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An historical introduction to the metropolis and a photographic journey through its most memorable sites

None captured the dusty feeling and spirt of the wild west like Frederic Remington, and now you can share it with others in this incredible collection.

Caravaggio is variously labeled a uniquely gifted artist and an arrogant, rebellious, and dangerously violent murderer. But for all his wild behavior, he was a profoundly religious man. Caravaggio, the first artist to bring realism to painting, is considered by many to be the greatest Baroque painter of all. The Old and New Testaments are brought vividly to light by Caravaggio’s talent. Many of his paintings depict the grace of God as a shaft of light pouring from above to annoint his subject. By keeping his backgrounds very dark, if not completely black, Caravaggio further spotlighted the figures in the foreground that told the story. Many modern art historians consider Caravaggio to have been mentally ill, and he was described even by his admirers as being uno cervello stravagantissimo, or an exceptionally odd man. Nevertheless, Caravaggio gained a significant reputation at an early age. His achievements did not protect him from a murder charge, however, and he fled first to Naples and then to Malta. Tragically, his life ended at the age of 38 on a Tuscan beach, just three days before receiving a pardon on this murder charge.

"Podstatou Schielova umění je jeho vynikající kreslířství: mistrovský a bohatý talent pro grafické znázornění.Vedle asi dvou set olejomaleb vytvořil ve svém krátkém životě(1890 - 1918) několik tisíc temper,akvarelů a kreseb.Stránky jeho skicáků jsou plné kompozičních návrhů.Pro Schieleho bylo kreslení jako dýchání ..." Alessandra Cominiová

Obrazová publikace - chronologický přehled díla významného rakouského malíře a průkopníka moderny Gustava Klimta. Kniha obsahuje 71 vyobrazení spolu s průvodním textem, v závěru je pak umělcův stručný životopis v datech.

Maurits Cornelis Escher (Leeuwarden, June 17, 1898--March 27, 1972 in Laren) was a Dutch mathematical artist known for his woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints which feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, and tessellations. This book has numerous examples of how his extraordinary pictures of logic fool the brain into believing the impossible--water can run uphill and steps that go upwards.

Symbole sind überall präsent in unserem Leben, ohne dass wir sie immer wahrnehmen würden. Sie lotsen uns durch den Verkehr, sie warnen uns, sie begegnen uns in Werbung, Politik, Religion, Musik, Mathematik oder Astrologie. Uralt ist ihre Tradition in allen Kulturen dieser Erde, und sie üben oft eine geradezu mystische Faszination aus.§§In diesem Handbuch finden Sie eine umfassende Übersicht über mehr als 700 wichtige Symbole aus verschiedenen Kulturkreisen wie dem Nahen und Fernen Osten, aus Afrika, Amerika und der westlichen Welt. Auch die Symbole früher Kulturen unserer Erde werden in einem Kapitel vorgestellt.

The late-Renaissance Dutch painter created some of the most exquisite paintings in the history of Western art. He captured men and women transfixed in quiet meditative moments, using dramatic lighting and perspective to effect a moody and poetic ambiance. This book shows all his paintings in full-color and explains some of the techniques and meanings of these apparently innocent paintings of Dutch small town life.