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Felipe Vicente Garin Llombart: Treasures of the Prado (Tiny Folio)

Скачать книгу (размер 1 585 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 312) Аннотация: When it opened on November 19, 1819, the Prado Museum, in Madrid, consisted entirely of works from the Spanish royal collections. Numerous treasures have been added since opening day, but the unique strengths of the Prados collection can still be traced to that original core of remarkable works-many acquired or commissioned from the artists themselves during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and…

Robert Storr: Philip Guston

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: With more than 100 illustrations — approximately 48 in full color — this innovative series offers a fresh look at the most creative and influential artists of the postwar era. Modern Masters form a perfect reference set for home, school, or library.

Iljine Nicolas V.: Selling Russia's Treasures

Скачать книгу (размер 1 840 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 362) Аннотация: This abundantly illustrated oversize volume presents the definitive account of the sale of Russia's cultural patrimony by the Soviet government in the interwar years. Selling Russia's Treasures documents one of the great cultural dramas of the twentieth century: the sale, by a cash-hungry Soviet government, of the artistic treasures accumulated by the Russian aristocracy over the centuries and…