BELLAS ARTES

Aunque nunca salió de su tierra natal en los Países Bajos, Rembrandt van Rijn(1606-1669) cambió el curso del arte occidental con su extenso repetorio de pinturas, dibujos y grabados. Su prolífica obra abarca escenas religiosas, históricas y seculares, así como una de las más extraordinarias series de retratos y autorretratos de la historia.

Rodin supo transmitir su pasión por la observación de la naturaleza y captar la vida y la verdad de las formas con una fuerza incomparable. Precisamente en el descubrimiento o el redescubrimiento de este legado de valor incalculable radica el éxito del libro de Francois Blanchetiére.

The inimitable style of renowned French interior designer Madeleine Castaing, chronicled in-depth for the first time. While many were drumming to the beat of modernism in the early- and mid-twentieth century, French antiquaire and decorator Madeleine Castaing created her own look that was a unique blend of neoclassicism, Proustian romanticism, and pure wit. Her distinctive aesthetic vision has inspired tastemakers on both sides of the Atlantic, and her devotees--both then and now--are legion. Ocelot carpeting, opaline blue, "coolie" lampshades, and an eclectic mix of neoclassical furnishings ranging from English Regency to Napoleon III all formed part of the vocabulary of "le style Castaing." This lavishly illustrated volume--the first on her work--explores in-depth the elements of her style, and examines how she crafted interiors so emotive that visitors felt that they had stepped into a Balzac novel or a Proustian recollection. Her entire life and career are chronicled, from her early years in Montparnasse, the epicenter of artistic activity in Paris, to her incomparable country house Leves and her legendary shop on rue Jacob in Paris.

Este libro esencial sobre la figura de Toulouse-Lautrec recorre un universo de cantantes, bailarinas, músicos y prostitutas para descubrir a un artísta dotado de un gran empatía, una habilidad figurativa sorprendente y una sensibilidad única para captar la energía y las historias propias de una ciudad.