Collins - Art History 1

Although Vincent van Gogh's and Paul Gauguin's artistic collaboration in the south of France lasted no more than two months, their stormy relationship has continued to fascinate art historians, biog……続きを見る

No English king is as well-known to us as Henry VIII: famous for six marriages; for dissolving the monasteries; and for the ruthless destruction of those who stood in his way. But Henry was also an ……続きを見る

Renunciation is a core value in the Buddhist tradition, but Buddhism is not necessarily austere. Jewelsーalong with heavenly flowers, rays of rainbow light, and dazzling deitiesーshape the literatur……続きを見る

In a Reformation kingdom ill-used to queens, Elizabeth I needed a very particular image to hold her divided country together. The 'Cult of Gloriana' would elevate the queen to the status of a virgin……続きを見る

'Packed with absorbing detail and brilliant insights ... I was gripped from the first paragraph.' - Alison Weir No English king is as well-known to us as Henry VIII – famous for his six marriages, f……続きを見る

Hailed by his contemporaries as “the divine painter,” Raphael Sanzio of Urbino ( 1483-1520) was one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance. A contemporary of Michelangelo and Leonardo Da……続きを見る

Uplifting and engaging, this story recounts the life and career of a rebellious 20th-century British artist Born into a large, musical, and bohemian family in London, the British artist John Craxton……続きを見る

The remarkable true story behind one of history’s most enigmatic portraitsー"a glorious picaresque of unbridled passions and unmitigated scoundrels, a glorious romp through the great palaces and pal……続きを見る