Libros

La elegancia y el lujo discretos, los tejidos innovadores y la sublime originalidad en el diseño son las señas de identidad de la casa Prada. En esta monografía bellamente ilustrada, Laia Farran Graves documenta la historia y el legado de la marca, desde los orígenes de la empresa como fabricante (...)

A Yves Saint Laurent se le atribuye el haber llevado la alta costura a la categoría de arte, convertir los desfiles en un espectáculo de proporciones impresionantes y modernizar el concepto de moda femenina con sus clásicos andróginos. Saint Laurent, que nació en Argel, pasó de ser un estudiante de (...)

How did Jesuits use the contemporary visual language of baroque to draw the public into their vision of humanity, religion and society? In this book, several authors attempt to answer this complex question.The setting is Antwerp in the 17th century. At that time, the city served as the headquarters (...)

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 Finnish Air Force operates at the world's most northerly latitudes in an often extreme climate. During the Cold War, it was overshadowed by the Soviet Union, but remained fiercely independent. Since then, it has worked hard to deepen cooperation with its neighbours. It modernised its aircraft (...)

The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) has reopened after several years of major renovation. It is home to an especially varied collection of art that runs to more than 9,000 items: paintings, sculptures, assemblages, drawings and prints from the 14th to the 21st century.Old Flemish masters (...)

¿Cómo sacar el máximo partido a las plantas que nos rodean? Esta guía nos acerca a una nueva percepción del entorno natural. Concebida para un uso eminentemente práctico, la obra se compone de una introducción que recoge la estrecha relación entre botánica y medicina a lo largo de la historia y, a (...)

Pilier de la joaillerie moderne dans les années 20, Paul Brandt a exercé aux côtés des plus grands noms tels que Fouquet, Templier ou encore Sandoz. Né à la Chaux-de-Fonds en Suisse, il s'installe très jeune à Paris où il poursuit une formation éclectique (joaillier, peintre, sculpteur, graveur en (...)

This exquisite volume showcases the signature bohemian-chic interiors and architecture of the Spanish island of Menorca offering a glimpse into the vacation retreats of the artists, creatives, and other sun-seeking spirits who escape to this paradisiacal place. Author Susana Gallardo accompanies (...)

A lo largo de una fructífera vida consagrada al arte, Joaquín Sorolla forjó un estilo propio, lleno de luz, color, incluso sabor. Pero en su vasta obra también abordó estilos con los que habitualmente no se le identifica, como el costumbrismo, el modernismo o la pintura social, e incluso realizó (...)

The Pzkpfw III tank was the mainstay of the Panzer divisions during the Blitzkrieg era and made up the bulk of the armoured force sent to North Africa. Although less heavily armoured than many of its opponents it was sturdy and reliable and its main armament was the equal of any enemy weapon it was (...)