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Cover of Hokusai
by C.J. Holmes
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2014

Without a doubt, Katsushika Hokusai is the most famous Japanese artist since the middle of the nineteenth century whose art is known to the Western world. Reflecting the artistic expression of an isolated civilisation, the works of Hokusai - one of the first Japanese artists to emerge in Europe -...
Cover of Aestheticism in Art
by William Hogarth
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015

William Hogarth wrote his Analysis of Beauty in 1753, during the Age of Enlightenment. Through this captivating text, he tends to define the notion of beauty in painting and states that it is linked, per se, to the use of the serpentine lines in pictorial compositions. He calls it the line of beauty...
Cover of Le Livre des Merveilles
by Marco Polo
Language: French
Release Date: September 15, 2015

Le plus célèbre récit de voyage du Moyen Âge n’a pas perdu de son charme. Véritable source d’émerveillement, la vie de Marco Polo tout comme les mythes qui y sont liés nous transportent au cœur de l’Asie centrale, de la Chine, de l’Indochine et de l’océan Indien. Les manuscrits...
Cover of Christ in Art
by Ernest Renan
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015

Since the dawn of Christianity, artists have been fascinated and stirred by the figure of Christ. His likeness appears in frescoes on the walls of catacombs that date from Roman times; he is featured in the stained glass windows of Gothic churches; and he can be found in various forms in today’s...
Cover of Top 5 Masterpieces vol 1
by Klaus H. Carl
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014

This book offers our young readers an enjoyable approach to the history of art by transforming five masterpieces into fun puzzles. Top 5 Masterpieces Vol. 1 provides parents and teachers with a wonderful way to develop children’s imaginations and grow their awareness of great art from an early age.
Cover of Bonnard
by Nathalia Brodskaya
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011

Pierre Bonnard was the leader of a group of Post-Impressionist painters who called themselves the Nabis, from the Hebrew word meaning “prophet”. Bonnard, Vuillard, Roussel and Denis, the most distinguished of the Nabis, revolutionised decorative painting during one of the richest periods in the...
Cover of Escultura
by Victoria Charles
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 7, 2014

El volumen de Mega Square Escultura abarca más de 23.000 años y contiene más de 120 ejemplos de las esculturas más hermosas del mundo, desde el arte prehistórico y las estatuas egipcias hasta las obras de Miguel Ángel, Henry Moore y Niki de Saint-Phalle. Describe la gran variedad de materiales...
Cover of 1000 Pinturas de los Grandes Maestros
by Victoria Charles, Joseph Manca, Megan McShane
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 24, 2014

Desde el Renacimiento temprano, pasando por el Barroco y el Romanticismo hasta el Cubismo, Surrealismo y Pop Art, estas pinturas canónicas del arte occidental abarcan ocho siglos y una multitud de temas. Aquí encontrarás lo sagrado y lo escandaloso, lo minimalista y lo opulente, lo rompedor y lo...
Cover of Kahlo
by Gerry Souter
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 7, 2014

Detrás de los retratos de Frida Kahlo se ocultan tanto la historia de su vida como la de su obra. Es precisamente esta combinación la que atrae al espectador. La obra de Frida es un testimonio de su vida. Pocas veces se puede aprender tanto acerca de un artista con sólo contemplar lo que él inscribe...
Cover of Gauguin
by Jp. A. Calosse
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 7, 2014

Paul Gauguin fue primero un marino y luego un exitoso corredor de bolsa en París. En 1874 comenzó a pintar los fines de semana, como pasatiempo. Nueve años después, tras la caída de la bolsa de valores, se sintió lo bastante confiado en su habilidad para ganarse la vida pintando, que renunció...
Cover of Monet
by Natalia Brodskaya
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 7, 2014

Para Claude Monet, el que se le considerara “impresionista” fue siempre un motivo de orgullo. A pesar de todas las críticas que se han hecho a su trabajo, siguió siendo un verdadero impresionista hasta el final de su muy larga vida. Lo era por convicción profunda y, por el impresionismo, pudo...
Cover of Cézanne
by Natalia Brodskaya
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 7, 2014

Desde su muerte, hace 100 años, Cézanne se ha convertido en el pintor más famoso del siglo XIX. Nació en Aix-en-Provence en 1839 y el periodo más feliz de su vida fue su primera juventud en Provenza, en compañía de Emile Zolá. Siguiendo el ejemplo de Zolá, al cumplir los veintiún años,...
Cover of Lighthouses
by Victoria Charles
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015

The lighthouse, an indefatigable watchman, ceaselessly guides boats to their ports.This beacon of maritime signalisation has guided sailors since antiquity.The first known lighthouse appeared on the island of Pharos, and was the remarkable Lighthouse of Alexandria; however, it seems that volcanoes...
Cover of City Lights
by Victoria Charles
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015

A symbol of massive crowds and solitary desires, the city holds promise for all those that pass through it. Its meandering streets, unexplored neighbourhoods and incessant noise create a landscape that captivates the observer. The lights of the city can conceal or reveal it, transforming its appearance...
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