Explore Ernst Haeckel, the 19th-century artist-biologist who found beauty in the most unlikely creatures. This collection features 300 prints from his most important publications, including the majestic Kunstformen der Natur and his catalogues of marine life. These exquisite images are a scientific, artistic and environmental masterwork.
Gustav Klimt is the superstar of the Vienna Secession. He made a mark on the movement like no other painter. His symbolist, allegorical depictions and erotically decadent portraits of women have come to embody the fin de siècle. Discover all of Klimt's paintings as well as excellent detail shots of the famous Stoclet Frieze.
This title features numerous large-scale details of Rivera's murals, allowing their various components and subtleties to be closely examined.
"This most extraordinary edition celebrates Michelangelo's graphic work with a selection of his most masterful and mesmerizing of drawings" Graphic beauty Breathtaking drawings Few artists can claim such tenacious fame across continents and centuries as Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475�'1564). His achievements as a sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect remain unrivalled and unique. This fresh edition celebrates the artist's graphic work, with a selection of his most masterful and mesmerizing drawings. Gathered from some of the world's most prestigious collections, these works show the full ambition and reach of Michelangelo's practice, spanning architectural elements, facial expressions, and countless, meticulous anatomical drawings. Whether finely tuned or left unfinished, each and every drawing testifies to the artist's dedicated scrutiny of the world around him and his compelling mastery of line, form, and detail. There is an intimacy in these works, too. As differ
Burton Holmes (1870-1958) travelled the grand boulevards of Paris to China's Great Wall, from the construction of the Panama canal to the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Holmes delighted in finding "the beautiful way around the world" and made a career of sharing his stories, colorful photographs, and films with audiences across America. As a young man, Holmes was mentored by John L. Stoddard, a pioneer of the U.S. travelecture circuit, who passed on his well-established mantle when he retired. Holmes roamed the globe throughout the summer and traversed the United States all winter, transforming the staid lecture tradition into an entertaining show.
Set against the landscape of Africa, Ommer's full-coluor photographs of beautiful black women is an homage to the glory of the female form. Text in German, French, and English.
New York photographer, Eric Kroll, is known for his pictures of models in leather and rubber, bound and gagged. In this book, the American King of Fetishism opens the door on a cabinet of bizarre lust and fantasy, spiced with an unfailing and unmistakable irony.
All you need to "see" the 3D illusion of the images are your eyes and a bit of patience! To discover your MAGIC EYE, focus your gaze as if looking at a distant object; this method is called "divergent viewing." One easy way to achieve this is to hold the book close to your nose and very slowly move it away from your face. Do not focus on the image; let it come into your focus. Another way is to focus on a reflection on the shiny cover; then keep looking at the reflection. This may require several attempts. Be patient. The 3D image will suddenly appear, as if by magic.
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is recognized today as the high priest of Pop Art and a widely influential figure in modern culture. This Spanish-language book explores his artistry, spotlighting his most important work and ideas, from the famous Campbell's Soup and Brillo series to his extraordinary elimination of the artist from the manufacture of art.
