Ocio, diversión y espectáculo en la escultura gótica

En el principio era el sonido, era el ritmo; la sustancia sonora es la materia prima del mundo: éste es el fundamento de El origen musical de los animales-símbolos del profesor Marius Schneider. Etnología, musicología y simbología se conjugan en esta obra que fue definida por Elémire Zolla como «la única completamente iniciática del siglo XX». Escrita en lengua castellana durante la estancia del profesor Schneider en Barcelona, fue publicada en 1946. Las culturas primitivas, con las que Schneider estuvo en contacto directo en África, y las denominadas altas culturas constituyen el...

Testimonio fiel de la obra representativa del escritor cat lico franc s Bloy, hombre controvertido que present siempre una sola cara, la del batallador en defensa de sus ideas.

Latino Book Award 2006 - Mejor Diseño Interior (Best Interior Design) Notably influenced by both the colorful character of pop art and the wide spectrum of Colombian local art, the painting and sculpture of Beatriz González explores political, social, and romantic subjects with equal insight. Although she refers to herself as "a provincial painter," González has been recognized in the Colombian fine arts scene for more than four decades. In this complete collection of her work, it becomes clear how her pieces?with their fresh explosions of color and critically viewed subject matter?have...

Since the Foundation of The Hispanic Society of America in 1904 by Archer M. Huntington (1870-1955), there has never been an artist so closely related to his famous art collection as Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923). The doors of the Hispanic society had only been open for only a few months when Huntington discovered the work of Sorolla, who at the time was exhibiting at Grafton Galleries. Huntington had found in Sorolla an artist that shared the same love for Spain, its villages and habits; that is why he began organizing the exhibition that would take place a year later. They worked...