NOVEDADES

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.

For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry at the University of Magics and Industry. When Sciona finally passes the qualifying exam and becomes a highmage, she finds her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues are determined to make her feel unwelcome—and, instead of a qualified lab assistant, they give her a janitor. What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was not always a janitor. Ten years ago, he was a nomadic hunter who lost his family on their perilous journey from the wild plains to the city. But now he sees the opportunity to understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and keep the privileged in power. At first, mage and outsider have a fractious relationship. But working together, they uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first.

El enigma de la Mona Lisa desnuda, El artista que pintó el fondo marino, Los ángeles mosqueteros del Nuevo Mundo, Los misteriosos retratos de hombres en llamas o La legión de hombres lobo del Ejército romano: una estrafalaria exploración de la vertiente más curiosa del arte, con pinturas, esculturas, dibujos y otras rarezas artísticas extrañas. Una exposición única que reúne más de cien obras magníficas, elegidas por su sorprendente belleza, su rareza y la cautivadora historia que hay detrás de su creación. Tesoros oscuros y olvidados conviven con obras maestras muy conocidas, y todos tienen historias secretas que contar. Las páginas de este libro acogen frescos medievales sobre el Juicio Final, esculturas que gritan, manuscritos mágicos, arquitectura imposible, santos con cabeza de perro y el primer retrato de un caníbal. Arte robado, arte marginal, arte fantasma, arte de venganza y arte pintado en el fondo del mar junto a muestras de arte escandaloso, falsificaciones y engaños, arte de sueños y pesadillas, y pinturas crípticas todavía por descifrar.