Libros

Caravaggio's sojourn on the island of Malta in 1607-08 is one of the most fascinating episodes in Baroque art. The painter had committed a murder in Rome in May 1606 and subsequently fled to Naples, where he soon became well-known for his gritty, naturalistic altarpieces. Suddenly, in the early (...)

Per secoli Bononi, come del resto l'intero Seicento ferrarese, è rimasto in ombra, offuscato dal ricordo della magica stagione rinascimentale della Ferrara degli Este. Una lenta operazione di recupero critico ha progressivamente messo a fuoco la figura di un artista unico che seppe interpretare in (...)

The painter Carl Haag (1820-1915) gained acclaim for his colorful scenes of the Orient and true-to-life portraits, in which Nubian slaves, Arabian camel drivers or Egyptian snake charmers enliven the visual topography. After attending art school in Nuremberg, the son of a baker advanced to become a (...)

El autor de este libro, Carl von Haartman fue uno de los poquísimos nórdicos que combatió en la Guerra Civil española en el bando de Franco. La singular personalidad de este oficial se demuestra en estas memorias, en las que relata su participación en dos grandes campañas contra el comunismo: la (...)