Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Literally meaning "pictures of the floating world", ukiyo-e refers to the famous Japanese woodblock print genre that originated in the 17th century... Zobraziť viac
Pierre-Auguste Renoir put people into the center of his painting. His compositions showed people embracing the pleasures of life... Zobraziť viac
Erotika v dielach výtvarných umelcov od Rodina po Picassa... Zobraziť viac
After starting a career as a bank broker, Paul Gauguin (1848 – 1903) turned to painting only at age twenty-five. After initial successes within the Impressionist circle, he broke with Vincent van Gogh and subsequently ... Zobraziť viac
As a blind person might see the world if the gift of sight were suddenly returned—this is how we might describe the effect of William Turner's paintings on the observer... Zobraziť viac
Woody Allen began his career writing jokes and scripts, then progressed to stand-up and acting, and finally wrote and directed his first film, Take the Money and Run, in 1969... Zobraziť viac
Founded in 1903 by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Fritz Waemdorfer, the Wiener Werkstätte ("Vienna Workshop") was a collective of architects and craftsmen which aimed at fusing architecture and interior design into a Gesamtkunstwerk... Zobraziť viac
This addition to our popular Web Design series focuses on very carefully crafted navigation systems, where usability and narrative are taken in consideration in the development of the website... Zobraziť viac
TASCHEN's Decorative Art series, whose six installments span the 20th century up through the 1970s, carefully reproduces the best of Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook... Zobraziť viac
Hodí-li se přídomek „Appassionata“ na jednu ze tří Beethovenových sonát, tak to není slavné dílo f moll op. 57, jak tvrdil Carl Czerny, ale právě sonáta Es dur op. 7. Ta je napsaná „ve velmi vášnivé náladě“. Je to nejen první B Zobraziť viac
Steve McQueen found it hard to balance worldwide fame with a desperate need for solitude. Through performances that were effortless yet powerful, he connected with the people who saw him on stage... Zobraziť viac
When is a house ecological? Does the use of natural materials and solar cells on the roof make a building an example of "green" architecture?... Zobraziť viac
The extraordinary significance of the painter and sculptor Henri Matisse in the history of modern art, but also his influence, was no less decisive than that of his main rival, Pablo Picasso... Zobraziť viac
By the time of his death from AIDS at the age of 31, Keith Haring (1958-1990) was already a wildly successful and popular artist. Haring`s original and instantly recognizable style, full of thick black lines, bold colors... Zobraziť viac
Als der Berufspilot und Schriftsteller Antoine de Saint-Exupéry im Jahr 1943 seinen 'Kleinen Prinzen' erfand, konnte er nicht ahnen, welch gewaltiger Welterfolg sein Büchlein werden sollte. Die philosophisch-poetische Geschichte vom kleinen Prinzen... Zobraziť viac
By the time of his death from AIDS at the age of 31, Keith Haring (1958-1990) was already a wildly successful and popular artist... Zobraziť viac
In six chapters this publication deals with a specifically German artistic revolution, a phenomenon that has quite accurately been described as "the most significant German contribution to 20th century European art..." Zobraziť viac
Monografia ruského maliara - poeta, ktorý musel opustiť svoju krajinu, aby vytvoril mimo nej obraz svojho vlastného sveta. Takého, ktorý mu žiadne vyhnanstvo nedokáže vziať. Zobraziť viac
From the same series as Abrams' successful "Saints: A Year in Faith and Art" comes Angels, with representations of these celestial heralds from early Christian mosaics to the paintings of Marc Chagall. Art historian Marco Bussagli has organised the... Zobraziť viac
