Cette série vous emmène dans un voyage à travers le monde captivant de l'art, de l'Antiquité à l'ère moderne. Explorez des œuvres majeures et les artistes qui ont façonné la culture visuelle, offrant des perspectives profondes sur diverses périodes et styles artistiques. Chaque volume illumine la beauté et la puissance de la créativité humaine à travers les âges. C'est une exploration essentielle pour les amateurs d'art et les passionnés d'histoire.
Features a fresh introduction to the life and art of one of the most famous artists in the world, followed by his best-known works beautifully reproduced full-page in an appealing hardback gift book.
Beginning with a fresh and thoughtful introduction to the Art Deco movement and its influences on fashion, Art Deco Fashion: Masterpieces of Art showcases these luxurious and progressive works in all their glory.
Features an introduction to the life and art of the famous Impressionist, and beautifully reproduced full-page artworks in an appealing hardback gift book.
Woodblock printing is a traditional artistic medium in Japan renowned for its use in ukiyo-e prints. Beginning with a thoughtful introduction to Japanese woodblock art, Japanese Woodblocks Masterpieces of Art goes on to showcase key works by artists such as Katsuhika Hokusai and Ando Hiroshige.
Klimt's extravagant work was an obsessive manifestation of the dazzling intellectual society of his time and he painted very large canvases combining oils with gold foil. This beautiful new book brings together a wide selection of Klimt's magnificent work.
Prior to the invention of the printing press, all books had to be written by hand. Manuscripts are the beautiful manifestation of this craft, and the most precious and expensive of such manuscripts were 'illuminated' through the use of brightly coloured pigments and gold embellishments. Beginning with a fresh and thoughtful introduction to illuminated manuscripts, Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces of Art goes on to showcase key works in this stunning artistic genre.
Revised edition of the bestselling backlist title. William Morris was an outstanding character of many talents, being an architect, writer, social campaigner, artist and, with his Kelmscott Press, an important figure of the Arts and Crafts movement. Many of us probably know him best, however, from his superb furnishings and textile designs, intricately weaving together natural motifs in a highly stylized two-dimensional fashion influenced by medieval conventions. Following on from the bestselling success of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Alphonse Mucha, of the same series, this delightful new book offers a survey of his life and work alongside some of his finest decorative work. It is a richly beautiful book.
A beautiful new gift art book all about Edvard Munch, the Norwegian artist behind the first truly Expressionist picture The Scream. Beginning with a fresh and captivating introduction to Munch's life and art, the book showcases several of his works in all their glory.
The Pre-Raphaelites, earlier known as the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, were a society of English artists. Their name was a reference to their rejection of the Renaissance master Raphael and the immensely popular classical poses. Their integral and controversial movement is explored in this beautifully illustrated new book.
A group of primarily Scottish artists (mainly William York Macgregor, Joseph Crawhall, George Henry, Edward Atkinson Hornel, Sir John Lavery and Arthur Melville) painting in a range of styles, the Glasgow Boys were active around the turn of the 20th century. Their Impressionism and livid Realism created stunning works of art.
William Morris was an outstanding character of many talents and an important figure of the Arts and Crafts movement. William Morris Masterpieces of Art offers a survey of his life and work alongside stunning decorative works.