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Powerful Paintings from a Watercolor Master "The most nearly 'perfect' paintings to me are rarely the ones simply characterized by technical expertise. More often, they are the ones in which you can sense the beating heart of the artist just below the surface--flaws included." Twenty years into a career as architect and architectural illustrator, Thomas Schaller embarked upon a bold new path as a fine artist. Today he is one of the world's most accomplished watercolor artists, celebrated for his poignant treatment of light and its dynamic interplay with the natural and manmade landscape. The...

Este libro recoge las conferencias ofrecidas en diciembre de 2018 en la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando de Madrid dentro del ciclo de conferencias «Luz y color en la arquitectura madrileña» cuyo objetivo era dar a conocer la existencia de un relevante patrimonio artístico que, pese a estar visible, es, en la mayoría de los casos, desconocido o muy poco conocido. Además incluye un nuevo estudio, centrado en las vidrieras del Congreso de los Diputados de Madrid y se da un adelanto del amplio conjunto de vidrieras estudiadas que aparecerán en futuras publicaciones. En este...

Cet ouvrage est consacré aux différentes échelles du pouvoir exercé par les femmes et sur elles-mêmes de la part des autorités ecclésiastiques et civiles engagées dans le contrôle des congrégations religieuses féminines inspirées du modèle ignatien. Les cas d'étude ici considérés se réfèrent à la période qui va de la suppression de la Compagnie de Jésus (1773) aux premières décennies du XXe siècle, c'est-à-dire ce que l'historiographie a défini comme « le long XIXe siècle ». Cette perspective de longue durée permet de saisir les dynamiques d’adaptation et...

Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) and Manuel Manilla (ca. 1830-1895) are the greatest exponents of Mexican popular engraving. For decades they illustrated thousands of printed matter of various kinds. Among his numerous works are the engravings for one hundred and eighty stories dedicated to children. The book in question is a compendium of the representative sample of the best works of these engravers, whose work places them as the pioneers of the illustration of Mexican children's stories. It is divided in small chapters that classify and reunite the engravings and stories of the stories...