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The delicate splendour and fairytale beauty of Islamic artThe art which arose from the 7th century in the Islamic empires reached from Spain and Morocco to the borders of China. It bore the stamp above all of Arabs, Persians and Turks, but outstanding contributions also came from Egypt and India. "Islamic Art" presents prominent luxury ceramics, prayer mats, goldsmithery, as well as witnesses to the decorative arts and calligraphy – and above all the masterpieces of the splendidly colourful courtly book illumination of Persia and the Mughal emperors of India. The book examines the contributions of the different countries and how they influenced each other, and in this way vividly illustrates the unfolding of the delicate splendour and fairytale beauty of Islamic art from its beginnings into the modern era.

This visceral life: Seeing the world through Expressionist eyes. Sharp angles, strange forms, vivid colors, and distorted perspectives define Expressionism, a twentieth-century movement prioritizing emotion over objective reality. Originating mainly in Germany and Austria, it became a significant international influence in art history. With key groups like Die Brucke (The Bridge) and Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), and prominent figures such as Wassily Kandinsky, Egon Schiele, and Emil Nolde, Expressionists rejected Impressionism, which they viewed as a mere reproduction of the outer world. Instead, they sought to depict raw, visceral experiences of life, emphasizing feelings over appearances. Their works are characterized by intense, non-naturalistic color palettes, loose brushwork, and thick textures, all brimming with emotive force. This introductory book delves into the stylistic tendencies, influences, and significant figures of the movement, exploring the diverse panorama of moods, ideas, and emotions that reflect their quest for authenticity. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre series includes approximately 100 color illustrations with captions, a detailed introduction, a timeline of key political and cultural events, and a selection of important works presented with interpretations and artist biographies.

"Discover how scenes of daily life and delicate dabs of color shocked the art world establishment. In this introduction to Impressionism, we explore the artists, subjects, and techniques that first brought the easel out of the studio and shifted artistic attention from history, religion, or portraiture to the evanescent ebb and flow of modern life. As we tour the theaters, bars, and parks of Paris and beyond, we take in the movement's radical innovations in style and subject, from the principle of plein air painting to the rapid, broken brushwork that allowed the Impressionists to emphasize spontaneity, movement, and the changing qualities of light. We take a close look at their unusual new perspectives and their fresh palette of pure, unblended colors, including many vivid shades that brought a whole new level of chromatic intensity to the canvas. Along the way, we recognized Impressionism's established greats, such as Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, and Camille Pissarro, as well as many associated artists worthy of closer attention, including Marie Bracquemond, Medardo Rosso, and Fritz von Udhe." -- Provided by publisher

Beginning in the 14th century and working its way through the ages up to the current day, this book examines the portrait via the most beloved and important examples in history.The featured artists include Simone Martini, Jan van Eyck, Albrecht Durer, Hans Holbein the Younger, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, Parmigianino, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Diego Velazquez, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Francisco de Goya, Jaques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, Vincent van Gogh, Oskar Kokoschka, Ferdinand Hodler, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and Chuck Close.Each book in TASCHEN's "Basic Genre Series" features: a detailed introduction with approximately 35 photographs, plus a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, etc.) that took place during the time period; a selection of the most important works of the epoch; each is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and, on the facing page, a description/interpretation of the work and brief biography of the artist as well as additional information such as a reference work, portrait of the artist, and/or citations.

Después del rococó, el alto estilo del barroco se adentra en la facilidad y la alegría. El sentimiento y la emoción prevalecen sobre la razón. Sin embargo, las fiestas galantes y los juegos pastorales, la elegancia refinada y la idílica historia de amor son a menudo solo representaciones teatrales y sueños de una serenidad elegíaca que ocultan la conciencia del paraíso perdido.

Founded as a backlash against abstract expressionism, minimalism was characterized by simplified, stripped-down forms and materials used to express ideas in a direct and impersonal manner. By presenting objects as simple objects, minimal artists sought to communicate without referring to expressive or historical themes. This critical movement, which began in the 1960s and branched out into land art, performance art, and conceptual art, is still a major influence today. Featured artists: Carl Andre, Stephen Antonakos, Jo Baer, Larry Bell, Ronald Bladen, Walter De Maria, Dan Flavin, Robert Grosvenor, Eva Hesse, Donald Judd, Gary Kuehn, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, John McCracken, Robert Morris, Robert Ryman, Fred Sandback, Richard Serra, Tony Smith, Robert Smithson, Anne Truitt.

"Genuine ideas to express" Sometimes considered the first avant-garde art movement, the Pre-Raphaelites rejected their era’s dominant artistic theories for what they saw as a more spiritual, naturalistic and intensely personal approach. Fascinated by the romantic aspects of medieval culture and the vivid, jewel-like colors of Quattrocento art, the movement abhored the Classical poses and composition of Raphael and those influenced by him—hence the group’s name—and the influence of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the original Pre-Raphaelites were joined by William Michael Rossetti, James Collinson, Frederic George Stephens and Thomas Woolner to form a seven-member "brotherhood". Its influence on many later British artists was extensive, and Rossetti’s work is now seen as a precursor of the wider European Symbolist movement. This book examines the group’s emergence, development, influence, and subsequent demise. About the Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre Series

This work in the Basic Genre series features more than 35 photographs, descriptions, and interpretations of the featured works, and a brief biography of the artists.

Dreamlike, fantastic imagery With Salvador Dalí at its mast, the great ship of Surrealism launched off into the wild and turbulent sea of the Roaring Twenties, its sails puffed full of winds blown by Sigmund Freud and André Breton. With dreamlike, fantastic imagery, the Surrealists made great, sensational waves in the art world. The influence of artists such as Dalí, Ernst, and Magritte, on 20th century film, theatre, literature, and thought is inestimable.Featured artists Hans Arp, Brassaï, Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Alberto Giacometti, Paul Klee, René Magritte, André Masson,, Matta, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Meret Oppenheim, and Yves Tanguy About the Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre Series

El arte gótico más antiguo se remonta a mediados del siglo XII en Francia, desde donde se difundió por toda Europa occidental hasta el siglo XV. Este estilo, que dominó la estética europea durante cuatro siglos, se destacó tanto en la arquitectura, especialmente en catedrales e iglesias, como en las artes: pintura, escultura, vitrales, manuscritos iluminados y frescos. Predominantemente religioso, el arte gótico era oscuro y emocional, marcado por la intensidad y un formalismo lógico. El período gótico tardío, conocido como el Estilo Internacional, fue un precursor del Renacimiento. Entre los artistas destacados se encuentran Giotto di Bondone, Duccio di Bouninsegna, Dieric Bouts, Robert Campin, Cimabue, Petrus Christus, Barthélemy d’Eyck, Jan van Eyck, Andrea da Firenze, Jean Fouquet, Nicolas Froment, Hugo van der Goes, Jaume Huguet, Stefan Lochner, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Simone Martini, y otros maestros que contribuyeron a esta rica tradición artística.

Detailed introduction to Dadaism with 30 photographs plus timeline of most important political, cultural, scientific and sporting events. Body of book contains 35 of most important works of epoch with interpretationand artist biography.

Tracing the issues and concerns of the first generation of artists involved in the foundation of the movement, this guide to conceptual art, includes an essay exploring the historical basis of conceptual art, and its relationship to the dominant aesthetics of the 1960s, namely the modernist theory of Clement Greenberg and his disciples.

Includes a detailed introduction with approximately 30 photographs, and a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, sporting, etc.) that took place during the time period.

Укутанная снегом земля расстилается под свинцовым небом. Несмотря на мороз, люди колют дрова, выгоняют скот... Начиная с одного из первых европейских пейзажей, содержащихся в "Роскошном часослове герцога Беррийского" (ок. 1410-1416), книга Норберта Вольфа прослеживает развитие пейзажной живописи вплоть до стилизованных абстрактных изображений поп-арта. Пейзаж в искусстве отнюдь не является простым отражением природных ландшафтов. В истории пейзажной живописи находит свое выражение история видения и восприятия, которая привносит в живопись некую социальную составляющую. Живопись остается тем экраном, на который вплоть до наших дней проецируются человеческие желания, надежды и страхи.

Einführung in die Kunst der Romanik mit 35 Beispielen zur Malerei und Skulptur.

Diario El País. Madrid. 2008. 23 cm. 96 p. il. col. y n. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Bauer, Hermann 1892-1919. Ingo F. Walther (ed.) ; traducción, José M. García Pelegrín. "Taschen". Pintura barroca. Europa. Prater, Andreas. 1945- .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 978-84-9815-588-4

From rolling meadows to moody skies, how does the beauty, complexity, and dimensions of the world translate to artistic expression? Explore the evolution and importance of the landscape genre from the late Middle Ages to modern times in this selection of some of the most important landscapes in history from practitioners as diverse as Titian, ..

El arte video es un medio que ha evolucionado con el desarrollo de la tecnología, especialmente con la llegada de la cámara portátil. Desde sus inicios, donde las imágenes se transmitían directamente a un monitor conectado a la cámara, los artistas han comenzado a crear obras más largas y complejas, presentadas a menudo en instalaciones que utilizan múltiples pantallas. En el ámbito del arte contemporáneo, se pueden encontrar tanto obras de video de carácter conceptual como aquellas que hacen referencia a la cultura pop, incluyendo videoclips y cine, así como performances y experimentos sobre la percepción visual. Este libro ofrece una visión general de las diversas variaciones que ha experimentado el arte video desde sus comienzos hasta la actualidad, utilizando ejemplos significativos para ilustrar su desarrollo y transformación a lo largo del tiempo.

The birth of the occidental concept of man The 18th century`s Neoclassicist movement, with its white marble sculptures inspired by the art of the ancient world, has helped Greek art to remain vivid in our memories even today. But the reality of ancient art was entirely different, as surfaces were in fact much more brut. As author Michael Siebler points out, recent findings have revealed that the seemingly perfect bodies of statues and sculptures were very often painted in flamboyant colors and ornaments. Thus ancient Greek art combined a high level of classical identity with an equal amount of sensuality. Despite being viewed in a new light, the beauty of the works of art persists. Including detailed analyses of the following Alexander-sarcophagus; Apoxyomenos; Amphora; Diskobol; Apoll from Belvedere; Laocoon; Nike from Samothrake; the altar from Pergamon, now in Berlin; the Alexander-mosaic in Naples; Harmodios and Aristogeiton, in Naples; Doryphoros; sculptures from the Alphaia-temple, now in Munich; Amphora; Ptolemaier-Cameo in Vienna; Hermes; Apollo from the Zeus-temple in Olympia; numerous sculptures in Athens; Krater, now in New York; some Elgin Marbles in London; the warrior from Riace, now in Reggio . About the Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre Series

Europe's fascination with the art and culture of ancient Egypt has a long tradition. During Roman times, obelisks, statues, and reliefs from pharaonic tombs and temples were transported across the Mediterranean. With the rediscovery of Egypt in modern times, early excavations by Egyptologists, and the rise of Egyptomania in the 19th century, many treasures found their way into European museums and private collections. Today, the Egyptian Museum in Cairo holds the largest collection of ancient Egyptian art in the world. Significant works from this era are also housed in the Louvre in Paris, the British Museum in London, the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, and the Metropolitan Museum in New York. This volume presents notable artifacts including a statue of Djoser, a wooden relief of the high official Hesi-Re, a relief from the sarcophagus of Queen Ashait, the Sphinx of Sesostris III, a statue of Cherihotep, reliefs from the Karnak temple, the sarcophagus of Queen Hatshepsut, wall paintings from Thebes, a statue of the goddess Sekhmet, a statue of Queen Tiye, busts of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, as well as the golden death mask of Tutankhamun and many other precious artifacts.

Detailed introduction to realism with 30 photographs plus timeline of most important political, cultural, scientific and sporting events. Body of books contains 35 of most important works with artist biographies.

Setting up a still life may take no more than gathering a few objects on a table, but infusing its depiction with depth, texture, feeling, and even beauty takes great skill. This book explores a selection of still lifes from the 15th century to the modern day, revealing the historical importance and creative possibilities of this genre.

A finales del siglo XVIII y principios del XIX, surgió entre filósofos, escritores y artistas una nueva conciencia temporal, caracterizada por su heterogeneidad y conocida como Romanticismo. Este movimiento buscaba oponerse a la desilusión de un mundo secularizado. En respuesta al racionalismo de la Ilustración y a los cambios sociales de la industrialización, así como por la decepción tras la Revolución Francesa, se intensificó la conciencia de la individualidad, el placer del yo y el interés por la fantasía, lo maravilloso y lo trascendental. En el arte, se abandonó la Antigüedad y la pura mimesis, desarrollando una comprensión expresiva que redescubría la Edad Media y el Renacimiento. El artista dejó de ser visto como un simple artesano y se convirtió en un genio capaz de revelar la firma divina oculta tras la realidad. Esta época, que abarca aproximadamente de 1760 a 1850, se caracteriza por una confusa diversidad. El volumen examina cómo se manifestaron los ideales del Romanticismo en la pintura de diversas naciones y analiza 31 obras, incluyendo piezas significativas como "El caminante sobre el mar de nubes" de Caspar David Friedrich y "La balsa de la Medusa" de Théodore Géricault.

Der Begriff „Symbolist“ wurde erstmalig 1886 auf die Gedichte von Stéphane Mallarmé und Paul Verlaine angewandt, aber schon bald wurde er auf die bildende Kunst übertragen, wo Künstler die reale Welt durch imaginäre Traumszenen mit psychologischen, sexuellen und mystischen Untertönen ersetzten. Symbolismus war ein internationales Phänomen, das aber besonders in Frankreich Fuß fasste, wo sich Maler wie Gustave Moreau und Odilon Redon vom Realismus, Naturalismus und Impressionismus abgewandt hatten, um esoterische und häufig auch erotische Visionen auf Leinwand zu bannen. Anstelle von Monets lichtdurchfluteten Landschaften oder den bürgerlichen Themen Gustave Courbets wählten die Symbolisten Motive aus der Literatur, der Bibel oder der griechischen Mythologie, um Liebe, Angst, Verzweiflung, Tod, sexuelles Erwachen und unerwidertes Verlangen darzustellen. Anhand ausgewählter Werke von Edward Burne-Jones, Puvis de Chavannes, Gustav Klimt, James Abbot McNeill Whistler, Gustave Moreau und Odilon Redon stellt dieses Buch den Symbolismus vor und beleuchtet seine Verbreitung, seine Intensität und seinen Einfluss.

Pop artists of the 1960s, heralded by the Great Andy Warhol, commented on everything from mainstream media to consumer society to advertising to product packaging with colorful and often comical works. Pop Art's profound influence on contemporary art and culture remains prominent today. Nowhere else can you find so much Pop Art in such a compact, stylish book!

Inspired by the development of Cubism, the Futurist movement was founded in 1909 by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, along with painters Giacomo Balla. Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carra, and Gino Severini. The school, which celebrated technology and the mechanical era, was comprised of painters, sculptors, designers, architects, and writers.

This book brings together a colorful mixture of various works focusing on themes of the fantastic and surreal, starting with B?cklin's ""Toteninsel"" and including Dorothea Tanning, Max Ernst, Hans Bellmer's dolls, the Australian painter Sidney Nolan, Giger's monsters, Cattelan's pope, and the Chapman brothers? hybrids, as well as surreal painting from Magritte and Delvaux, the mystical and sensual work of Gustav Klimt, and Frida Kahlo's dreamlike self-portraits. Artists Balthus, Hans Bellmer, Arnold B?cklin, Fernando Botero, Maurizio Cattelan, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Salvador Dal?, Paul Delvaux, Peter Doig, Alfred Kubin, James Ensor, Max Ernst, Ernst Fuchs, Frida Kahlo, Gustav Klimt, Joan Mir?, Sidney Nolan, Odilon Redon, Dorothea Tanning, Franz von Stuck, Andrew Wyeth.

La Renaissance es considerada una de las transformaciones más progresivas que la humanidad ha experimentado. Trajo consigo un enorme impulso de modernización que abarcó todos los aspectos de la vida. El hombre humilde de la Edad Media se transformó en el consciente "faber mundi", deseoso de comprender y moldear el mundo. A partir del siglo XIV, la Renaissance se expandió desde Italia hacia toda Europa, con Florencia, los Países Bajos y Alemania como centros intelectuales. La movimiento estuvo fuertemente influenciado por el humanismo, que colocó al ser humano como "medida de todas las cosas", dejando atrás las enseñanzas medievales para rediseñar su época a través del redescubrimiento de ideas antiguas. Los artistas se dedicaron intensamente al estudio de la anatomía y la geometría, desarrollando la perspectiva central y buscando representaciones naturalistas. Este volumen esboza una de las épocas más fascinantes de la historia del arte europeo, donde la fuerza creativa del ser humano se desplegó de formas sin precedentes. Los nombres de grandes artistas como Fra Angelico, Miguel Ángel, Rafael y Leonardo da Vinci son leyendas que simbolizan el despertar creativo de este tiempo.

The 20th century saw art go abstract. Where once clear certainties and indisputable forms prevailed, now anarchy seemed to reign supreme. Sensibilities diffused into strange new shapes, colors assumed new significance, lines abandoned literal meaning. Dive in and discover some of the most dynamic and progressive art of modernity.

Land of The earth as canvas In the mid-60s, artists in the USA and Europe began planning works for sites outside the narrow boundaries of galleries and museums. It began with ephemeral enhancements or traces left in deserted landscapes, in the deserts of America, or in the moors of Scotland. Following this were spectacular earthen sculptures of gigantic proportions, some of which are still in the process of completion today. One distinguishing feature of Land Art is its critical preoccupation with the tradition of sculpture. Sculpture can now be an earthwork excavation, a field of metal poles, a buried hut, a trace in the grass, or even a book. Another of the movement’s special characteristics is its emphasis on site-specific, outdoor works intended to lastingly alter our perception of places, and to set new parameters in art production and reception. Artists Carl Andre, Alice Aycock, Herbert Bayer, Christo & Jeanne Claude, Walter De Maria, Agnes Denes, Jan Dibbets, Hamish Fulton, Andy Goldsworthy, Michael Heizer, Nancy Holt, Peter Hutchinson, Patricia Johanson, Dani Karavan, Richard Long, Mary Miss, Robert Morris, Dennis Oppenheim, Charles Ross, Robert Smithson, Alan Sonfist, James Turrell About the Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre Series

In geografischer Folge von Ost- nach Südafrika ist die Herkunft der vorgestellten Objekte gegliedert, deren religiöse oder gesellschaftliche Zusammenhänge erläutert werden.

This book brings together a colorful mixture of various works focusing on themes of the fantastic and surreal, starting with B?cklin's "Toteninsel" and including Dorothea Tanning, Max Ernst, Hans Bellmer's dolls, the Australian painter Sidney Nolan, Giger's monsters, Cattelan's pope, and the Chapman brothers? hybrids, as well as surreal painting from Magritte and Delvaux, the mystical and sensual work of Gustav Klimt, and Frida Kahlo's dreamlike self-portraits. Artists featured: Balthus, Hans Bellmer, Arnold B?cklin, Fernando Botero, Maurizio Cattelan, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Salvador Dal?, Paul Delvaux, Peter Doig, Alfred Kubin, James Ensor, Max Ernst, Ernst Fuchs, Frida Kahlo, Gustav Klimt, Joan Mir?, Sidney Nolan, Odilon Redon, Dorothea Tanning, Franz von Stuck, Andrew Wyeth.

Detailed introduction to Dadaism with 30 photographs plus timeline of most important political, cultural, scientific and sporting events. Body of book contains 35 of most important works of epoch with interpretationand artist biography.