M.D. - Artists, Architects & Photographers 1

This revelatory biography persuasively addresses the two great unresolved questions about Vermeer?why did he paint his pictures, and what do they mean? One spring day in 1683, a notary’s clerk in De……続きを見る

This book offers a human-centered journey through the life of Leonardo da Vinci, not just as a legendary genius but as a man shaped by the pressures, failures, and triumphs of Renaissance Europe. Fr……続きを見る

Explorez les années énigmatiques d’Arthur Rimbaud après « Une Saison en enfer ». Après son silence poétique, Rimbaud s’aventure sur les bords de la Mer Rouge et en Abyssinie, toujours aussi « pressé……続きを見る

Barclay Sheaks first met Glenn Shepard in a ninth-grade art class. Sheaks was a charismatic, popular young teacher who was always surrounded by adoring students. Shepard was a fifteen-year-old with ……続きを見る

The Times Art Book of the Year A Guardian Book of the Year The paintings of Johannes Vermeer of Delft are some of the most beautiful, even sublime, in the history of art. Yet like the life of Vermee……続きを見る

LIFE STORY OF AN ALMEIDA GARRETT autobiography of a Portuguese descendant of aristocratic and noble origin, precursor of the Almeida Garrett branch in Venezuela, with a deep awareness of the impact ……続きを見る

El claroscuro de un genio maldito. «Ha habido otras biografías de Caravaggio, pero la de Andrew Graham-Dixon es la que hay que leer.» Daily Mail Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio vivió la más oscura……続きを見る

Arising is the autobiography of Kevin Locke--a member of the Lakota tribe and a renowned hoop dancer, flutist, and storyteller--who has traveled the world as a performer and a promoter of principles……続きを見る

Joachim du Bellay (1522-1560) Extrait : Si je n’ay plus la faveur de la Muse, Et si mes vers se trouvent imparfaits, Le lieu, le temps, l’aage où je les ay faits, Et mes ennuis leur serviront d’excu……続きを見る

'Dit boek onthult wat Paul uit alle macht probeerde te verhullen, ook met zijn songs.' – The Scotsman Paul McCartney is in de jaren zeventig letterlijk a man on the run. Wanhopig probeert hij te ont……続きを見る

O. W. “Pappy” Kitchens (1901–1986) was born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and began painting at age sixty-seven. His self-taught, narrative, visual art springs directly from the oral tradition of……続きを見る

"When I think of my uncle during the few stages of my life until he passed, my earliest memory is of the several paint tubes in his room, the paint easel with various dried paint colors on it and wo……続きを見る

On Call is an autobiography of J. Lottman, a female surgeon that she hopes will inspire other male and female surgeons to consider becoming rural surgeons. There aren’t many rural surgeons around, m……続きを見る

The Speeches inspire, the Speeches tell us the purpose of life and living. The Speeches which teach us of character, patriotism, love, sacrifices, adventure, beauties of wonderful existence on the p……続きを見る

J. M. DeSantis is a writer and artist (Write-ist™) whose publications are as diverse as the man’s work and inspirations. From his humble, indie beginnings, to the creation of his Indian heroine, Cha……続きを見る

La voce di un grande artista, Costantino Nivola, consegnata oltre trent’anni fa (New York, 1978) all’elegante penna del giovane giornalista Mario Faticoni, ci incita oggi con spirito apollineo, luci……続きを見る

'Action-packed, magisterial ... Caravaggio's life was every bit as bloody, sexy and attention-grabbing as the paintings themselves and Graham-Dixon is a man who knows the paintings better than almos……続きを見る

Australia's greatest country singer-songwriter Slim Dusty's own story, written with Joy McKean, his wife for 50 years - now updated. 'It seems I've done most things I wanted to do, but of all things……続きを見る

**A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a Washington Post Notable Book of the Year "This book resees its subject with rare clarity and power as a painter for the 21st century." ーHilary S……続きを見る