From the publishers of Brilliant Maps, here is a cartographic journey through our planet's weirdest and most wonderful phenomena.

Today we view Cezanne as a monumental figure, but during his lifetime (1839-1906), many did not understand him or his work. This book tells the story of an artist who was never accepted into the official Salon: he was considered a revolutionary at best and a barbarian at worst, whose paintings were unfinished, distorted and strange.

Von Renoir über Monet bis zu Gauguin - die moderne französische Kunst wurde Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts nicht nur von westlichen Sammlern geschätzt, sondern fand auch in Japan früh Anhänger. Das Museum Folkwang zeigt 2022 anlässlich seines 100. Jubiläums am Standort Essen seine herausragende, von Karl Ernst Osthaus (1874-1921) begründete Sammlung postimpressionistischer Kunst. Der eigene Bestand wird Glanzstücken des Impressionismus und Postimpressionismus aus der Sammlung Kojiro Mat...

This generously illustrated volume on the work of Rembrandt makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation.

This glorious, authoritative, and unprecedented retrospective of Doré’s prints and paintings, drawn from an oeuvre of more than 10,000 works, comes in a spectacularly ornate package that reflects the artist’s own dramatic style.

This XL edition traces the extraordinary depth and breadth of Michelangelo’s work and his ascent to the elite of the Renaissance and art history. Ten richly illustrated chapters cover the artist’s paintings, sculptures, and architecture, with special focus on the tour de force frescoes of the Sistine Chapel.

Partiendo de una inquietud personal del autor, el presente ensayo investiga la posición compatibilista de los antiguos estoicos que les llevó a afirmar la libertad humana en el seno de un universo determinado por la providencia. El estudio comienza con una introducción en la que se analizan las distintas acepciones de los términos «determinismo» y «libertad», y se realiza un rápido recorrido por la historia del problema de la libertad en la Antigüedad. A continuación, se exponen lo...