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From the building of the Brooklyn Bridge to immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, the slums of the Lower East Side to magnificent art deco skyscrapers, New York’s remarkable rise, reinvention, and growth is not just the tale of a city, but the story of a nation. This beautiful book lays out the streets, sidewalks, culture, and crowds of the greatest city in the world—in all the greatness of its extremes, contradictions, energy, and attitude. With vistas of Central Park alongside Coney Island and the sleaze of Times Square, this city portrait champions the complexity and chaos of New York—its architecture, culture, fashion, and ethnic diversity. More than just a tribute to the metropolis and its civic, social, and photographic heritage, New York. Portrait of a City also pays homage to the indomitable spirit of those who call themselves New Yorkers: full of hope and strength, resolute in their determination to succeed among its glass and granite towers.

In Los Angeles during the 1940s and 1950s, Disney artists popularized illustration for children both on the big screen and in the pages of the Golden Books, a series of affordably priced children's books. These stories distilled the visual language of Disney films and brought historic and contemporary tales to life through compelling and inventive works of art. The selection of material in this book by 7 different artists reflects the variety of stylistic approaches that defined animation and illustration at the Disney studio.The book begins with an introduction to the artistic milieu that characterized the Disney studio, and each of the 10 stories is illustrated with complete original art and text. Biographies of the artists featured are included in the appendix. This hardcover anthology of vintage illustration will captivate adults and children alike.

Rozados por la luz Descubra la vida y obra de cinco artistas impresionistas emblemáticos Esta inspiradora colección cubre el trabajo, las vidas y el impacto duradero de cinco impresionistas clave en un volumen que es una introducción y una celebración del género artístico probablemente más popular de todos los tiempos. Cada uno de estos artistas rompió barreras de diferentes maneras y asombró a la sociedad de finales del siglo XIX con la audacia de su planteamiento y de su técnica.

Luces urbanas y cerezos Los grabados en madera de Tokio que cautivaron la imaginación de Europa Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) fue uno de los últimos grandes artistas de la tradición japonesa del ukiyo-e. La palabra significa literalmente «pinturas del mundo flotante» y designa un género artístico que floreció entre los siglos xvii y xix y simbolizó la imagen de Japón en el mundo occidental. Las escenas del ukiyo-e, que en muchos aspectos eran de tipo hedonista, representaban a menudo la brillante luminosidad y las atracciones de Edo: mujeres hermosas, actores y luchadores de sumo, la vida urbana y panorámicas espectaculares.

Uno de los seres humanos más brillantes jamás conocidos, Leonardo sigue siendo el genio del Renacimiento por excelencia. Compañero perfecto de la edición Leonardo da Vinci. Obra gráfica, este libro es un catálogo razonado de todas las obras maestras pictóricas del artista, tanto supervivientes como perdidas, desde la Mona Lisa a La última cena.

The Book of Miracles first surfaced several ago and is one of the most spectacular discoveries in the field of Renaissance art. The near-complete illustrated manuscript, created in Augsburg around 1550, is composed of 169 pages of large-format illustrations in gouache and watercolor, depicting wondrous and often eerie phenomena. The mesmerizing images deal with both biblical and folkloric tales, depicting stories from the Old Testament and Book of Revelation as well as events that took place in the immediate present of the manuscript’s author. From shooting stars to swarms of locusts, terrifying monsters to fatal floods, page after page hypnotizes with visions alternately dreadful, spectacular, and even apocalyptic.