Founded in 1848 as a secret society, the Pre-Raphaelites rejected classical ideals and the dominant artistic genre painting of their era for what they saw as a more spiritual, sincere, and... Zobraziť viac
In this new series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on... Zobraziť viac
The extraordinary life of J. M. W Turner, one of Britain's most admired, misunderstood and celebrated artists J. M. W. Turner is Britain's most famous landscape painter. Yet beyond his artistic achievements, little is known of the man himself and the eve Zobraziť viac
This vibrant and entrancing book invites readers on a journey around the world. Artist and globetrotter Shirin Sahba... Zobraziť viac
Art/Books: Coinciding with the fortieth anniversary of the Henry Moore Foundation, and accompanying an exhibition of the... Zobraziť viac
Catalogue from the collection of the Jewish Museum in Prague. Zobraziť viac
Unikátní publikace představuje kompletní sbírku skic Jana Kaplického z let 1942-2005. Všech 230 barevných reprodukcí věrně... Zobraziť viac
The way our environment looks, the appearance of everything from housing estates to newspapers, is partly the result of a school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919 and closed down by the Nazis in 1933. This was the Bauhaus, ... Zobraziť viac
Focusing on fifty diverse women artists, from Lavinia Fontana and Artemisia Gentileschi through Judy Chicago, Ana Mendieta and the Guerrilla Girls to Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman and Louise Bourgeois, this book equips the reader with ... Zobraziť viac
Landscape has become an important theme for David Hockney, especially since he returned to his homeland, the Yorkshire Wolds, in the 1990s. The landscapes in this catalgoue show a series of in-depth ... Zobraziť viac
A perfect gift for art lovers or anyone interested in Impressionism, this collection of 365 pictures gathers the best of the genre's masterpieces from around the world. Covering a wide range of artists and countries associated with the movement, ... Zobraziť viac
What should you do at Christmas? In Edvard Munch's Christmas in the Brothel, the artist depicts himself sleeping off the effects of drink, but the Madame reads a book. What links Stalin and the artist Rosso Fiorentino? What was Gauguin hinting at... Zobraziť viac
A major Symbolist artist, Odilon Redon (1840—1916) was also a painter of scenic and emotional extremes. Until around 1890,... Zobraziť viac
Baroque and Roll Meet Sir Peter Paul Rubens, master painter and polymath There are over 1,000 catalogued works by Sir Peter... Zobraziť viac
When we look at or talk about a colour in a particular setting, we are as likely to see its cultural or symbolic meaning as... Zobraziť viac
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.: Stephen Rogers Peck's Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist remains unsurpassed as a manual... Zobraziť viac
Brushwork revolution: The neglected champions of ImpressionismIt was a dappled and daubed harbor scene that gave Impressionism its name. When Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet was exhibited in April 1874, ... Zobraziť viac
Phaidon Press: This series acts as an introduction to key artists and movements in art history. Each title contains 48... Zobraziť viac
Painting is a continually expanding and evolving form of creative expression. The radical changes in the medium that took place in the 1960s and 70s - the period that saw the shift from a modernist to a postmodernist visual language - have led to painting Zobraziť viac
All Too Human tells the story of how painters in twentieth-century Britain have used paint to record their personal, sensuous, immediate and often intense experiences of life. Spanning a century, this history encompasses a diverse but... Zobraziť viac
