects. This sumptuous volume depicts and (...)

Per me, l'arte di Giovani Bellini è una passione che dura da mezzo secolo... . Peter Humfrey ci conduce attraverso l'opera di Giovanni Bellini, uno dei massimi pittori dell'Italia del Rinascimento e certamente la figura dominante nella Venezia della seconda metà del XV secolo. La sua lunga (...)

The first train to connect Paris to Constantinople - the gateway to the Orient and epitome of all its associated desires and fantasies - the Orient Express was an immediate success. Quickly nicknamed 'the king of trains, the train of kings', it had already become a legend in its own time. This (...)

Closed in 1949, the Sukhoi Design Bureau was reborn in 1953 to meet an urgent demand for a fast interceptor that would counter the threat posed by NATO bombers. It wasted no time developing a succession of missile-armed, Mach 2 interceptors characterized by delta wings; the single-engined Su-9 (...)

Throughout history, tabletop decoration has been at the nexus of utilitarian function and innovative design. In At the Artisan's Table, designers and event producers Jane Schulak and David Stark pair historical table wares from the world's finest design museums with pieces by an international array (...)

A magnificent introduction to the Cobra art movement With French as its working language, Cobra was pretty much the last truly European movement within Modernism. The group's anarchic story is not just an important strand in art history it remains as lively as ever and has inspired all sorts of (...)

The Ghent Altarpiece or the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, by the Van Eyck brothers (1432), is recognised worldwide as a great work of art, and one of the most influential paintings ever made. It was the world's first major oil painting, and it is laced with religious mysticism. The work almost (...)

Nuove ricerche e studi condotti da Peter Humfrey, uno dei maggiori esperti al mondo di arte veneziana del Rinascimento, sono confluiti nella mostra monografica dedicata Vittore Carpaccio - esposta prima alla National Gallery of Art di Washington e poi nelle sale dell'Appartamento del Doge di (...)