Gustav IIIs Collection including his own and other famous architects drawings, accompanied Gustav IV Adolf during his exile in 1809. The collection was returned to Sweden via a purchase in ...

It is well known that architecture has the potential to support and promote ideological propaganda. In the totalitarian regimes of twentieth-century Europe, political leaders clearly understood that potential and knew ...

A selection of twelve previously published papers by Ernst Grube which examine specific materials used in Islamic decorative arts. Six papers examine pottery and tiles, one considers Ilkhanis stucco work ...

A testament to the Detroit Institute of Arts rich and diverse collection, this impressive catalogue brings together a selection of the museums masterworks in American, European, African, Asian, Native American, ...

An in-depth look at the influence of Zaha Hadid's pedagogy on her practice and the architecture field The first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and the designer of ...

Provides a comprehensive insight into the complete works of global design and innovation by the prolific industry giant, Ralph Johnson from Perkins+Will Presents a vivid and yielding portrayal of Ralph ...

Recycling Beauty' is an unprecedented study dedicated entirely to the reuse of Greek and Roman antiquities in post-antique contexts, from the Middle Ages to the Baroque era. The exhibition is ...

Los artistas latinoamericanos han ido adquiriendo cada vez más relevancia internacional a medida que el mundo del arte ha ido descubriendo las extraordinarias escenas artísticas de la zona. En un ...

Clenched, raw and pressingly urgent: Chaïm Soutines vivid paintings are testimonies to a sense of human vulnerability and an existence on the margins of society. Intensely colored, his meaty impasto ...

This beautifully illustrated book offers a fresh scholarly appraisal of Frans Hals, more than 30 years since the last large exhibition devoted to his work. Essays cover all the important ...

Alberto Campo Baeza, one of contemporary architectures most distinguished voices, is renowned for a body of work that exudes the power of radical simplicity. The architectural ideas expressed in his ...

Manuel Salvador Carmona (1734-1820) fue el más destacado grabador de la España ilustrada. Desde su formación en París como primer pensionado de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San ...

« On fonctionne comme on peut. Et moi jai besoin pour me renouveler, pour me développer, de fonctionner toujours différemment dune chose à lautre, sans esthétique a priori Ce qui ...

This book features the work of Innsbruck-based architecture studio LAAC. Since 2012, this leading Austrian firm has been developing and exploring innovative architectural responses to contemporary urban and landscape challenges. ...

La pintura de caballete comprende un amplio abanico de posibilidades tanto materiales como técnicas y procedimentales. Por su parte, los artistas han incorporado progresivamente, a lo largo de la historia, ...

Often regarded as an artistic movement of interwar Paris, Surrealism comprised an international community of artists, writers, and intellectuals who have aspired to change the conditions of life itself over ...

En septiembre de 2023 se cumplen 50 años de uno de los episodios históricos de la segunda mitad del siglo XX de mayor impacto mund ial: el golpe de estado ...

Sir David Chipperfield, nació en Londres en 1953. Estudió en la Es cuela de Arte Kingston y en la Archi tectural Association de Londres antes de fundar su propio estudio ...

La obra de Mariano Fortuny (1838-1874), uno de los creadores más importantes del siglo xix, transpira ideología, refleja un sistema de valores burgueses de sesgo conservador caracterizados por su defensa ...

'Dutch Landscape: An Overview' is the ultimate introduction to the Dutch landscape for students, professionals, and landscape enthusiasts. Lragely created by its inhabitants, the landscape of The Netherlands is primarily ...