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Israeli art from the turn of the millennium is the work of movers: artists who have relocated from one country to another, more by choice than by force, and who have thus beheld and refabricated an ……続きを見る

This book explores the origins of human creativity through the art of ancient civilizations. It traces how early artists expressed faith, power, and beauty through sculpture, painting, and architect……続きを見る

The Baroque and Rococo eras transformed art, architecture, music, and culture across Europe and beyond. This work explores the grandeur, emotion, and elegance that defined these two intertwined worl……続きを見る

In 1969, during a Boston snowstorm, a crate containing Pablo Picasso's Portrait of a Woman and a Musketeer vanished from Logan Airport. It should have gone to a Milwaukee gallery-but instead ended u……続きを見る

"Historian Charney tracks the eventful life of the Mona Lisa in this rollicking account.... The result is both a thrilling tale of true crime and a rigorous work of art history." ー Publishers Weekl……続きを見る

"Il piccolo Leonardo subisce un vero lutto: la perdita di una madre affettuosa. E questo episodio diventa nell'interpretazione freudiana così importante che senza non ci sarebbe la sua opera più fam……続きを見る

In "Iconoclasts," James Huneker delves into the lives and works of notable artistic visionaries who defied conventional norms and societal expectations. This collection of biographical sketches, fue……続きを見る

Art theft has risen from an occasional event involving the trophies of the wealthy and elite, into a multi-billion-dollar annual criminal industry, run almost entirely by organized crime groups, and……続きを見る

"Nel lungo tempo trascorso alla corte asburgica da Arcimboldo, sembra assente la dimensione del dolore. Eppure guardando a quel periodo storico non si può dimenticare che era il tempo delle tenebre"……続きを見る

"La sua vita è di completa dedizione a un lavoro creativo che non lascia spazio ai comportamenti abituali; egli è portato pulsionalmente a creare, a inventare". Vittorino Andreoli 続きを見る

"Quello di Soutine è un minimalismo esistenziale, come se il pittore avesse la percezione di doversi nascondere, di non avere le caratteristiche per vivere". Vittorino Andreoli 続きを見る

This book undertakes a deep examination of mentor and disciple relationships in the development of artists. It draws upon a variety of relationships and models, including an in-person mentor, a ment……続きを見る

"Lorenzo Lotto è incapace di stabilire delle relazioni: è come se vivesse in un proprio mondo, come se fosse un io isolato dentro una realtà del tutto personale". Vittorino Andreoli 続きを見る

"Il caso di El Greco appare interessante perché il suo disturbo è su base organica, con riflessi che incidono sulla personalità e, attraverso questa, sulle relazioni e sul comportamento sociale". Vi……続きを見る

Este livro é um clássico da Antropologia brasileira e da Literatura Indígena. Ele traz, pela primeira vez no cenário brasileiro, o mito cosmogônico Desana e ou tras histórias na versão de um dos seu……続きを見る

Awarded an Honourable Mention by the Association for Israeli Studies. Exploring the politics of the image in the context of Israeli militarized visual culture, Civic Aesthetics examines both the omn……続きを見る

Discover anew the herstory of art that Publishers Weekly calls "illuminating" and Foreword Reviews calls "spirited" for an enlightening art history read. How many female artists can you name? Frida ……続きを見る

'An absorbingly creepy travelogue through the corridors, tunnels and basements of our most famous cultural repository. With Noah Angell as our guide, the British Museum becomes a haunted prison fill……続きを見る

How does a visual artist manage to narrate a story, which has a sequential and therefore temporal progression, using a static medium consisting solely of spatial sign elements and, what is more, in ……続きを見る

Pesquisadores que trabalham na imensa área do atlântico meridional, que reúne os territórios litorâneos da Argentina, do Brasil e do Uruguai, nos apresentam neste livro as suas reflexões multidiscip……続きを見る

Dos de nuestros más célebres intelectuales se enfrentan a las inciertas consecuencias del colapso estadounidense en Afganistán. Desde que las últimas tropas estadounidenses abandonaron Vietnam no no……続きを見る

"La Guerra Civil española de 1936-1939 fue por dife〓rentes razones bastante más que un conflicto civil de trascendencia restringida. Las acciones bélicas y políticas que acompañaron la contienda co……続きを見る

Originally published in 1944, ‘Sumerian Mythology’ was written by Samuel Noah Kramer, a leading figure in the creation of the modern discipline of Sumerology. He was the first to piece together, dec……続きを見る

"Brimming with examples from across the artistic spectrum, this is the perfect primer to hook future art enthusiasts." Publishers Weekly Interested in art but feel under-informed? Curious but afraid……続きを見る

In 'Promenades of an Impressionist,' James Huneker takes readers on a vivid artistic and cultural journey through the landscape of late 19th-century Europe, exploring the profound impact of Impressi……続きを見る

O livro 'Depois da Avenida Central: cultura, lazer e esportes nos sertões do Brasil' traz oito estudos sobre diferentes práticas de cultura, lazer e esportes nos sertões brasileiros e a importância ……続きを見る

Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece is on any art historian's list of the ten most important paintings ever made. Often referred to by the subject of its central panel, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb,……続きを見る

The first sustained examination of a canonical and widely exhibited work by a leading artist of the former Yugoslavia. In Sanja Iveković's Triangle (Trokut, 1979), four black-and-white photographs a……続きを見る

“Readers curious about the making of Renaissance art, its cast of characters and political intrigue, will find much to relish in these pages.” ーWall Street Journal Giorgio Vasari (1511–1574) was a ……続きを見る

The definitive visual biography of Grace Kelly’s unforgettable Hollywood career, chronicled in 400 extraordinary black-and white and color photographs, including many never-before-seen. "Mr. Hitchco……続きを見る