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Joaquín Sorolla (nacido en Valencia en 1863 - fallecido en Cercedilla en 1923) es uno de los pintores españoles más exitosos de la historia. Fue un genio en captar la esencia de la escena que estaba pintando. Era un maestro de la luz.Joaquin Sorolla amaba a su mujer y a su familia. Los pintaba todo el tiempo. Vivio en la epoca en que se inventaba y comercializaba la fotografia. Sorolla creo un album familiar virtual con sus maravillosos cuadros. Nos invito a ver y compartir su felicidad. Sorolla no era timido con su familia como muchos de sus contemporaneos.Vendio muchos cuadros que mostraban a su familia, en especial a su hija Maria que era una de las favoritas del publico, y Sorolla llamaba en broma a Maria el sosten de la familia. Queria que compartieramos su vision de la familia ideal como compartio su vision de una España grande y unida. Sorolla pinto perros y un gato como mascotas, como parte de la familia, captando magnificamente su alma y caracter.

Daniel José Carrasco de Jaime, historiador de Arte y experto en Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, ahonda en este nuevo corpus ilustrado en la verdadera identidad del pintor y el alcance de su inmensa obra con nuevas piezas, algunas de ellas no referenciadas hasta la fecha. Dos espectaculares volúmenes en un estuche de lujo donde el autor versa sobre aspectos de su vida y Obra (vol. I), así como sobre aspectos fundamentales, técnicos, para comprender la lectura científica de su pintura; y, se suma a la nueva parte integrada del Catálogo Razonado del Artista (vol.II). Un recorrido en dos tomos que permiten la correcta valoración y lectura de la plancha del Conocimiento del Gran Oriente que empleaba con las grammas G*O*Y*A, continuando así con la investigación de su primera y audaz obra.

Quan fugir del món és una forma de romandre-hi. De ser-hi més, d'entrar-hi endins, quan prendre portal és trobar l'escletxa i l'accés a la vida lenta i fonda, a la placidesa i a la serenitat. I de sobte, l'ombra de la vida s'il·lumina i ja es aquell immen

Portraits by and of Munch offer insight into the vibrant bohemian world of one of the great artists of the 19th and 20th centuries Norwegian painter Edvard Munch 1863 1944 whose 1893 work The Scream has become one of Western art s most acclaimed images and who is widely regarded as one of the great artists of the 19th and 20th centuries is less known for his portraiture but his portraits are central to his art and vision Edvard Munch Portraits edited by Alison Smith former chief curator at London s National Portrait Gallery brings together more than 60 of Munch s most significant portraits showcasing the wide array of styles techniques and mediums that he employed During the course of Munch s long life and working in a range of mediums that encompassed painting drawing and print he made hundreds of portraits of friends patrons models and above all and unsparingly himself This book places his work in the cultural and historical background of his period providing readers with a greater understanding of the time in which these portraits were produced This publication offers deep insight into the artist s family and bohemian social circles along with his German and Norwegian patrons and the friends who helped establish his reputation

An insightful and much needed introduction to the life and work of Magorzata Mirga Tas a textile artist dedicated to celebrating the vibrant heritage of the Romani community Magorzata Mirga Tas b 1978 is a Romani artist and activist who is best known for her colourful textile collages Made from materials gathered from family and friends and often created in collaboration with other women these works depict the everyday life of the Romani people to challenge stereotypical representations and form what she calls microcarriers of history This fascinating introduction explores the life and work of Mirga Tas contextualising her practice within Romani culture and the community in which she was raised Bringing attention to the Romani people their relationships alliances and shared activities through her visual storytelling she also re imagines artworks from across the centuries that have presented Romani identity in negative ways and transforms them into vibrant images imbued with strength and dignity These works informed by her feminist perspective and a sustained engagement with her community combine realism with visual motifs of Romani culture and offer a rare opportunity to see and celebrate the Roma on their own terms both as a contemporary comm

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

One of Britain s most radical and influential artists working in the first decades of the twentieth century Vanessa Bell was a pioneer for professional women Vanessa Bell was a leading figure within the Bloomsbury Group and known for her unconventional lifestyle but her work as a painter designer and decorator has often been overlooked and relegated within the bombastic male dominated field of British modernism With new research including previously unpublished letters Wendy Hitchmough explores the ways in which Bell 1879 1961 forged new pathways as a modernist woman Writing openly about depression and mental health at a time when the subject was stigmatised as well as challenging taboos surrounding women s bodies Bell exploited the patriarchal society that oppressed her She responded to the nudes and pastoral scenes of Cezanne Gauguin Picasso and Matisse with themes of miscarriage and motherhood She exhibited with her partner Duncan Grant and comparisons between their parallel careers highlight the gender disparities that shaped her life and work Vanessa Bell The Life and Art of a Bloomsbury Radical celebrates the artist s trailblazing approach to art as well as life her rejection of conventions and the challenge she posed to the structures of

An illustrated selection of Van Gogh s letters forming an extraordinary window into the life and creative thinking of one of the world s most iconic artists Vincent van Gogh s letters have long been prized as some of the most valuable documents in the world of art Not only do they throw light on Van Gogh s own complex and intriguing character they enlighten the whole creative process as seen through his eyes Here we can observe Van Gogh s thoughts and opinions at first hand as well as his close ties with his brother Theo his sometimes troubled relationships with friends and fellow artists his personal doubts and fears and above all his overriding passion for his art This is not only an immense treasure trove of biographical and art historical information it provides a lasting pleasure as a personal written testimony to a life consecrated to art Vincent van Gogh A Life in Letters belongs on the shelves of every reader in search of self revelatory documents of one of the greatest creative minds

Una guía, maravillosamente ilustrada, sobre la Historia del Arte del mundo occidental, desde el siglo XII hasta nuestros días, a través de la colección permanente de la National Gallery of Art de Washington. Entre las piezas de arte seleccionadas se encuentran muchas de las obras maestras más conocidas del arte europeo. Con más de 300 fotografías a color, esta Historia del Arte, es una manual indispensable.

In 45 unique maps and with evocative photography Atlas of Unexpected Places is a journey to far off lands obscure discoveries and unimaginable locations

If a Louis Wain cat were reading this book, he would raise his topper in tribute The TimesExcellent Hughes reveals a fascinating, forgotten aspect of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain: how the British fell in love with felines Daily MailSome called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era.He invented a whole cat world declared H. G. Wells of Louis Wain, the Edwardian artist whose anthropomorphic kittens made him a household name. His drawings were irresistible but Catland was more than the creation of one eccentric imagination. It was an attitude a way of being in society while discreetly refusing to follow its rules.As cat capitalism boomed in the spectacular Edwardian age, prized animals changed hands for hundreds of pounds and a new industry sprung up to cater for their every need. Cats were no longer basement-dwelling pest-controllers, but stylish cultural subversives, more likely to flaunt a magnificent ruff and a pedigree from Persia. Wherever you found old conventions breaking down, there was a cat at the centre of the storm.

In Secret Britain join anthropologist and broadcaster Mary Ann Ochota for a tour of more than 70 of Britain s most intriguing archaeological sites and artefacts

Featuring artwork from famous folk artist Eric Dowdle Around the World offers a relaxing escape coloring famous cities and landmarks from around the world

Follow the journey of Vincent Van Gogh s revolutionary and deeply turbulent life in a unique graphic novel format

What a lot we have to thank Barbara Bodichon and her circle for She was a charismatic but self effacing woman so she would at the very least have been perplexed by the idea of being a role model But I can t think of a better one for today Literary Review Lively and well researched Bodichon was a vital cog in the wheel of social change for women Her energy is contagious The TimesJane Robinson is brilliant at putting the women back into history and her biography of Barbara Leigh Bodichon a Victorian feminist we should all be grateful to is as entertaining as it is necessary Daisy Goodwin Jane Robinson s admiration of Barbara s achievements and her incisive and immersive approach to writing her life story ensures that her subject catches the sun Times Literary SupplementYou have probably not heard of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon but you certainly should have done Name any modern human rights movement and she was a pioneer feminism equal opportunities diversity inclusion mental health awareness Black Lives Matter While her name has been omitted from too many history books it was Barbara that opened the doors for more famous names to walk through And her influence owed as much to who she was as to what she did people loved her for

Jaio eta mende bat geroago, Eduardo Chillidak oso presente jarraitzen du gure artean. Haren obrek ez dute gaurkotasun eta interesik galdu, eta haren idazkiek arteaz, filosofiaz, infinituaz, denboraz edo espazioaz aritzen diren gogoeten bidez inarrosten gaituzte oraindik. Chillidak bere buruaz zioen galderetan aditua zela, baina erantzunak ez zituen bere obran bakarrik ematen. Bere pentsamenduak gordetzen dituzten eta liburu honetan bildu diren hainbat testutan ere egin zuen.Chillidaren mendeurrena ospatu nahi duen haren idazkien edizio berezi honek Bernardo Atxagaren alegia eder bat ere biltzen du, eskultoreari eskainia, hala nola kronologia oso bat, haren bizitzako eta obretako irudi ugariz hornitua. XX. mendeko artista handienetako bat izan zena omentzeko eta haren pentsamenduaren eta obraren erabateko modernitatea gogoratzeko liburu bat.