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Moorish architecture and decorative art in all its thousand and one variationsSpain owes her special historical position in Europe very largely to her intensive encounter with the Orient. In the summer of 710, a small force under the command of a Berber named Tarîf ibn Mâlik landed to the west of Gibraltar. The Islamic armies that followed in its wake succeeded in conquering large areas of Spain within a short span of years. The conquerors gave the country the name of al-andalus.Thus began a period of cultural permeation that was to last for almost 800 years. In spite of intolerance and animosity, there developed between Muslims, Christians and Jews a shared cultural environment that proved the basis for great achievements.Moorish-Andalusian art and architecture combine elements of various traditions into a new, autonomous style. Among the outstanding architectural witnesses to this achievement are the Great Mosque in Cordova and the Alhambra in Granada, recognized and admired as part of the world´s heitage right up to the present day. They are described in detail in this book. The main centres of Hispano-Islamic art and architecture, the cities of Cordova, Seville and Granada, are discussed within the chronological framework of developments, both political and cultural, from 710 to 1492.The author traces the changes in architectural forms over the centuries, and concludes with an attempt to identify those enduring characteristics which run like a thread through Hispano-Islamic architecture, for all the different influences to which it was subject. Alongside mosques, castle ruins and splendid palaces, the reader will find detailed photographs of Moorish decorative art in all its thousand and one variations.
La vie en rose. Las pinturas más felices del mundoLas eternas pinturas de Auguste Renoir son la materialización de la felicidad, el amor y la belleza. Este libro es la más completa retrospectiva de su trabajo y además examina en detallela historiay las motivaciones tras la leyenda. Aunque empezó como paosajista impresionista, Renoir (1841-1919) encontró su estlo en losretratos. Criticado e incomprendido, Renoir continbúa siendo uno de los pintores más conocido del mundo.
Looking lovely and pure, peeking out from behind the clouds and forever doing good deeds, angels have forever been a favorite subject of artists. This selection of sculptures, ceramics, frescoes, paintings, drawings, and illustrations, by the greatest masters from antiquity through the Renaissance, explores the many ways angels have been depicted throughout history.
Salvador Dalí - A genius with a right to indulge in whatever lunacy popped into his headPicasso called Dalí an outboard motor thats always running. Dalí thought himself a genius with a right to indulge in whatever lunacy popped into his head.Painter, sculptor, writer and film maker, Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989) was one of the centurys greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics - and was rewarded with fierce controversy wherever he went. He was one of the first to apply the insights of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis to the art of painting. Dalí brought extraordinary sensitivity, imagination and concern for precision to bear upon submerged levels of consciousness.This lively biography presents the infamous Surrealist Dalí in full colour and in his own words. His provocative ideas are all here, from the soft watches to the notorious burning giraffe. And the fantastic phenomenon that was Salvador Dalí is grasped entire and placed in his various contexts.
Renoir's timelessly charming paintings are the embodiment of happiness, love, and beauty; it is no doubt because of this that he is the most popular of the impressionists. TASCHEN's Renoir, the most complete retrospective book of this painter's work, examines in detail the history and motivation behind the legend. For this monograph, we have chosen 600 of his masterpieces that best demonstrate his immense talent and historical importance. With a complete chronology, bibliography, and index of works, as well as photos and sketches illustrating Renoir's life and work, TASCHEN's Renoir is the essential reference book for this painter of happiness and poet of love. Oh, and did we mention the gorgeous, large-format colour reproductions?
Gustav Klimt - Pintor erótico y artista gráficoEl arte de Gustav Klimt esla esencia del fin de siècle. Expresa a la perfección la apocalíptica atmósfera de la sociedad burguesa vienesa, una sociedad dedicada al culto del placer.La extática alegría que Klimt y sus compañeros encontraban en la belleza se vió siempre oscurecida por la idea de la muerte. Por eso, la muerte, juega un papel importantísimo en la obra de Klimt.
Esta publicación reúne, por primera y única vez, todas las obras de Salvador Dalí en una lujosa edición en la que el lector podrá encontrar gran cantidad de ilustraciones, acompañadas de una amplia informacion biografica y artistica sobre este pintor universal. Visite nuestro especial Dali
