The King's Glass
- 256 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
Each year more than 250,000 people visit the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, one of Europe's best-known buildings.
Carola Hicks Libros
Carola Hicks se adentra en el ámbito de la historia del arte, centrándose en las culturas visuales del período medieval. Su obra a menudo examina obras de arte específicas como tapices y retratos, descubriendo sus narrativas ocultas y contextos sociales. Hicks combina la rigurosa erudición de una historiadora del arte con un estilo narrativo cautivador, dando vida a épocas pasadas. Sus análisis son perspicaces y su prosa atractiva, ofreciendo a los lectores una profunda mirada bajo la superficie de piezas icónicas.
The Bayeux Tapestry
- 352 páginas
- 13 horas de lectura
The vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Hicks shows us this world and the miracle of the tapestry's making: the stitches, dyes and strange details in the margins. For centuries it lay ignored in Bayeux cathedral until its 'discovery' in the eighteenth century.
Girl in a Green Gown
- 272 páginas
- 10 horas de lectura
The Arnolfini portrait, painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, is one of the world's most famous paintings. This title tells the story of the painting's survival through fires, battles, hazardous sea journeys, and its role as a mirror reflecting the culture and history of the time - from jewel of the Hapsburg empire to Napoleonic war trophy.