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One day some stretched-out gentlemen come and ask a father to be king. It seems a good opportunity, but in the end one must choose between being king and being a father. In a simple story, the authors invite us to reflect on the relationship of fathers and sons.

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...

“Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure—that of being Salvador Dalí.” He was a force unto himself, an icon of outrageousness, artistic brilliance, eccentricity, and unmistakable style. Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Domènech, Marquis of Pubol, was one of the foremost artists of the twentieth century, and in this concise narrative acclaimed art historian Mary Ann Caws provides a sharply written survey of his life and work. Salvador Dalí examines every twist and turn in Dalí’s long and multifaceted career and the pivotal artistic movements at whose ...

El arte ecléctico con el que soñaba la familia Carracci quedó finalmente plasmado en la obra de Rubens, con toda la facilidad del genio. Sin embargo, el problema era mucho más complicado para un hombre del norte, que deseaba añadir una fusión de los espíritus flamenco y latino, algo cuya dificultad se había reflejado en los intentos más bien pedantes del romanismo. Lo logró sin perder nada de su desbordante personalidad, su inquieta imaginación y los descubrimientos llenos de encanto del pintor con el mejor manejo del color que haya existido. Rubens, el gran maestro de la...