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En este diario de un genio, la voz de Leonardo nos invita a recorrer su mundo más íntimo: sus obsesiones, sus inventos, los encargos artísticos de los monarcas, la rivalidad con Miguel Ángel, la génesis de La Ultima Cena, los encuentros con madonna Lisa,

WINNER of The Art Newspaper / AXA Exhibition Catalogue Award 2007 Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo was an intriguing artist who painted some of the most beautiful and fascinating ceramics produced in Renaissance Italy. With surfaces entirely painted with scenes from classical literature, Roman history or the Bible, his dishes were much sought after by the educated elite of his time, and continue to fascinate ceramics enthusiasts today. The colors of his works appear as fresh now as when the pieces were first made, providing a sense of immediacy that brings the culture of Xantos Italy to life before our eyes. Accompanying an exhibition at the Wallace Collection - the first ever dedicated to the artist - this book puts the work of Xanto and his contemporaries in its historical, political and artistic context. Xantos cut and paste method of incorporating figures derived from prints is explored, his artistic development is traced and the spread of his influence assessed. Included is a full transcription of Xantos sonnet sequence, published, for the first time with an English translation. An appendix comprising a list of Xantos works is another first. Accompanied an exhibition at the Wallace Collection, London, opening 25 January. John Mallet is curator of the exhibition, formerly Keeper in the Department of Ceramics and Glass in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the world authority on Xanto.

Comprehensive visual biography of Andy Warhol, one of art''s greatest personalities.Conceived and edited by Phaidon Editors, with an introduction by Dave Hickey A spectacular visual biography of the life and career of one of the most colourful and innovative artists of the twentieth century A rare, behind-the-scenes look at the New York art world of the 1950s to the 1980s Introduction by renegade art critic Dave Hickey, who has his own cult following, and additional texts by Bruno Bischofberger, Ronnie Cutrone, David Dalton, Kenneth Goldsmith, Ivan Karp and Peggy Phelan A must-have for Warhol fans and any pop culture enthusiast is accessible to all at this amazing new price There is perhaps no artist of the 20th century that is as famous and infamous as Andy Warhol; Andy Warhol "Giant" Size takes its inspiration from the over-the-top quality of Andy Warhol''s life, career, and legacy and in a mammoth format and huge extent depicts, in roughly chronological order, the major events, people, works, and moments in the life of an artist who continues to be endlessly fascinating to those inside and outside of the art world. Now available in a new format.

“Accoppiando alla fierezza del Caravaggio lo scelto del naturale, ed il bel colore della scuola Lombarda, Ribera compose la maniera che fu sua propria.”

“Il Tintoretto è stato adorno di quei più nobili requisiti che valgono a costituire un pittore nella sublimità maggiore d'arte sì rara ed eccellente.”

Paralelamente a su actividad creadora, que lo encumbró a un lugar privilegiado de la pintura vanguardista española, Antonio Saura dedicó un espacio importante de su vida a la escritura y a la reflexion sobre el arte. Despues de Fijeza, que agrupa sus ensayos sobre pintura, y Cronicas, recopilacion de articulos en los que el pintor comenta sus visitas a museos y sus paisajes preferidos, se publica Visor, extenso volumen que recoge los pensamientos de Antonio Saura sobre los artistas que, en un sentido o en otro, mas le interesaron o influyeron.

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Par son talent de rendre la nature avec tant de liberté, Velázquez fut nommé un second Caravage; on trouve dans sa manière l'énergie des Grecs, la correction des Romains, la douceur des Vénitiens.

“Compitió Velázquez con Caravaggio en la valentía del pintar; lució su arte con la energía de los griegos, con la diligencia de los romanos y con la ternura de los venecianos.”

Sofonisba Anguissola Ponzoni (Cremona, hacia 1532-35; Palermo, 1625) fue una insigne pintora del Renacimiento, celebrada por contemporáneos de la talla de Vasari y Miguel Ángel. Debido a la prohibicion de que las mujeres firmasen sus obras, muchos de sus cuadros han sido atribuidos a pintores masculinos como El Greco, Sanchez Coello o Tiziano y solo en las ultimas decadas se esta reconociendo su verdadera autoria. Estuvo en la Corte de Felipe II como dama de compañia de Isabel de Valois y, gran retratista, dejo una galeria de retratos de la familia real española, Su obra hoy se en- cuentra presente en muchos de los grandes Museos europe- os y otros del mundo. Este libro pretende contribuir a la recuperacion de su memoria y de su gran legado artistico.

"Combinando la fiereza de Caravaggio con la elección de lo natural, y el fino color de la escuela Lombarda, José de Ribera (1591-1652) llegó a crear su propia manera."