BELLAS ARTES

El grabador de cobre más famoso del siglo XVIII, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) se dio a conocer por sus aguafuertes de la antigua Roma. Sus impresionantes imágenes en claroscuro infundían tal dramatismo y romanticismo a las ruinas arqueológicas de la ciudad que se convirtieron en los recuerdos favoritos para los turistas distinguidos que viajaban a Italia en busca de la educación y la cultura clásicas. Actualmente, a Piranesi se le conoce no solo por haber dado a conocer la imagen de Roma en el resto de Europa, sino también por su elaborada serie de cárceles estrambóticas, Carceri, que han infl uido en generaciones de creadores, desde los surrealistas hasta Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Edgar Allan Poe, Jorge Luis Borges y Franz Kafka.

Regarded as perhaps the greatest of the stately homes and the finest example of baroque architecture in Great Britain, Blenheim is a treasure of English heritage. In this stunning volume, Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, the twelfth generation of the family, takes us on a privileged tour of the palace. Designed by John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor (a protégé of Christopher Wren) in the early 1700s; with stonework, furniture, and tapestries crafted by the best talents of the age; and art and statuary by such notable artists as John Singer Sargent and Joshua Reynolds, Blenheim is filled with artistic commissions that provide a window into the history of England.

For Ashe and Leandro, creativity is a way of life that is reflected in everything they design. They have built a star-studded portfolio (clients include Liev Schreiber, Seth Meyers, Naomi Watts, and Rashid Johnson) with their fresh approach to unfussy, high-design spaces. Their interiors favor a quiet beauty, based on simple shapes, asymmetrical details, and a fine patina.