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Today, it seems astonishing that the work of Edouard Manet (1832-83), the master French painter, was controversial in his day. His subversive handling of both paint and subject matter, coupled ...

Since the original series of Practical Building Conservation appeared in 1988, it has become a standard reference for those caring for historic buildings large and small: essential reading for architects, ...

Le catalogue accompagne une exposition intitulée "Vrai ? Faux - Le primitif italien était presque parfait", qui trouve tout son sens au Palais Fesch-musée des Beaux-Arts. Le cardinal Fesch appartient ...

The discovery of magnificent ancient bronze sculptures that spent millennia on the seabed and emerged unscathed is just one factor to have fed the continued fascination with this prized artistic ...

Chaque année, des millions de visiteurs se pressent au Louvre, en quête de sens et d'histoire autant que de beauté. Pour répondre à cette double attente, le musée propose une ...

This volume is about the history and cultural use of turquoise in Mexico and North America. Contributions address the meanings and significance of turquoise in its archaeological, historical and ethnographic ...

This volume holds a datelist of 1285 radiocarbon determinations carried out between 1981 and 1988 on behalf of the Ancient Monuments Laboratory of English Heritage. It contains supporting information about ...

Las artes de la mar, una obra clásica calificada de "Biblia náutica", ha sido revisada y completamente actualizada para esta nueva edición, tras una amplia colaboración internacional entre expertos marítimos ...

The overall theme of this volume is the artistic process as manifested in the artwork itself and as documented in visual and written sources. While many of the papers look ...

Based on the comprehensive study of one of the most important collections of Maya art in the United States, Ancient Maya Art at Dumbarton Oaks is a scholarly introduction to ...

Este catálogo recoge la exposición que, tras celebrarse en las Gallerie d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea de Ferrara (Italia), tendrá lugar este verano en el Museo de Bellas Artes del Palacio ...

El artista es presentado en la diversidad y complejidad de su trayectoria, de su trabajo con sistemas de proporciones y texturas diversas debido a su invención de las rimas plásticas. ...

Over the past four decades, Kimiko and John Powers amassed what has become recognized as the premier collection of Japanese art in the United States. One of the largest and ...

L'exposition " 1917 " questionne la création artistique en temps de guerre, à l'échelle de cette " année impossible " au cours de laquelle le monde s'enlise dans un conflit ...

Quelque mille cinq cent cinquante années avant notre ère, sur les bords de la Manche ou de la mer du Nord, un bateau fut construit pour naviguer en mer et ...

Stories in Sterling interprets these compelling objects within a cultural context, focusing on the men and women that made, used, and treasured these objects. The exhibition is organized thematically and ...

" Mon cúur a toujours été à la peinture. J'ai le sentiment d'être né peintre. " Gustave Doré Gustave Doré est né à Strasbourg en 1832, mais il fit une ...

"Durer and Beyond" presents a selection of 100 works from the Metropolitan Museum's outstanding collection of German, Swiss, Austrian, and Bohemian drawings. Featured are numerous drawings by Albrecht Durer, including ...

This volume investigates how the issue of power is approached by scholars of the South American Andes in order to obtain a comparative perspective. Participants represent a wide range of ...

In 1936, Jackson Pollock traveled to Dartmouth College to view Jose Clemente Orozco's mural The Epic of American Civilization, which had been unveiled in Baker Library two years earlier. The ...