There are over 1,000 catalogued works by Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640), the 16th-century flag bearer for Baroque drama, movement, and sensuality. This essential introduction takes in the most important works from this astonishingly prolific oeuvre to explore Rubens’s influences and innovations, and his remarkable visual, and art historical, impact. The richly illustrated survey takes in Rubens’s portraits, landscapes, and historical paintings, as well as his famed and bountiful nudes. Along the way, we examine the artist’s astonishing technique and his deft ability to depict narrative in a compelling and legible ... |
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From the towering Sagrada Família to the shimmering, textured façade of Casa Batlló and the enchanting landscape of Park Güell, it's easy to see why Antoni Gaudí (1852 - 1926) gained the epithet "God's architect." With fluid forms and mathematical precision, his work extols the wonder of natural creation: columns soar like tree trunks, window frames curve like flowering branches, and ceramic tiling shimmers like scaly, reptilian skin. Window frames curve like flowering branches and ceramic tiling shimmers like reptilian skin in the fervent architectural imagination of Antoni ... |
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For real e гъвкава система по английски език, адаптирана за потребностите на българските ученици. Тя развива интегрирано четирите езикови умения чрез близки до интересите на ученика текстове и сюжети, свързани с реалния живот на младите хора във Великобритания и запознава учениците с богатството от изразни средства на съвременния език и успешно свързва овладяването на граматичния материал с изграждането на комуникативни умения. Също така подготвя учениците за изпитите на Кеймбридж ( PET, KET, FCE ) и Тринити и отваря пред тях вратите на англоговорещия свят. Учебникът съдържа и уроци за България, за да могат учениците ... |
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Guillermo del Toro is a complete and intimate study of the life and work of one of modern cinema's most truly unique directors, whose distinct aesthetic and imagination are unmatched in contemporary film. Widely regarded as one of the most imaginative directors working in cinema today, Guillermo del Toro has built up a body of work that has enthralled movie fans with its dark beauty and edge-of-the-seat set pieces. In this book, acclaimed author Ian Nathan charts the progression of a career that has produced some of contemporary cinema's most revered scenes and idiosyncratic characters. This detailed ... |
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Among the few women artists who have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in over fifty extraordinary self-portraits, has been admired by generations; along with hundreds of photographs taken by notable artists such as Edward Weston, Manuel and Lola Alvarez Bravo, Nickolas Muray, and Martin Munkácsi, they made Frida Kahlo an iconic image of 20th century art. After an accident in her early youth, Frida became a painter of her own free will. Her marriage to Diego Rivera in 1929 placed her at the forefront of an artistic ... |
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An in-depth, richly illustrated exploration of the work and life of cinema and TV's greatest cult creator. Without David Lynch, our world would have been a much more ordinary place. As a filmmaker, screenwriter, designer, musician, visual artist and living avatar of all things uncanny, his influence pervaded every corner of our culture. Alongside his game-changing TV series Twin Peaks, Lynch also created big-screen masterpieces such as his DIY debut Eraserhead and unconventional mystery thrillers Blue VelvetLost Highway and Mulholland Drive. But Lynch was also a cult figure in his own right, releasing albums under his ... |
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Изданието е триезично - на английски, немски и френски език. ... An unprecedented catalog of modern trademarks. Modernist aesthetics in architecture, art, and product design are familiar to many. In soaring glass structures or minimalist canvases, we recognize a time of vast technological advance which affirmed the power of human beings to reshape their environment and to break, radically, from the conventions or constraints of the past. Less well-known, but no less fascinating, is the distillation of modernism in graphic design. This unprecedented Taschen publication, authored by Jens Muller, brings together ... |
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How anyone can take multiple career breaks to unlock adventure, advance their career, and find financial freedom. Why do we have to work for 40 years and only retire once? Why can't we take occasional career breaks to focus on the other areas of life that matter: family, friends, adventure, rest, hobbies, our health, and achieving long-held dreams? And what if there was a way of doing so that not only avoided financial or career downsides - but brought profound upsides? Author Jillian Johnsrud has walked the walk - taking numerous mini retirements that have unlocked work-life balance and a more purposeful life, while ... |
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What the imagination seizes as Beauty must be truth' So wrote the Romantic poet John Keats (1795 - 1821) in 1817. This collection contains all of his poetry: the early work, which is often undervalued even today, the poems on which his reputation rests including the 'Odes' and the two versions of the uncompleted epic 'Hyperion', and work which only came to light after his death including his attempts at drama and comic verse. It all demonstrates the extent to which he tested his own dictum throughout his short creative life. That life spanned one of the most remarkable periods in English history in ... |
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Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite winning critical acclaim. Some even said her audacious, futuristic designs were unbuildable. During the latter years of her life, Hadid's daring visions became a reality, bringing a unique new architectural language to cities and structures as varied as the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, hailed by The New York Times as the most important new building in America since the Cold War; the MAXXI Museum in Rome; the Guangzhou Opera House in China; and the London 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre. At the time of her ... |
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A 44-Card Deck and Guidebook. The energy of the Moon has a formidable effect on our everyday life. Use these gorgeously illustrated oracle cards to tap into Her ancient wisdom for healing, guidance and protection, and learn how to work with Her magical energy during each lunation. The accompanying guidebook reveals how to interpret the cards and work with them to create, plan and predict your life. Whenever you need to make an important decision, just pick a card and let the Moon guide you! Artwork by Nyx Rowan. ... |
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Сборник в чест на доц. Димитър Вечев. ... Сборникът Русия между Изтока и Запада: политика, идеология, дипломация е жест на признателност към учителя и колегата, дългогодишния преподавател по руска история в Историческия факултет на Софийския университет Св. Климент Охридски доц. Димитър Вечев. В тома са включени научни разработки на двадесет и двама историци от България и Русия. В тях са анализирани различни проблеми от историята на руската държава в различните ѝ форми (империя, Съветски съюз, Руска федерация) през дългия и изпълнен с поврати период, обхващащ XIX, XX и началото на XXI в. Представени са различни ... |
