Libros

"A painting must stand as a painting, made by human hand," wrote Caspar David Friedrich, "not seek to disguise itself as Nature." One of his generation's most popular painters, Friedrich imagined landscapes of powerful beauty and spirituality from within the confines of his studios. This (...)

The collection of drawings Teyler's Museum has a widely known international reputation. This book is part of a series in which previously books were published on Italian drawings of the 15th and 16th century, and on Dutch drawings dating from 1575-1630 and 1740-1800. This book describes the 257 (...)

Rex A. Wade presenta en estas páginas una nueva crónica de uno de los acontecimientos cardinales de la Historia Moderna, donde combina su largo estudio de la Revolución con los trabajos de los mejores expertos contemporáneos. En el marco de una narración general que brinda una clara descripción de (...)

Valladolid, 1155: Alfonso VII, el emperador, reúne a su corte para comunicar una decisión trascendental. A su muerte, el reino quedará dividido: Sancho, su primogénito, reflexivo y débil, heredará Castilla, mientras que Fernando, su impulsivo hijo menor, ceñirá la corona de León.Con este punto de (...)