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One the greatest architectural artists of all time, and certainly the most famous copper engraver of the 18th century, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) is most known for his terrifyingly original series of etchings of labyrinthine and megaloman...

Archaeology and Imagination. Impossible staircases and startling ruins from Italy’s master engraver The most famous 18th-century copper engraver, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) made his name with etchings of ancient Rome. His s...

Undress for history, please. The complete Pirelli retrospective The notoriously exclusive Pirelli Calendar, featuring glamorous shots of beautiful women, was first published in 1964. Reserved for important clients and VIPs, the calendar has since ...

Мы предлагаем читателю впечатляющую историю Playboy(Плейбой), показанную изнутри, с никогда ранее не демонстрировавшимися деталями. Все начиналось после работы. В Чикаго молодой копирайтер Хью Хефнер, дневные заботы которого состояли в активизации п...

"Без них, - сказал Хью Хефнер, - я издавал бы литературный журнал". С ними "Playboy"(Плейбой) стал одним из самых популярных изданий своего времени, спорным культурным феноменом, который вызывает как восхищение, так и осуждение, я...

Defining moments In existence for over 50 years, the Polaroid Corporation’s photography collection is the greatest collection of Polaroid images in the world. Begun by Polaroid founder Edwin Land and photographer Ansel Adams, the collection ...

Painting as a concept A tragic icon of Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) took influences from Picasso and Mexican surrealism and developed his own way of seeing, interpreting, and expressing. Though his name inevitably conjures u...

A tragic icon of Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) took influences from Picasso and Mexican surrealism and developed his own way of seeing, interpreting, and expressing. Though his name inevitably conjures up images of the drip pain...

Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti (Джио Понти) (1891–1979) was the creator of a multifaceted oeuvre. Starting off with ceramics and majolika works at the First International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Monza, he moved on to fur...

This book offers ideas and advice through the complete process from pool selection to creating an attractive environment. Over 300 inviting color photos illustrate the many options from infinity-edge pools to attractive garden pools. Valuable advice ...

Pop artists of the 1960s, heralded by the Great Andy Warhol, commented on everything from mainstream media to consumer society to advertising to product packaging with colorful and often comical works. Pop Art`s profound influence on contemporary art...

"Everything is beautiful," raved Andy Warhol, in raptures at the glamour of modern life, consumer society, and the world of the media and its stars; his proclamation can be considered the maxim of the pop generation, which included artists ...

Beginning in the 14th century and working its way through the ages up to the current day, this book examines the portrait via the most beloved and important examples in history. Featured artists include: Simone Martini, Jan van Eyck, Albrecht D&u...

The classicist French painter Nicolas Poussin(Никола Пуссен) (1594-1665) spent most of his working life in Rome turning out works that fused the best features of Renaissance painting with influences of antiquity. Poussin was highly prolific and wa...