Titoli in Storia e critica

A compelling call to rediscover the transformative power of art in an age of distraction, coercion, and spectacle – featuring an introduction from Pulitzer Prize–winning author Donna Tartt In Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, J. F. Martel offers a compelling and incisive meditation on...

The Hague, 1882, a howling winter's night. Sien and her daughter are on the brink of surrendering to the bitter cold, their exhaustion, their hunger, when a good Samaritan appears. Vincent van Gogh, a struggling artist, provides them with warmth and shelter for the night. Fascinated by Sien -...

Tadeusz i Wojciech Kossakowie, synowie znanego malarza Juliusza, byli bliźniakami. Ożenili się z pannami Kisielnickimi, kuzynkami. Tadeusz i Anna byli rodzicami znanej pisarki: Zofii Kossak-Szczuckiej-Szatkowskiej. Wojciech i Maria wydali na świat poetkę: Lilkę (Marię Pawlikowską-Jasnorzewską), satyryczkę: Madzię (Magdalenę Samozwaniec) i malarza: Jerzego Kossaka. Jak to się stało, że domy podobnych do siebie jak dwie krople wody braci, które prowadziły tak podobne do siebie kobiety, prawie siostry - były odległe, jak dwa różne światy?

Un viaje fantástico al esplendor del Reino de los Faraones: Alejandría, Guiza, Sakkara, Dendera, Karnak, Luxor, Deir el-Bahari, Deir el-Medina, Medinet-Habu, File, Abu Simbel, Elefantina, Asuán y La tumba de Nefertari.

Por las páginas de este libro desfilan personajes importantes de la mitología greco-romana tales como Prometeo, Deucalión, Pirra, Faetón, Europa, Perseo, Dédalo, Ícaro, Meleagro, Tántalo, Pélope, Níobe, los argonautas, Heracles, Teseo… Estos relatos, basados en las fuentes clásicas y ya imprescindibles para el conocimiento de la mitología, los debemos al erudito, poeta y escritor alemán Gustav Schwab (Stuttgart, [redacted-phone-number]), quien resultó un entusiasta divulgador de la cultura clásica y recopiló las sagas y leyendas de su país en la colección titulada Die schönsten Geschichten und

The groundbreaking biography of Booker Prize-winning novelist and art historian Anita Brookner, from one of our leading literary biographers. Hermione Lee reveals the full story of a brilliant, idiosyncratic and complex woman and goes deep into Anita Brookner’s marvellous work in all its...

A dazzlingly original and ambitious audiobook on the history of female self-portraiture by one of today's most well-respected art critics. Until the twentieth century, art history was, in the main, written by white men who tended to write about other white men. The idea that women in the West...

The first major work of art history to focus on women artists and their engagement with the spirit world, by the author of The Mirror and the Palette. It's not so long ago that a woman's expressed interest in other realms would have ruined her reputation, or even killed her. And yet spiritualism...

In Art, painter, critic, and modern-art advocate Walter Pach examines the uneasy state of American visual culture in the early twentieth century. Pach argues that wealthy collectors and museums too often treat art as a prestige commodity, pouring money into established European masterpieces...

A Pulitzer Prize Winner and landmark book from one of the truly original scholars of our time: a magnificent revelation of turn-of-the-century Vienna where out of a crisis of political and social disintegration so much of modern art and thought was born. "Not only is it a splendid exploration of...

From one of the most admired reporters covering China today comes a vital new account of the life and political vision of Xi Jinping, the authoritarian leader of the People's Republic whose hard-edged tactics have set the rising superpower on a collision with Western liberal democracies. As a China reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Chun Han Wong has chronicled Xi's hardline strategy for crushing dissent and his political repression in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. Now, Wong has drawn on his years of reporting across China to create a lucid and historically rooted account of China's leader.

The “gripping and meticulously researched” (The Times, London) true story of the determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China’s Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond. Spring 1933: The silent courtyards and palaces of Peking’s Forbidden...

Based on a real-life event, an epic historical novel from the award-winning author of Things in Jars that illuminates the lives of two characters: a girl shipwrecked on an island off Western Australia and, three hundred years later, a boy finding a home with his grandfather on the very same...

Bestselling, award-winning writer Simon Garfield returns with an enthralling investigation of humans’ peculiar fascination with small things—and what small things tell us about our larger world. “[Simon Garfield is] an exuberant truffle-hound of the recondite and delightful factoid.”...

«Меньше значит больше» стало мантрой современных гуру минимализма, которые обещают, что избавление от избыточного количества вещей — это ключ к решению большинства проблем. Минимализм приобрел огромную популярность. Кайл Чайка, известный культурный обозреватель, критик, искусствовед на протяжении многих лет изучает минималистские тренды. Поиски приводят автора к философским и духовным истокам минимализма, а также к историям истинных минималистов — художников, архитекторов, музыкантов.

The summer of 1957 pressed down on the Choctaw communities like a hand over a mouth, suffocating and relentless. In the pine-shadowed hollows of Neshoba County, Mississippi, the heat rose from red clay roads in shimmering waves, distorting the view of weathered houses that leaned like tired...

Unlock the inspiring art history of human creativity to understand why cultural upheavals continuously redefine beauty. Perfect for your daily commute or a contemplative evening of lifelong learning, this thought-provoking narrative treats humanity’s artistic evolution as a living, urgent...

Delve into art history and human evolution, tracing our ancient drive to create from torchlit caves to glowing screens. This evocative chronicle bypasses elite catalogues to reveal a grounded, deeply human story of innovation. You will meet the anonymous weavers, carvers, and everyday...

Trace the captivating cultural history of adornment to see how ancient artifacts and royal gems shaped human evolution. Perfect for an educational commute, this immersive listening experience transforms simple ornaments into powerful records of belief, status, and identity. Whether you are...

Trace the evolution of human expression from ancient symbols to modern calligraphy in this immersive art history journey. Perfect for a relaxing commute or a mindful listening session, this narrative transforms everyday penmanship into a profound exploration of culture. Journey alongside ancient...