Libros de Arte antiguo, página 12 de 15

Antiguo Egipto, es una introducción a la historia, la cultura y el arte, de esta civilización milenaria. Cubre todos los aspectos, desde las pirámides y los faraones hasta la vida cotidiana, introduce tambien al lector en los entresijos del hermoso sistema de escritura jeroglifica. Antiguo Egipto, esta basado en los descubrimientos mas recientes y en las ultimas investigaciones sobre la tierra de los faraones. Escrito con un estilo sencillo y ameno, cuenta con gran cantidad de sugestivas e interesantes ilustraciones a color.

Arquetipos de los vicios y virtudes humanas, los personajes de la mitología, la literatura y la historia griega y romana son nuestros antepasados nobles y están en la base de la cultura occidental, lo que les ha valido una gran fortuna en el mundo del arte, especialmente en epocas como el Renacimiento o el Barroco. El presente volumen permite orientarse en el rico universo de sus nombres, simbolos, metamorfosis, alegorias y figuras reales.

Primer examen crítico del mundo etrusco que muestra los descubrimientos más recientes de la vida de una de las civilizaciones más enigmáticas de la historia.

This picture book presents over 300 images of the finest art and architecture from ancient Egypt, with a concise introduction and informative captions. The works presented are all reproduced in a clear and simple format that provides an accessible introduction to the subject,

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 Tarif ibn Malik 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 worlds 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.

When, in the sixteenth century, the Spanish conquistadors defeated the Aztec empire in Mexico and the Inca empire in Peru, their dreams of finding treasure in the New World were amply fulfilled. What they also found was that the Aztecs and the Incas were the latest in a long line of highly civilized peoples to have occupied Mesoamerica and the Andes. In this engaging book, Esther Pasztory describes the very different cultural traditions of these two areas, placing them within their historical and social contexts. Pasztory draws on a vast range of material finds, including monumental sculpture ...

Madeleine E Cody (Editor), Paul Edmund Stanwick, Marsha HillThe articles of Bernard V. Bothmer are the most comprehensive collection of writings on Egyptian art history. They are introduced by T.D.H. James, former Keeper, Egyptian Collection, The British Museum, and Rita Freed, Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian and Near Eastern Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and address several themes, such as the reappraisal of old theories to gain new insights, the contextual interpretation of Egyptian art to determine nuance and meaning, and stylistic analysis. Topics covered range in date from the origins of ancient Egypt to its decline in the Roman period. The audience for the work includes professional scholars, students and museum curators, particularly in Europe, where Bothmer has a wide following. Bothmer in his career sought out both scholarly and lay audiences, and his writings have the same dual purpose.

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