Art and Photography

A vast mountain range stretching from west to east over seven countries forms a barrier of rock, snow and ice in the middle of Europe. This illustrated book shows the scenic diversity and beauty of the Alps which has over 100 thirteen-thousand-foot peaks, a rich......

Painting from 1200 to 1500 is a mirror of its time, marked by deep religiousness as well as progressive tendencies, by economic prosperity as well as devastating wars and epidemics. A religious perspective is joined by secular themes and efforts to achieve a realistic......

In the 1860s, a style of painting emerged in Paris which fundamentally called into question the artistic concepts that had been prevalent in academies up to that time. Impressionist artists such as Monet, Renoir, and Degas now focused on their impression of the......

Art Nouveau was a phenomenon with many faces. Between 1890 and 1910, artists developed a variety of styles from the plant-like forms of the Belgian-French Art Nouveau to the ornamentation of the Viennese Secession. They were all striving to create a new, modern......

In the Louvre you can find European masterpieces among the varied magnificent collections. This virtual tour through the museum shows these masterpieces alongside lesser known treasures. Whether they are grand historic works, touching votive paintings, extravagant......

The Italian Renaissance is one of the most important eras in Western art. Painters including Masaccio, Botticelli, Michelangelo, and Titian brought about a fundamental renewal that influenced all of Europe. More than 50 of the most important artists up to 1600......

Malarstwo flamandzkie i holenderskie rozkwitło w okresie baroku. Zainteresowanie sztuką arystokracji i bogacących się mieszczan pozwoliło tworzyć wielu niezwykłym artystom. Prócz najbardziej znanych – Breughla, Rembrandta, Rubensa, Vermeera, album prezentuje......

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot należy do grona najwybitniejszych malarzy francuskich. Jego twórczość jest znana na całym świecie, choć do tej pory pozostaje nieodkryta dla części publiczności. Camille Corot jest uważany za jednego z najważniejszych pejzażystów......

Pierre-Auguste Renoir put people into the center of his painting. His compositions showed people embracing the pleasures of life, dancing, and enjoying outings in Paris. He created special atmospheres full of summer warmth and lightness, which is why Renoir is......

The bicycle is the most popular form of transport on the planet. Cycling is simply ideal for many things and we are at the dawn of a new golden age of this versatile machine. This book will appeal to all who have taken up cycling for sport, fun, health and wealth,......