The Details identifies the authentic classics amongst men's accessories and explains how each item has developed. The book tells the stories of their design; the brand, company, or iconic figure th...więcej »
Ogłoszony przez polski parlament Rok św. Jana Pawła II w stulecie jego urodzin (1920–2020) każe zastanowić się nad dziełem naszego wielkiego rodaka. Ks. Karol Wojtyła na drogę swego dorosłego...więcej »
Kolejny minialbum w serii Plakaty poświęcony jest twórczości jednego z najsłynniejszych twórców polskiej szkoły plakatu – Jana Młodożeńca. Na dorobek artysty składają się nie tylko plakaty, lecz ta...więcej »
Oprócz fotografii prac publikacja zawiera wywiad z Guidem Casarettem, a także eseje omawiające różne konteksty jego sztuki. Dotyczą one między innymi tworzenia iluzji, relacji między ...więcej »
Over the course of his artistic career, Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) transformed not only his own style, but the course of art history. From early figurative and landscape painting, he went ...więcej »
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) was a major figure in modern American art for some seven decades. Importantly, her fame was not associated with shifting art styles and trends, but rather w...więcej »
Kaplica Sykstyńska – uniwersalne miejsce historii, sztuki i wiary – przyciąga licznych przedstawicieli turystyki kulturowej z całego świata, nawet 25 tysięcy osób dziennie! Jedna...więcej »
W dzisiejszych czasach, gdy podróżowanie w najbardziej odległe zakątki świata nie stanowi już specjalnego wyzwania, atrakcyjna staje się na nowo turystyka kresowa. Propozycja, którą s...więcej »
Resisting interpretation or classification, Mark Rothko (1903–1970) was a prominent advocate for the artist’s consummate freedom of expression. Although identified as a key protagonist ...więcej »
Swiss artist HR Giger (1940–2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott’s 1979 horror sci-fi film Alien, which earned him an Oscar. In retrospect, this wa...więcej »
Most commonly associated with the birth of the Impressionist movement in mid-19th-century Paris, Edgar Degas (1834–1917) in fact defied easy categorization and instead developed a unique styl...więcej »
Tamara de Lempicka (1898–1980) lived art in the fast lane. With an appetite for glamour and fame as much as Left Bank bohemianism, she fled her native Russia after the Bolshevik revolution an...więcej »
From court portraits for the Spanish royals to horrific scenes of conflict and suffering, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828) made a mark as one of Spain’s most revere...więcej »
After flirtations with Realism, Impressionism, and Symbolism, Kiev-born Kazimir Malevich (1878–1935) found his métier in dissolving literal, representational figures and landscapes int...więcej »
Get ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our history of horror cinema. This chilling volume packs 640 pages full with the finest slashers, ghosts, zombies, cannibals, an...więcej »
Divine forms: The heavenly grace and human grandeur of a supreme Renaissance master In art history, we tend to be on first name terms only with the most revered of masters. The Renaissance painter ...więcej »
There are over 1,000 catalogued works by Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), the 16th-century flag bearer for Baroque drama, movement, and sensuality. This essential introduction takes in the most i...więcej »
Clothes define people. A person’s attire, whether it’s a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential code to his or her culture, class, personality, even faith. Founded in 1978, the...więcej »
They say that in life, there are winners and there are losers. Though the movies we selected for this two-volume collection are winners indeed, those that didn’t make the cut aren’t los...więcej »
Immerse yourself in the rich shades and textures of Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1490–1576), commonly known as Titian, and the figurehead of 16th-century Venetian painting. With his bold approach to ...więcej »