Laokoon, das Gero-Kruzifix, der Dreiknigsschrein von Nikolaus von Verdun, Donatellos David, Michelangelos Sklave, Schlters Reiterdenkmal des Groen Kurfrsten, Klingers Beethoven, die Schwarze Nana von Niki de Saint-Phalle u.a.m. zhlen zu den 150 Meisterwerken der Skulptur aus ber 2500 Jahren, die der Band mit Abbildung und Texterluterung vorstellt.
Laokoon, das Gero-Kruzifix, der Dreiknigsschrein von Nikolaus von Verdun, Donatellos David, Michelangelos Sklave, Schlters Reiterdenkmal des Groen Kur...
Erhabene Stille Die launenhafte Herrlichkeit der Natur Die Einsamkeit des Menschen und die raue Schönheit der Natur sind die vorherrschenden Themen im Werk Caspar David Friedrichs (1774-1840), dieses großen Malers der Romantik, dessen Bedeutung und Einfluss oft unterschätzt wurden.
Erhabene Stille Die launenhafte Herrlichkeit der Natur Die Einsamkeit des Menschen und die raue Schönheit der Natur sind die vorherrschenden Themen i...
The prints of darkness The art, theory, and woodcut print revolution of Albrecht Durer
A polymath of the German Renaissance, Albrecht Durer (1471 1528) was a prolific artist, theorist, and writer whose works explored everything from religion to art theory to philosophy. His vast body of work includes altarpieces, portraits, self-portraits, watercolors, and books, but is most celebrated for its astonishing collection of woodcut prints, which transformed printmaking from an artisan practice into a whole new art form.
The prints of darkness The art, theory, and woodcut print revolution of Albrecht Durer
The face of Spain: The undeniable pinnacle of the golden age of Spanish paintingAcclaimed for its blending of realism with atmosphere, and for its deeply sensitive appreciation of character, the work of Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (1599 1660) represents the undeniable pinnacle of the golden age of Spanish painting.Born in Seville but of Portuguese origin, Velazquez became Court Painter to Philip IV in 1623. A steady worker, using primarily sombre low-toned coloring, he met Rubens in 1628, and soon after made a first trip to Italy. The pictures painted there reveal a growing interest...
The face of Spain: The undeniable pinnacle of the golden age of Spanish paintingAcclaimed for its blending of realism with atmosphere, and for its dee...
Renaissance presence Hans Holbein the Younger, portraitist extraordinaire
Religion, Renaissance, and Reformation - these three ideologies shaped the world of 16th-century portraitist Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98-1543), a pivotal figure of the Northern Renaissance, whose skills took him to Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, and England, and garnered patrons and subjects as prestigious as Henry VIII, Thomas More, Anne of Cleves, and Reformation advocate Thomas Cromwell.
While he started out with,...
Renaissance presence Hans Holbein the Younger, portraitist extraordinaire
