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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...

La apasionante historia del arte, la cultura y la política en los siglos XVII y XVIII: desde el absolutismo político, la Contrarreforma, la guerra de los Treinta Años, el Siglo de Oro Español y la corte del Rey Sol hasta la Revolución Inglesa y la caída de los Habsburgo. El periodo de máxima expresión y florecimiento de las artes, las letras y las ciencias en toda Europa. Con Breve historia del Barroco, en un estilo ágil, ameno y de una forma rigurosa, conocerá la segunda y última gran etapa del inmenso desarrollo cultural que se produjo la Edad Moderna. La época en la que se...

Analiza las relaciones entre las bibliotecas escolares y públicas y su integración en las actividades de los centros educativos.

Eva Peron (1919-1952) was the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. Often referred to as "Evita," she was never an officially elected political figure, but by her husband's second term as President, she had become the most powerful woman in the history of her nation. By the 1960s, Evita was an international pop-culture icon; in the 1970s, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote the blockbuster musical Evita about her; and in the mid-90s, the musical was adapted to a movie starring Madonna. This small, chunky paperback features all manner of vintage graphic treatments from...