Francisco Goya

An introduction to the life and work of Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco Goya, featuring color reproductions of over sixty works, with captions, and including a chronology.

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) is one of the undisputed masters of 19th-century Spanish painting. He is also often called "The first of the Moderns" because of his bold technique and his belief that the personal vision of the artist is more important than the tradition. With illustrations and the text covering the main incidents of his life, this book on Spanish painter Goya will entice all art lovers.

The Short Story of Art explores 50 key works, from the wall paintings of Lascaux to contemporary installations, and then links these to sections on art movements, themes and techniques. The design of the book allows the student or art enthusiast to easily navigate their way around key periods, artists and styles. It simplifies and explains the most important and influential concepts in art, and shows how they are linked. The book explains how, why and when art changed, who introduced certain things, what they were, where they were produced, and whether they matter. It demystifies artistic...

LA HISTORIA MÁS COMPLETA SOBRE LA VIDA DE UN GENIO… LA VIDA MÁS HERMOSA DE EUSEBIO, EL NIÑO GENIO. ESTÁS ENTRANDO EN UNA BONITA NARRACIÓN. SEGUNDA EDICIÓN DE ESTA HERMOSA HISTORIA. ¿ERES UN ENAMORADO DE LAS HISTORIAS CON SENTIMIENTOS Y DE ESAS QUE ENSEÑAN A VALORAR LA VIDA? UNA AVENTURA Y UNA EXPEDICIÓN DONDE DESCUBRE NUEVAS ESPECIES DE ANIMALES. ¿POR QUÉ EL CLERO NO ADMITE LA GRAN INTELIGENCIA DE LOS GENIOS? MUCHOS CREEN QUE SE TRATAN DE BRUJOS O PERSONAS VISIONARIAS. DESDE HOY, COMIENZA A LEER LA HISTORIA QUE CAMBIARÁ TU FORMA DE VER LA VIDA. LUCHA POR TUS PROPIOS OBJETIVOS,...

Revolutionary and troublemaker Diego Rivera (1886-1957) pioneered public art - particularly with his magnificent murals - that was both highly advanced and profoundly accessible. His tumultuous career is surveyed in this richly illustrated Spanish-language entry in the Basic Art series celebrating major artists. This enticing collection shows both the wide range of his art and its influence on other painters and artistic movements.

Video Green examina el boom del arte de Los Ángeles impulsado por los programas de graduados de alto perfil a finales de la década de 1990. Sondeando la superficie de los términos críticos en boga, Chris Kraus realiza una brillante crónica de cómo la ciudad de Los Ángeles se transformó, de repente, en el epicentro del mundo del arte internacional y en un microcosmos de la cultura más amplia. ¿Por qué está Los Ángeles tan completamente divorciada de otras realidades de la ciudad? Un libro inteligente, analítico y agudo, Video Green, es al mundo del arte de Los Ángeles, lo que...