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  • Persian art
    Art,  English,  History

    Echoes of Eternal Persian Art

    November 4, 2025 / 0 Comments

    Since its first appearance, Art and Civilization of Persia: Art, Splendour and Heritage Across Dynasties has brought to life the magnificent courtly arts and storied architecture of Iran. In this third edition, fully revised and expanded, discover new scholarship on forgotten dynasties, an updated gallery of 125 colour plates, and - for the very first time - a dedicated chapter on Omar Khayyām’s Rubāʿīyāt.

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    Sussex

    Ruskins literarische Beiträge: Schreiben und Kritik in der Arts-and-Crafts-Bewegung

    August 3, 2023
    Shah Jahan, The Taj Mahal, 1638-1648. White marble, jasper, jade, crystal, turquoise, lapis lazuli, sapphire, carnelian, etc. Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

    Art of India

    September 1, 2014
    chinesischen Meisterwerken

    Natur und Geist in den Meisterwerken der chinesischen Malerei

    January 9, 2025
  • Central Asian Art
    Art,  English,  History

    Echoes of the Past: Discovering the treasures of Central Asia

    August 26, 2025 / 0 Comments

    Rooted in both spiritual and everyday life, Central Asian art captures a unique blend of Persian, Turkic, Mongol, and Russian aesthetics. It continues to evolve today, bridging past and present across deserts, mountains, and ancient cities.

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    Damenschuh aus blauem Leder, mit Silberstickerei verziert, Italien, 17. Jh, Schuhe

    Die Kunst der Schuhe – eine 40.000-jährige Geschichte

    March 9, 2023
    Meisterwerke der Blumenmalerei

    Vom Zauber der Blumen

    June 30, 2022
    The Madonna in art

    The Madonna in 18th and 19th-century art: Tradition meets modernity

    December 17, 2024
  • Persian art
    Art,  English,  History

    Persian secret treasures: An art once lost, Now remembered

    August 19, 2025 / 0 Comments

    Known for its detailed tilework, elegant calligraphy, exquisite carpets, and poetic symbolism, Persian art celebrates harmony, nature, and the divine. Its legacy continues to inspire with timeless beauty and profound storytelling.

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    Portail, citadelle d’Ark. Boukhara

    Marco Polo et la Route de la Soie

    June 24, 2022
    Music & Eroticism

    The eroticism in Music & Eros

    February 25, 2025

    Ruskin – Modigliani: Le Scandale des Poils Pubiens

    November 30, 2017
  • Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque
    Art,  English

    Discovering the Multifaceted World of Persian Art and its Significance

    May 23, 2023 / 0 Comments

    The 1001 Treasures

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    Tu as rêvé de quoi cette nuit ?

    January 9, 2014
    Crowns covered with a pearled decoration (Yoruba), African Art

    African Art: Ancient Inspirations, Modern Expressions

    July 18, 2023
    Louis Comfort Tiffany

    Louis Comfort Tiffany: Meister des Glases, Wegbereiter des Designs

    May 8, 2025
  • Registan Ensemble
    Art,  English

    Central Asian Art – A cultural heritage with its mosques, mausoleums, madrasahs, and minarets

    January 10, 2023 / 0 Comments

    There are magnificent, full-colour photographs of the abandoned cities of Mervand Urgench, Khiva, the capital of the Kharezm, with its mausoleum of Sheikh Seid Allahuddin,and, the Golden Road to Samarkand, the Blue City, a center of civilisation for 2,500 years.

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    façade de la Calla Provença, détail du balcon

    Sagrada Gaudi! Faire de la structure un art

    May 27, 2022
    Christ in art

    Divine Depictions: The Christ in Art Through the Ages

    December 26, 2023
    Monument der Bürger von Calais, 1889

    Auguste Rodin – Der geniale Begründer der modernen Bildhauerei

    November 10, 2022
  • Boucicaut Master, Marco Polo with Elephants and Camels Arriving at Hormuz on the Gulf of Persia from India (detail), from the Livre des Merveilles du Monde, c. 1410-1412
    Art,  English

    Marco Polo and the Silk Road

    June 21, 2022 / 0 Comments

    The original manuscripts were accompanied with illustrations realised from the few descriptions made by the traveller. Following in the footsteps of Marco Polo, the various illustrations found here will send the reader on the path to discovering the distant lands as we know them today.

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    A swimming pool, Bikini Story

    Sun, Sand, and Style: The Evolution of the Bikini

    June 6, 2023
    Esquisse pour meubles : cuisine à vivre, 1919, Bauhaus

    Retentissement et réception du Le Bauhaus

    April 1, 2022
    Edward-Burne-Jones-exhibition

    Edward Burne-Jones

    September 21, 2018
  • Temple of Heaven, Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, 1406-1420
    English

    Explore beautiful landscapes with Marco Polo in “The Book of Wonder”

    July 27, 2021 / 0 Comments

    The most renowned travel story of the Middle Ages has never lost its allure. A story of true wonder, Marco Polo's experiences as well as the reported myths, transport us to the heart of Central Asia, China, Indochina, and the Indian Ocean.

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    Art of war

    The Art of War – When the battle becomes a work of art

    June 24, 2025

    Where Mucha’s Magic Began: The Gismonda-poster

    April 20, 2016

    Impressionism: The revolution of rebellious artists

    April 19, 2017
  • Seated Gautama Buddha, T.W. Rhys Davids Ph.D. LLD., Victoria Charles
    English

    1000 Buddhas of Genius

    May 25, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Perfect for all those passionate about Asian art, from neophytes to Buddhists, this fascinating work invites the reader to discover or rediscover Buddha, his history, his codes, but also his innumerable faces through one thousand representations selected from among the most beautiful works held in the world's greatest museums.

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    The Virgin Mary in Art

    The Virgin Mary in Renaissance Art: Faith, Grace, and Symbolism

    April 28, 2026

    A must-have book on Manet

    July 31, 2017
    Rosa Bonheur

    The majestic world of animals through the eyes of Rosa Bonheur

    March 6, 2024
  • Art Exhibition,  English

    Diamonds in the Rough

    February 8, 2013 / 0 Comments

    Arabian nights, like Arabian days, more often than not are hotter than hot in a lot of good ways. The Arab culture has gone from gross underrepresentation in television, art, and film to an intense misrepresentation over the past twenty years or so. While film directors and screen writers are helping the media plague the minds of the public about the Middle East, it’s far less often that I experience outward hatefulness from the group of people whom are relentlessly demonised as threatening, violent, and dangerous. Children are brought up with quirky yet adorable “street-rat” Aladdin, who steals to eat and falls in love well outside of his league. We’re…

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    All at Sea

    January 20, 2014

    Kleine Würfel – Große Kunst

    November 13, 2013

    A Searching Truth

    June 4, 2013
  • Art,  Art and Design,  Art Exhibition,  English

    East Meets West

    October 2, 2012 / 0 Comments

    The Musée du Louvre has been in the process of refurbishing their Department of Islamic Art for nearly four years now – expanding to give works of art ranging from India to Spain more, and deserved, space. Reopening the department this month, pieces spanning from the 8th through 19th centuries will be back on display for the masses – it’s about time, guys! Islamic, Central Asian, and Indian Art are all hugely underrepresented in western cultures. Many museums have one room with a few fantastic pieces devoted to entire eras of the eastern cultures. Which begs the question, should these pieces have even travelled outside of their home counties to…

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    Pablo Picasso, Stillleben mit Klavier, 1911.

    Les Demoiselles d’Avignon – Der Durchbruch zum Kubismus

    August 11, 2022
    A swimming pool, Bikini Story

    Sun, Sand, and Style: The Evolution of the Bikini

    June 6, 2023
    Die abendliche Frische am Ufer des Sumida (Okawa-bata yuryo), c. 1795-1796

    Utamaro – Bilder der die schwebenden Welt

    February 2, 2023
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