Album poświęcony życiu i twórczości Tamary Łempickiej, nazywanej królową art déco. Od najmłodszych lat obracała się w towarzystwie światowych elit i brylowała na salonach. Była błyskotliwą skandalist
Paintings’ hidden secrets revealed
This important addition to our understanding of art history’s masterworks puts some of the world's most famous paintings under a magnifying glass to uncover their
‘Mr. Karpeles, a California-based painter and art critic, has ignited international interest in Czapski’s artwork’ Wall Street Journal
This stunning monograph, a long-overdue critical appraisal of P
A Revolution in Painting
The mysterious genius who transformed European art
Caravaggio, or more accurately Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), was always a name to be reckoned with. No
Meet the Renaissance master
Before reaching the tender age of 30, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) had already sculpted Pietà and David, two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of
Gathering a remarkable collection of over 500 artworks, Affinities is a carefully curated visual journey illuminating connections across more than two thousand years of image making. Drawing on a dec
The essential reference on Salvador Dalí’s painted oeuvre
At the age of six, Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) wanted to be a cook. At the age of seven, he wanted to be Napoleon. “Since then,” he later said
Minialbum prezentujący twórczość Zdzisława Beksińskiego ukazaną w reprodukcjach autorstwa Janusza Rosikonia. Zawiera prace Mistrza, jakie znalazły się w bestsellerowym albumie „Beksiński 1”, pochodzą
This magnificent boxed-set features stunning,
accordion-fold, color reproductions of Monet’s
essential works, accompanied by a separate
booklet with background and descriptions of
each painting
Tadeusz Makowski (1882–1932), bohater kolejnego albumu popularnej serii Malarstwo, przebywał i tworzył głównie we Francji, do której wyjechał po ukończeniu studiów w krakowskiej Akademii Sztuk Piękny
The life and times of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1526/30–1569) were marked by stark cultural conflict. He witnessed religious wars, the Duke of Alba’s brutal rule as governor of the Netherlands, an
This generously illustrated volume on the work of Monet makes the world’s greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation.
Monet’s dazzling depictions of flowers, sunsets, fields
Publikacja zawiera bogaty wybór afiszy, fotografii, plakatów, rysunków i obrazów polskich oraz żydowskich twórców, którzy upamiętniali w ten sposób powstanie w getcie warszawskim. Autorzy esejów pre
For two centuries, the city-republic of Siena was home to a brilliant succession of painters who created some of the greatest masterpieces of all time; an imagery unmatched in colouristic intensity a
Vermeer's intensely quiet and enigmatic paintings invite the viewer into a private world, often prompting more questions than answers. Who is being portrayed? Are his subjects real or imagined? And h
Take a deep dive into history, economics, art, and culture through fascinating and stunning visuals
We live in a hyper-connected world and are bombarded with news and other information, via our
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
The exquisite storybook of Kay Nielsen’s enchanting tale illustrations
In the late 1910s, in a Europe ravaged by World War I, Danish illustrator Kay Nielsen put the finishing touches on his illustra
A visual celebration of the shopping bags produced by British record stores between the 1940s and the 1990s. Fully illustrated with over 500 examples of this previously unrecorded aspect of popular c
When is a urinal no longer a urinal? When Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) declared it to be art. The uproar that greeted the French artist’s Fountain (1917), a porcelain urinal installed in a gallery, sen
America of the 1960s exuded optimism and a bright economic future. Advertisers seduced Americans to indulge in a giant consumer binge. This collection of ads features stars such as Sean Connery, Wood
A catalogue raisonné of “the painter’s painter”
Manet called him “the greatest painter of all.” Picasso was so inspired by his masterpiece Las Meninas that he painted 44 variations of it. Francis Ba
Impossible staircases and startling ruins from Italy’s master engraver
The most famous 18th-century copper engraver, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) made his name with etchings of ancient Rom
Punk 45! is introduced (and co-edited) by Jon Savage, author of the acclaimed definitive history of punk, England's Dreaming.
Contributors include Peter Saville, Richard Hell, Richard H Kirk, Seym