Immerse yourself in the rich shades and textures of the mighty Titian, the most important member of the Venetian High Renaissance.
"Zapomeňte na všechno, co si myslíte, že o ní víte," varoval ve své autobiografii Elia Kazan. Ikona, kterou uctíváme pod jménem Marilyn Monroe, byla ve skutečnosti inteligentní, smyslná a sebevědomá fantastka jménem Norma Jean Mortenson. Jako čistý produkt Hollywoodu zůstává v průběhu času stejná jako další dva selfmademani, Charlie Chaplin a Cary Grant.
Meet Rudolph Michael Schindler, the Austrian-born architect who combined Cubism, the International Style, and Californian Modernism into "space architecture." Unnoticed for decades, his structures are today hailed as landmarks of the Modernist movement. T
Bibliophiles, rejoice! In this rapturous photographic journey, Massimo Listri travels to some of the oldest and finest libraries around the world to celebrate their architectural and historical wonder. From medieval to 19th-century institutions, private t
A dependable companion for any discerning visitor to the city of lights and love, this updated edition of TASCHEN’s Paris guide offers a selection of hotels, shops, restaurants, cafes, and bars.
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
He’s one of the most enduring characters across all popular culture—and this collection of The Incredible Hulk issues 1–6, along with his appearances in Tales to Astonish, is where it all began. The lavish reproduction of the original comics brings Hulk to rampaging yet sorrowful life alongside original artwork, rare photographs, and ephemera.
From existential paintings and motifs painted upside-down to rough-hewn wooden sculptures and remixes of earlier paintings—the art of Georg Baselitz is consistently challenging. With 400+ images from 1960 to the present, this updated monograph presents the full range of his work in stunning depth and detail.
In the aughts, geekdom was the new rock’n’roll, Pokémon and PS2 kept the kids busy, a website called Amazon had just turned a profit and social media was beginning its bid for world domination. Savor a decade’s worth of magazine ads for food, alcohol, travel, auto, fashion, and beauty, fed to a tech-hungry but increasingly anxious post 9/11 nation.
It’s not just flashing, snarling Porsche cars that racing photographer Rainer W. Schlegelmilch captures in these shots from 1963 to 1988 – though his zoom effect lifts them dramatically off the page. It’s his story over the years, it’s the reality of the track, drivers’ conversations, mechanics’ dirty hands. Feel the vibrations and smell the oil!
The Dutch Golden Age spawned some of history’s greatest artists and artisans, but few can boast the genius of Rembrandt. This XL-sized monograph gathers the artist’s 330 paintings in exquisite reproductions and details that reveal how Rembrandt’s painted works are built of intricacies—the totality of each subtle wrinkle, gaze, or figure.