Libros de Artistas antiguos

La historia les dio la espalda. Es hora de devolverles la luz Dime el nombre de una artista griega. Solo uno. Lo sé, es difícil. Sus nombres han sido eclipsados. Es un hecho probado que las mujeres

Indómito, avaro, frágil, obsesionado por el mundo del arte, en el que invirtió toda su exuberante energía, Miguel Ángel Buonarrotti estuvo consumido por la llama del genio en su recorrido vital por los magnificos paisajes del Renacimiento italiano. El restaurador e historiador del arte Antonio Forcellino resucita al hombre y su tiempo en esta fascinante biografia que nos sumerge en el corazon mismo de la vida de uno de los maximos artistas de todos los tiempos, una vida privilegiada que tuvo, sin embargo, su contrapunto de amargura y tragedia. Basado en documentos totalmente ineditos y en interpretaciones originales de la obra del artista, este libro nos regala una imagen de Miguel Angel hasta ahora desconocida, proporcionando a la vez claves indispensables para comprender su obra.Indómito, avaro, frágil, obsesionado por el mundo del arte, en el que invirtió toda su exuberante energía, Miguel Ángel Buonarrotti estuvo consumido por la llama del genio en su recorrido vital por los magnificos paisajes del Renacimiento italiano. El restaurador e historiador del arte Antonio Forcellino resucita al hombre y su tiempo en esta fascinante biografia que nos sumerge en el corazon mismo de la vida de uno de los maximos artistas de todos los tiempos, una vida privilegiada que tuvo, sin embargo, su contrapunto de amargura y tragedia. Basado en documentos totalmente ineditos y en interpretaciones originales de la obra del artista, este libro nos regala una imagen de Miguel Angel hasta ahora desconocida, proporcionando a la vez claves indispensables para comprender su obra.

Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of its original publication this special edition of the beloved best selling cult classic features a new design new cover illustration and 15 never

Described by the Sunday Times as a fascinating revelation of an adventurous and protean spirit this biography is the inspiration behind the 2024 film Lee starring Kate Winslet as Lee Miller Beautiful bewitching and an exceptionally good photographer Lee Miller was one of life s adventurers She became a Vogue cover girl in 1920s New York before embracing Paris photography and Surrealism and then dramatically changed her life yet again reinventing herself as a war correspondent notably covering the liberation of Dachau These are but three of the many lives of Lee Miller intimately recorded here by her son Antony Penrose Featuring a selection of Miller s finest work including portraits of her friends Picasso Tanning and Ernst Penrose s tribute to his mother brings to life a uniquely talented woman and the turbulent times in which she lived

A towering and luminous monograph on the boundary pushing career of artist performer model TV personality club promoter fashion designer and musician Leigh Bowery Leigh Bowery 1961 1994 used performance to explore questions around the politics of the body and its use as both material and a site of transformation He was also fascinated by the subversive potential of costume as sculpture Published to accompany a major exhibition Leigh Bowery features over two hundred images by and of the artist spanning an eclectic and dynamic career which included fashion photography club polaroids film stills paintings postcards and ephemera In addition to Bowery s own works the book also includes paintings of the artist by Lucian Freud and works made with and about Bowery by Stephen Willats and Trojan Barnes among others A visual inventory of all of Bowery s costumes held by the artist s estate has been newly photographed published here for the first time

This comprehensive reference work provides all the answers to all the technical questions that constantly arise when trying to identify accurately any kind of print. Is the print in my hand a woodcut, an etching or a lithograph? Is it a stipple engraving or a photogravure reproduction? The book is arranged in sections which can be consulted individually or as part of a larger detective operation. Some ninety different techniques are described, as well as essential features of printing history and related matters such as paper, plate marks, states and the principles of colour separation. A ...