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A riotous, Fellini-esque memoir from the famous artist and fashion photographer whose work helped define the look of a generation. A Shot in the Dark includes nearly one hundred photos, spanning dec……続きを見る

Spanish painter Francisco Goya completed some 500 oil paintings and murals, about 300 etchings and lithographs, and many hundreds of drawings.   The first of his great series of engravings, L……続きを見る

Franz Marc was a painter and printmaker, one of the important figures of the German Expressionism. He was a founding member of a journal Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), whose name afterwards beca……続きを見る

En este texto ilustrado, se cuestiona la delicada definición de la palabra Genio. A partir de un estudio que demuestra que los grandes genios son, en su gran mayoría, a la vez creativos, fulgurantes……続きを見る

Written between 1939 and 1940, when Francis Scott Fitzgerald was working for Universal Studios, "The Pat Hobby Stories" is a fascinating study in self-satire that brings to life the Hollywood years ……続きを見る

In "The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge," James Gillman offers an insightful biography that intricately weaves together the life events, philosophies, and literary contributions of one of English po……続きを見る

Vivienne Westwood is one of the icons of our age. Fashion designer, activist, co-creator of punk, global brand and grandmother; a true legend. Her career successfully spanned five decades and her wo……続きを見る

The story of Coco Chanel in her own words, as told by her to Paul Morand Told in her own words, Coco Chanel's memories offer a rare glimpse into the mind of one of the most influential women in fash……続きを見る

Vivian Maier ha cautivado la imaginación del mundo con sus magistrales imágenes y su misteriosa vida. Su pasado estaba tan profundamente encubierto que ni siquiera las familias con las que vivía sab……続きを見る

From professional artist and multi-award-winning and international bestselling author Sol Luckman comes this dazzlingly self-illustrated memoir that will have you alternately bursting with laughter ……続きを見る

In "Auguste Rodin" gelingt Rainer Maria Rilke eine tiefgreifende und poetische Auseinandersetzung mit dem Lebenswerk des berühmten Bildhauers. Rilkes Sprache ist von einer sensiblen Ästhetik geprägt……続きを見る

The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven is the first scholarly biography of Ludwig van Beethoven, covering Beethoven's life to 1816. Thayer became aware of many discrepancies in the already existing biogra……続きを見る

Una selección de artículos publicados en el semanario Canfali, revisados y actualizados. Pinceladas biográficas de grandes artistas plásticos; anécdotas divertidas……続きを見る

Está no ar uma das maiores, mais extensas e significativas pesquisas sobre a história da televisão no Brasil. Os mais importantes profissionais envolvidos com a TV brasileira foram entrevistados par……続きを見る

The authoritative biography of the 60s countercultural icon who wrote SCUM Manifesto, shot Andy Warhol, and made an unforgettable mark on feminist history. Valerie Solanas is one of the most polariz……続きを見る

In "Randolph Caldecott: A Personal Memoir of His Early Art Career," Henry Blackburn offers an intimate exploration of the life and work of the renowned Victorian illustrator, Randolph Caldecott. Thr……続きを見る

Zum ersten Mal vollständig erschlossen: Lion Feuchtwangers bislang unveröffentlichte Tagebücher. Feuchtwangers intime Tagebücher wurden in den neunziger Jahre in der Wohnung seiner Sekretärin entdec……続きを見る

Autopubblicarsi ed essere felici: il self-publishing raccontato dagli scrittori che hanno pubblicato i loro libri con Youcanprint e che, convintamente, hanno scelto l'autopubblicazione per raggiunge……続きを見る

Frederic Sackrider Remington was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions of the Old American West, specifically concentrating on the last quarter of the ……続きを見る

  John Constable was English artist, considered with Turner as one of the greatest British landscape painters. His most excellent landscapes are of the places Constable knew, mainly Suffolk ……続きを見る

  Known as the "Father of Impressionism", Pissarro painted rural and urban French life, particularly landscapes, as well as scenes from Montmartre. Pissarro offer substantial con……続きを見る

Vasily Vereshchagin was one of the most famous Russian battle painters and one of the first Russian artists to be widely recognized abroad. The graphic nature of his realist scenes led many of them ……続きを見る

Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin was French painter of still-lifes and domestic scenes remarkable for their intimate realism and tranquil atmosphere and the luminous quality of their paint. For his stil……続きを見る

The Art of William Harnett (30 Paintings) All of the pictures can be zoomed in and enlarge for full screen viewing, active table of contents for easy navigation 続きを見る

John Ruskin understood beauty and wonder to be the solution to the miseries of the urban poor and the key to living a worthwhile life. The most prominent critic of art and architecture of the ninete……続きを見る

Fra Angelico was Florentine painter and Dominican friar originally named Guido di Pietro. Vasari, who referred to Fra Giovanni as a simple and most holy man, popularized the use of the name Angelico……続きを見る

In the early twentieth century, the French Quarter had become home to a vibrant community of working artists attracted to the atmosphere, architecture, and colorful individuals who populated the sce……続きを見る

Example in this ebook The excellence of the following Treatise is so well known to all in any tolerable degree conversant with the Art of Painting, that it would be almost superfluous to say any thi……続きを見る

Gustav Klimt's exotic, sensuous paintings recall the art of ancient civilizations - their patterns and ornamentation reminiscent of Byzantine mosaics and Egyptian murals. But from what context did t……続きを見る

Back in thirteenth-century Europe, in the early years of the great universities, learning was spiced with the danger of mob violence and a terrifyingly repressive religious censorship. Roger Bacon, ……続きを見る