Hagen Rose-Marie; Hagen Rainer — Knigausa Bookstore: Russian Books

What Great Paintings Say: Faces of Power

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:22:43 +0000

Behind the MaskThe intrigue, drama, and covert messages hidden in the faces of powerful men and womenByzantine empresses, French revolutionaries, and Spanish generals: history’s most impressive figures stare boldly out of the canvases in this collection of formidable paintings. Each individual represented in these images radiates with strength and splendor; be they an aristocratic widow in mourning, a murdered politician, or a jovial group of Ukrainian rebels.Authors Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen tease out the stories and secrets of 13 masterpieces by artists including Goya, Titian, Velazquez, and Ilya Repin. Regal, holy, and wise, the men and women in these works will inspire you with their conquests and resilience.TASCHEN reproduces these masterworks in stunning quality, working in collaboration with esteemed art collections all over the world, including in Brussels, St. Petersburg, New York, and Naples. Combining astute analysis with magnified painting details, this book is a unique historical investigation in tribute to the movers and shakers of the past.

What Great Paintings Say: Italian Renaissance

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 19:24:08 +0000

Surreptitious messages, concealed myths, and historical truths lie hidden in the great works of the Italian Renaissance, behind heavy gold leaf and religious symbology. Although often obscured by the archaic language of historical painting, careful analysis and expert interpretation bring these images to life. Discover masterpieces of the most beloved creative epoch in this fascinating art historical inquiry.Images of war, romance, birth, and knowledge, works of the Italian Renaissance have much to say, when given a voice. Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen do just that-pulling apart each of the 12 featured paintings with all the talent of true detectives to offer an illuminating portal to the past.From Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam to Ucello’s The Battle of San Romano, from Antonello da Messina’s St. Jerome in His Study to Pinturicchio’s Penelope with the Suitors, the artworks under investigation are a diverse representation of the period’s innovation and brilliance, sourced directly from some of the most impressive collections in the world, including the Uffizi, Prado, and National Gallery London.

Egyptian Art (Basic Art) HC Египетское искусство

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 16:55:41 +0000

From the Land of the Pharaohs.The finest treasures from Ancient Egypt.The art of ancient Egypt that has been handed down to us bears no names of its creators, and yet we value the creations of these unknown masters no less than the works of later centuries, such as statues by Michelangelo or the paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. This book introduces some of the most important masterpieces, ranging from the Old Kingdom during the Third millennium BC, to the Late Period in the 9th century BC.The works encompass sculptures, reliefs, sarcophagi, murals, masks, and decorative items, most of them now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, but some occupying places of honor as part of the World Cultural Heritage in museums such as the Louvre in Paris, the British Museum in London, the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, and the Metropolitan Museum in New York.Featured works include:Seated statue of King Djoser.Wood relief of Hesire on a dining table.Statue of a scribe made of various materials.Funerary relief of Aschait.Sphinx of Sesostris III.Robed statue of Cherihotep.Reliefs from the Temple at Carnac.Sarcophagus of Queen Hatshepsut.Murals from Thebes.Seated figure of the goddess Sachmet.Statue of Queen Teje.Head of Akhenaten (Amenophis IV).Queen Nefertiti.Golden mask of Tutankhamun.Ramses II from Abu Simbel.Horus falcon made of granite.Stone relief from the temple ambulatory at Edfu.