Auguste Renoir, przyjaciel Claude’a Moneta, Alfreda Sisleya, impresjonista. Obrazy tego niezwykłego artysty należą dziś do najbardziej znanych i najczęściej reprodukowanych dzieł na całym świecie. ...
Tycjan, właściwie Tiziano Vecellio, to przedstawiciel weneckiej szkoły malarstwa włoskiego renesansu. Słowo „tycjanowski”, określające kolor rudopomarańczowy, często stosowany przez artystę, pochod...
Anthony van Dyck to, obok Petera Paula Rubensa oraz Jacoba Jordaensa, jeden z najważniejszych przedstawicieli złotego wieku malarstwa flamandzkiego. Ten znakomity portrecista był jednym z najzdolni...
A monumental retrospective of the Case Study Houses programThe Case Study House program (1945–66) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remain...
Making sense of revolutionary new formsAbstraction shook Western art to its core. In the early part of the 20th century, it refuted the reign of clear, indisputable forms and confronted audie...
This striking and innovative collection of jazz covers presents the designs that defined a sound. Containing record covers from the 1940s through to the early 1990s, each reproduction is accompanie...
A century of great buildings and their creatorsThe architecture of the 20th century is distinguished by an astonishing diversity. Just as the clash of aesthetic and commercial ambitions never...
Michelangelo’s breathtaking drawingsVery few artists can claim such lasting and worldwide fame and importance as Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564). The nickname il divino (&ldqu...
A photo tribute to our four-pawed friendsIn celebration of the world’s favorite animal, we bring you over 400 photographs of or about dogs. With pictures from the 19th century to today,...
Delicate illustration that defined an eraWith his instantly recognizable decorative style, Czech artist and Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) defined the look of the fin-de-...
Design trends and styles of the 1950sPublished annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, l...
Tadao Ando’s complete works from 1975 until todayDiscover the unique aesthetic of Tadao Ando, the only architect ever to have won the discipline’s four most prestigious prizes: th...
The essential reference on Salvador Dalí’s painted oeuvreAt the age of six, Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) wanted to be a cook. At the age of seven, he wanted to be Napol...
Her coat is so warm, and now so affordable!From the time The Big Penis Book was published, readers anticipated The Big Book of Pussy. Granted, perhaps not the same readers, but the seed had b...
Stanisław Bohusz-Siestrzeńcewicz (1869–1927) – polski malarz, rysownik, ilustrator książek i czasopism. Absolwent malarstwa Akademii Sztuk Pięknych w Petersburgu oraz paryskiej prywatne...
A unique language of symbols, literature, and lightWith meticulous theories and many thousands of paintings, drawings, and watercolors, Paul Klee (1879–1940) is considered one of the mo...
Temporary Projects, Eternal ImpressionsThe XXL exploration, now in a condensed handbookThe works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude are monuments of transience. Gigantic in scale, they ...
Innovative, intimate architecture from China to ChileDesigning private residences has its own very special challenges and nuances for the architect. The scale may be more modest than public p...
Kazimierz Gustaw Zemła (ur. w 1931) – jeden z najbardziej znanych współczesnych polskich rzeźbiarzy. Absolwent i pedagog, a przez kilka lat także dziekan warszawskiej Akademii Sztuk Pi...
Olga Boznańska – najwybitniejsza polska malarka okresu Młodej Polski, tworząca w nurcie realizmu i impresjonizmu. Znana jako doskonała portrecistka, ale także malarka martwych natur, studi&oa...