Nick Trend

Cada cuadro contiene una historia y, aquí, más de setenta obras maestras revelan las mayores historias de amor del arte. Este libro explora cómo mujeres y hombres han pintado, dibujado y fotografiado a sus amantes u objetos de deseo y desvela homenajes secretos, pasiones ocultas y la profunda devocion que esconden estas obras famosas. Tambien nos invita a detenernos a reflexionar acerca de nuestras propias relaciones y sentimientos. Desde el romanticismo onirico de Chagall hasta la complicada vida amorosa de Dora Carrington, pasando por el impenitente erotismo de Tamara de Lempicka o la veleidad de Picasso, El amor a traves del arte es una revelacion extraordinaria de la busqueda, la experiencia y la perdida del amor, esa emocion tan potente y, al mismo tiempo, tan esquiva.

Imagine navigating the backstreets of seventeenth century Rome in the dazzling but dangerous company of Caravaggio Who will you meet as you drop in at the fabulous Villa Borghese its owner Cardinal Scipione Borghese nephew of the pope or Fillide Melandroni well known courtesan and occasional artist s model Fast forward to the eighteenth century and explore the Venice of Canaletto Casanova and Carnevale With twelve chapters each devoted to an artist or group of artists and a dozen itineraries to choose from you can immerse yourself in the world of the great and the not so good wandering in and out of churches palaces and grand residences to admire their work in situ all from the comfort of your armchair Each of the chapters begins with an illustrated map featuring hand drawn vignettes that bring to vivid life episodes from the artist s often turbulent existence as well as key landmarks and local color Set off on your own Grand Tour for the twenty first century