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En las últimas semanas de 1847 vieron la luz en Copenhague estos «discursos edificantes», que buscaban explorar el fondo más profundo en el que se asienta el cristianismo: Dios como amor absoluto. La existencia humana puede, de algún modo misterioso, participar de la trascendencia a través del amor, ámbito por completo distinto del mundo, el tiempo y las vicisitudes egoístas en las que se mueve la vida de los hombres. En último término, sólo hay una alternativa: vivir la existencia de espaldas o delante de la eternidad. Y quién se atreve a vivir ante Dios experimentará en su espíritu, aún de manera deficiente, el exceso de amor que lo rodea, en el que se mueve y por el que existe.

Among the few women artists who have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907–1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in over fifty extraordinary self-portraits, has been admired by generations; along with hundreds of photographs taken by notable artists such as Manuel and Lola Álvarez Bravo, Nickolas Muray, and Martin Munkácsi, they made Frida Kahlo an iconic image of 20th century art.After an accident in her early youth, Frida became a painter of her own free will. Her marriage to Diego Rivera in 1929 placed her at the forefront of an artistic scene not only in the cultural Renaissance of Mexico, but also in the United States. Her work garnered praise from the poet André Breton, who added the Mexican painter to the ranks of international surrealism and exhibited her work in Paris in 1939 to the admiration of Picasso, Kandinsky, and Duchamp.We access the intimacy of Frida’s affections and passions through a selection of drawings, pages from her personal diary, and an extensive illustrated biography featuring photos of Frida, Diego, and the Casa Azul, Frida’s home and the center of her universe.This book allows readers to admire Frida Kahlo’s paintings like never before, including unprecedented detail shots and famous photographs. It presents pieces in private collections and reproduces works that were previously lost or have not been exhibited for more than 80 years.

El hombre es un ser temporal, pero participa de la eternidad y es constantemente educado por ella. Los discursos reunidos en este volumen meditan sobre algunas de las principales enseñanzas que lo eterno -o sea, el bien- imparte al hombre. Estas enseñanzas han de ser creídas, pues lo eterno no se deja atrapar en las redes del entendimiento humano. Dicho con la maravillosa imagen empleada aquí por Kierkegaard: El bien enseña al que se esfuerza, le ayuda, pero sólo como lo hace la madre amorosa cuando enseña al niño a andar solo: la madre está a una distancia tal que en realidad no puede cogerlo, pero tan pronto como este se tambalea, ella se inclina rápidamente como si lo fuera a agarrar.

In pursuit of both knowledge and delight, the craft of botanical illustration has always required not only meticulous draftsmanship but also a rigorous scientific understanding. This new edition of a TASCHEN classic celebrates the botanical tradition and talents with a selection of outstanding works from the National Library of Vienna, including many new images.

Hágase la luz es prueba de que las mejores historias nunca mueren. En esta atrevida reescritura del Génesis, Dios es una mujer, no es perfecta y, como suele ocurrir, a veces duda de sí misma. También se siente sola. ¿Qué significa ser humano?, ¿cuál es nuestro propósito?, ¿cómo debemos tratarnos los unos a los otros? Las grandes preguntas de la Torá y del Antiguo Testamento aún son las nuestras

Only 20 paintings and eight drawings are confidently assigned to Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516) but in their fantastical visions they have secured his place as one of the most cult artists in history. 500 years on from his death, his works continue to inspire scholars, artists, designers, and musicians, death metal band names and designer dresses. This edition offers the complete and haunting Bosch world in one compact format. Through full spreads and carefully curated details, we explore the full reach and compelling inventions of the artist’s genius as well as disturbing imagination. We encounter his hybrid creatures, his nightmarish scenarios, his religious and moral framework, and his pictorial versions of contemporary proverbs and idioms. Along the way, art historian and Bosch expert Stefan Fischer reveals the most important themes and influences in these cryptic, mesmerizing masterpieces.