Wendy Beckett Knihy

Výběru z nejzajímavějších, nejznámějších a umělecky nejhodnotnějších děl výtvarného umění Západu se sestra Beckettová zhostila s velkým osobním zaujetím. Vybrala práce více než pěti set nejvýznamnějších umělců. Každého představují většinou dvě reprezentativní díla, podrobně popsaná, s upozorněním na zajímavé detaily. Čtenář tak získává přehled o široké paletě evropského výtvarného umění. Zvláštní pozornost je věnována slavným obrazům a jejich tvůrcům, např. Leonardovi da Vinci, Velázquezovi a Goyovi. K výjimečné hodnotě publikace přispívá vynikající kvalita reprodukcí. Díla velikánů – Dürera, Moneta, Miróa, Raffaela, Rubense, Picassa... můžete obdivovat v plné kráse. Odborná konzultantka Patricia Wrightová.... celý text

Through more than 450 masterpieces, the author unfolds the story of 800 years of Western painting from Giotto, the Renaissance and Impressionism, to Pop Art and the present day.

Sister Wendy's enthralling collection, made before her death, will bring understanding of the depths and subtleties of some of the world's greatest works of art.

A series of spiritual letters to young religious on the spiritual life, always laced with sound common sense and good humour.

The Art of Holy Week and Easter is full of Sister Wendy Beckett's insightful meditations on thirty of the world's greatest pieces of Christian art - the perfect Lent book for 2021.

Journeys to the heart of the great treasure-house of pre-Iconoclastic icons at Mt Sinai to celebrate its unique historical and spiritual value, and to reveal the spirituality and devotional practices of our ancestors.

States that where prayer is concerned, it is simply a matter of trying to turn to God as honestly as the person you are in the circumstances you find yourself in. This book offers a biographical sketch about being a nun and at the same time one of the art world's most acute and revered commentators and a TV personality.

The Bible contains some of the greatest stories and teachings of all time. It is also the inspiration for some of the greatest pictures ever painted. This book captures some of the Bible's most dramatic scenes and memorable characters, as depicted by artists such as Botticelli, Caravaggio, Durer, Leonardo, Raphael Rembrandt and Van Gogh.

The book features 54 intricate silhouettes crafted by renowned Catholic paper-cutting artists, accompanied by unique meditations from Sister Wendy Beckett, a celebrated art critic. It aims to promote spiritual reflection amid the chaos of modern life, offering quick yet profound insights into themes of mercy, love, and peace. Sister Wendy describes it as an "epiphany," making it a meaningful choice for those seeking artistic and spiritual nourishment. Ideal as a thoughtful gift, it encourages moments of contemplation in a fast-paced world.

A detailed account in text and illustrations of the lives of peasants and nobles through the changing seasons as found in the calendar pictures from the book of hours owned by Duc de Berry, a fourteenth-century French nobleman.