The Arts books

Not only does Sir Claude Phillips offer the reader a studied and insightful loook into the work of one of the world's...  Read More >>

The art of Siberia is a fascinating subject, and the artifacts discovered in the hidden archives of the Russian...  Read More >>

Ukiyo-e (‘pictures of the floating world’) is a branch of Japanese art which originated during the period of prosperity...  Read More >>

""E' tutta scena!"" contiene quattro commedie brillanti, ambientate in epoche che vanno dagli anni cinquanta ad...  Read More >>

Although the techniques of classical ballet were invented by French and Italian masters two hundred years ago, the...  Read More >>

Lucas Cranach (1472-1553) was one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, as shown by the diversity of his artistic...  Read More >>

Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) gehört zu den berühmtesten Künstlern der Welt. Als Vertreter der europäischen Malerei...  Read More >>

Im Gegensatz zum mittelalterlichen Obskurantismus hat sich in Europa vom 14. bis zum 16. Jahrhundert die RenaissancealsWiedergeburt...  Read More >>

Empires are born. Empires reach their peak. Empires die, but leave their mark through their architecture and artistic...  Read More >>

Few people discuss the fact that Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was the most important artist of the 20th century. Born...  Read More >>

Reflecting the artistic expression of an isolated civilization, the works of Hokusai, one of the first Japanese...  Read More >>

If sensuality had a name, it would be without doubt Utamaro. Delicately underlining the Garden of Pleasures that...  Read More >>

Bei der Romantik handelte es sich um eine Reaktion auf den im 19. Jahrhundert vorherrschenden Klassizismus. Die...  Read More >>

Das Wort Rokoko leitet sich wahrscheinlich von dem vermutlich in französischen Emigrantenkreisen aufgekommenen Wort...  Read More >>

Der Symbolismus ist eine Erscheinung des Fin-de-Siècle, der seinen Anfang in den 1880er Jahren in Frankreich nahm...  Read More >>

September 4, 476 A. D. marked the end of the Western Roman Empire. After several centuries of prosperity, Europe...  Read More >>

Divulging the rich tradition of homosexuality in the arts from an unabashed perspective, Gay Art examines the...  Read More >>

Ukiyo-e, imágenes del universo en mutación, es el nombre de un género artístico nacido en Japón durante el próspero...  Read More >>

El Renacimiento se inició a finales del siglo catorce en Italia y ya estaba extendido por toda Europa en la segunda...  Read More >>

El Simbolismo apareció en Francia y Europa entre la década de 1880 y el principio del siglo veinte. Los simbolistas,...  Read More >>

El arte naif se hizo popular por primera vez a finales del siglo diecinueve. Hasta ese momento, esta forma de expresión...  Read More >>

Chagall was one the 20th century's most singular and most enigmatic painters. His works are both beautiful and dizzying,...  Read More >>

Chagall was one the 20th century's most singular and most enigmatic painters. His works are both beautiful and dizzying,...  Read More >>

William Hogarth a rédigé son Analyse de la Beauté en 1753, dans le contexte des Lumières. À travers ce texte captivant,...  Read More >>

À la fin des années 1970, Veretta Cobler explore avec son appareil photo le véritable monde de la nuit new-yorkaise,...  Read More >>