Nick Trend

Cada cuadro contiene una historia y, aquí, más de setenta obras maestras revelan las mayores historias de amor del arte. Este libro explora cómo mujeres y hombres han pintado, dibujado y fotografiado a sus amantes u objetos de deseo y desvela homenajes secretos, pasiones ocultas y la profunda devocion que esconden estas obras famosas. Tambien nos invita a detenernos a reflexionar acerca de nuestras propias relaciones y sentimientos. Desde el romanticismo onirico de Chagall hasta la complicada vida amorosa de Dora Carrington, pasando por el impenitente erotismo de Tamara de Lempicka o la veleidad de Picasso, El amor a traves del arte es una revelacion extraordinaria de la busqueda, la experiencia y la perdida del amor, esa emocion tan potente y, al mismo tiempo, tan esquiva.

Imagine navigating the backstreets of seventeenth century Rome in the dazzling but dangerous company of Caravaggio Who will you meet as you drop in at the fabulous Villa Borghese its owner Cardinal Scipione Borghese nephew of the pope or Fillide Melandroni well known courtesan and occasional artist s model Fast forward to the eighteenth century and explore the Venice of Canaletto Casanova and Carnevale With twelve chapters each devoted to an artist or group of artists and a dozen itineraries to choose from you can immerse yourself in the world of the great and the not so good wandering in and out of churches palaces and grand residences to admire their work in situ all from the comfort of your armchair Each of the chapters begins with an illustrated map featuring hand drawn vignettes that bring to vivid life episodes from the artist s often turbulent existence as well as key landmarks and local color Set off on your own Grand Tour for the twenty first century

Discover the love affairs that inspired arts greatest masterpieces. Whether in the throes of passion, enduring the pain of unrequited love, or basking in the joy of a wonderfully supportive friendship, What Art Can Tell Us About Love explores the myriad ways love has influenced artists, shaped the work they created, and altered the course of art history. Beautifully illustrated with full-colour photographs of more than 70 artworks, this guide looks at how artists have painted, sketched and modelled their lovers - and how the theme of love has found its way into a broad range of works, from landscapes to still-life and self-portraits.Artists include: Caravaggio, Georgia OKeeffe, Sarah Bernhardt, Picasso, Rembrandt, Frida Kahlo, Tamara de Lempicka, Clifford Prince-King, Chagall, Lotte Laserstein and Niki de Saint Phalle.

The story of art is not always the story of art-historical isms and complex academic debate. The real history is often the story of some very simple firsts - the first time an artist painted themselves, the first time someone painted a smile, the first actual place to be depicted, the first feminist artwork, the first anti-war work.Art evolves and revolutionises itself through these simple - but ground-breaking - creative leaps. Art Firsts brings together 30 of these pioneering firsts to piece together an original approach to looking at and appreciating art, as well as understanding where it has come from and how it relates to you. Each first is approachable and engaging, while each work is simply and satisfyingly explained. Every work is also fully illustrated, and its significance is shown through images of the subsequent artists directly inspired by them. Art Firsts offers a refreshing and fascinating narrative for those curious about why so-called masterpieces are so important and how the story of art can be boiled down to flashes of fascinating brilliance.