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Скачать книгу (размер 1 748 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 344) Аннотация: The Ashmolean Museum's collection of British drawings and watercolours is undoubtedly one of the richest in the world, covering the work of British artists both celebrated and less well-know from 1650 to the present day. Over 130 works are discussed here in this fully illustrated catalogue, including a dozen works loaned from private collections. The full richness of the Ashmolean's collection is…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Young. Low-cost. Witty. Sexy. And again, according to the historic definition given by the British artist Richard Hamilton, massproduced and a prolific source of business: Pop Art, with its emblematic entertwining of glamour and commodification, represents one of the most valuable expressions of the ebullient postwar America. A fluorescent, mechanical, voyeuristic form of art, which Andy Warhol,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 727 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 340) Аннотация: Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923) first achieved major international success with his painting Otra Margarita! (Another Marguerite!) (1892), for which he received first prize at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago. This painting was also the first work by the Spanish artist to enter an American institution when it was donated to the Museum of Fine Arts (today the Mildred Lane…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: This first book by famous textile artist Mister Finch is a gorgeous collection of the artist's fantastical, one-of-a-kind creatures. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, as well as British folklore, Finch mingles fairytales and reality to create a magical world all his own. Peek inside Finch's Yorkshire studio, a place brimming with buttons and scraps of fabric, where spindly-legged…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: Terry O'Neill is one of the world's most celebrated and collected photographers. No one has captured the frontline of fame so broadly — and for so long. Terry O'Neill's Rock 'n' Roll Album contains some of the most famous and powerful music photographs of all time. At the same time the book includes many intimate personal photos taken behind the scenes and at private functions. Terry O'Neill…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: The artworks in this book show the history of the car from its creation up until the start of the 1970s. The posters have been chosen for their importance, rarity, beauty and innovation, as well as for what they represent in terms of significant historical, technical and artistic stages of the motor car. They showcase the work of the designers and illustrators who constantly strove to come up…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Reports of its death were exaggerated but persistent in the art world; in mid-twentieth century America, everyone seemed to agree that portraiture was finished as a progressive art form. A groundbreaking reassessment of the reinvention of portraiture in America between 1945 and 1975 — the period when the abstract expressionists reached international prominence — this new volume presents…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Hollywood Cats showcases an incredible selection of photographs, taken during the golden age of Hollywood, of stars with their cats, celebrating and documenting this special relationship. Both Carole Lombard and Greer Garson manage to look even more sultry draped alongside their feline friends; photographs of madcap duo Laurel and Hardy playing with a kitten are both comical and endearing.…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The idea for this book was born in the course of a visit through the Louvre, when Catherine Belanger ventured to call the Louvre the biggest brothel in the world. Jointly with author Jean Galard and photographer Lois Lammerhuber, she selected key paintings spanning five centuries to illustrate the fascinating art of depicting nudity and the artists' struggle for acceptance of the nude in art and…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: The idea for this book was born in the course of a stroll through the Louvre, when Catherine Belanger ventured to call the Louvre the biggest brothel in the world. Key works illustrate the artistic approach and the representation of the nude in the Western world from the 7th century BC to 1897. Lois Lammerhuber detaches the nudity, sensuality and sexuality of the sculptures from the context of…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: A brand new interiors book, by Piet Swimberghe and Jan Velinde, showcasing beautiful living spaces. Text in English, French and Dutch.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: The exhibition is divided into different parts, the first (Section I: The Legacy of the Fathers) exploring the rediscovery of ancient art in the 13th and 14th centuries by the likes of Nicola Pisano, Arnolfo and their successors. It then looks into the assimilation of Gothic style of French origin, including Brunelleschi's renowned sculpture, which is the starting point for the Early Renaissance.…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Velib is a contraction of velo (bike) and liberte (freedom). It's the perfect way to discover the city! Paris now has a fabulous network of bike paths and this book gives seven itineraries throughout the city for safe, fun and healthy visiting. It has maps, addresses for shopping and eating, practical information and sites to visit. There is even an interactive feature using QR codes for news and…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Pompeii: The Art of Living explains and illustrates all peculiarities of Pompeian dwellings, rich middle class houses as well as the poor ones. The book details the dimensions of the rooms, the objects in those rooms, frescos, statues, marbles, vases, gardens, it reveals the secrets of ancient Pompeian everyday life — secrets that will surprise and delight.

Скачать книгу (размер 468 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 93) Аннотация: The great Isis Temple, Egyptian style in house decoration, an artificial canal reproducing the Nile in a villa — Isis and Egypt were very dear to the Pompeian people. During archaeological digs in Pompeii the remains of a young girl — running from the eruption — were found; in her arms she was clutching her silver statue of Isis. The first archaeological discoveries in Pompeii, during the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 276) Аннотация: Giotto (c.1267-1337) is the foremost renovator of Western painting after classical Antiquity. The Tuscan artist was celebrated by his contemporaries, including Dante, and is universally considered one of the greatest artists of all times. The three Louvre altarpieces are the starting point of the exhibit: the large St. Francis receiving the stigmata, a signed work from Giotto's early years and…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The collection of drawings in the Ashmolean is one of the greatest treasures of the University of Oxford. It began spectacularly in 1843 when a group of drawings by Raphael and Michelangelo that had previously belonged to the portrait painter, Sir Thomas Lawrence, was bought by subscription. Lawrence's collection was one of the greatest collections of Old Master drawings ever assembled and its…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: 'The Yearbook of Type' is an independent compendium presenting a selection of the best fonts designed or released during the last four years. These fonts come from all around the world — distinguished brands as well as small, independent type designers and foundries. The book is structured alphabetically. In addition, an index allows the reader to look for fonts according to their classification.…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: The hallmarks of a classic: legendary off-road capabilities, top-class equipment and an unyielding character. The G-STORIES in this book tell of adventures, stylistic clarity, enduring craftsmanship, rally success, off-road tricks and the strong G-GENES that shape all modern Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicles.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Douglas Kirkland has amassed an impressive body of work throughout his 50-year photography career, his images running the gamut from stars and film-makers, to classics and collectables, to love and nudes. Here, the photographer presents a collection of his images accompanied by a story of his career's development told from his perspective. Kirkland worked for such publications as Look Magazine…