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Die Darstellung von Hölle und Himmel in Tod und Jenseits in der Kunst
Seit Grabdenkmäler auf den Gräbern errichtet wurden, hat die Vorstellung vom Tod und vom Leben nach dem Tod einen wichtigen Stellenwert in der Kunstwelt erlangt. In diesem Buch untersucht Victoria Charles, wie die Kunst im Laufe der Jahrhunderte der Spiegel dieser Fragestellungen zum Jenseits geworden ist.
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The depiction of Hell and Heaven in Art of the Eternal
Since the first funerary statues were placed in the first sepulchres, the ideas of death and the afterlife have always held a prominent place at the heart of the art world. In this work, Victoria Charles analyses how, through the centuries, art has become the reflection of these interrogations linked to mankind’s fate and the hereafter.
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1000 Bouddhas de Génie
S’adressant à tous les passionnés de l’art asiatique, bouddhistes ou encore néophytes, cet ouvrage fascinant permet de découvrir ou redécouvrir Bouddha, son histoire, ses codes mais aussi ses innombrables visages au travers de mille représentations sélectionnées parmi les plus belles oeuvres conservées dans les plus grands musées du monde.
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1000 Buddhas
Das vorliegende Werk ist sowohl für den leidenschaftlichen Liebhaber asiatischer Kunst als auch für Neulinge auf diesem Feld ideal geeignet. Es lädt ein, Buddha, seine Geschichte, seine Lehren, aber auch seine unzähligen Gesichter durch insgesamt tausend Abbildungen, großartige Kunstwerke aus den größten Museen der Welt, zu entdecken oder wiederzuentdecken.
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1000 Buddhas of Genius
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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Goya (English version)
Goya is perhaps the most approachable of painters. His art, like his life, is an open book. He concealed nothing from his contemporaries, and offered his art to them with the same frankness. He proved that if a man has the capacity to live and multiply his experiences, to fight and work, he can produce great art without classical decorum and traditional respectability.
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Art at your fingertips
Moving from painting to painting, I counted the steps I needed to make before reaching the exit. Slower, I thought, don’t walk so quickly. And so I stopped at the painting before me, cocked my head, and pretended to absorb the beauty. Art had never been easy to understand. Imagery, history, and emotion compressed onto a canvas, expressed only though colors and strokes. Yet I found myself visiting a museum with two art enthusiasts, who, every few minutes, would proudly shriek “Oh how I love this painting!” and gush over the skillful technique and the elegant brushstrokes. As people shuffled around me, admiring one painting after another, I absentmindedly marched…
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Frau Antje lädt zum Kunstgenuss
„So viele Länder, so wenig Zeit!“ Auch Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) trug scheinbar jenes Virus in sich, das alljährlich – spätestens zu Beginn der Sommermonate – breitenwirksam um sich greift und dabei ganze Stadtbezirkeleer zu fegen scheint: das gemeine“febris itineris“, besser auch als „Reisefieber“ bekannt. Bricht wegen des Hitzestaus im Büro unter den Kollegen ein erbitterter Kampf um den Platz am Ventilator aus? Und bleibt betriebsurlaubsbedingtnicht einmal mehr der Lieblingsbiergarten als Fluchtmöglichkeit? Spätestens dann ist es wohl an der Zeit, die Koffer zu packen und die Reise in Richtung Süden anzutreten. Doch nur allzu oft ist es ein langer, mühsamer Weg, bevor der erste wohlverdiente Sommercocktail am bevorzugten Sandstrand genossen werden…
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Erase the line between Genius and Insanity!
Being labelled a genius puts one precariously close to being pigeonholed as insane. Where insanity is recognised as the repetition of the same action over and over, is genius not finally achieving some far-fetched goal, whether it is in science, maths, or art? History is littered with larger than life talents that we still learn about in our studies and discuss with our peers: Einstein, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, etc. Artists made sketches and drafts of the way the human body works, whether in physical labour or dancing, to better portray the human condition in their paintings. Michelangelo and Degas are not only famous for the Sistine Chapel and Impressionism respectively,…
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Going Dutch
“Going Dutch”: a phrase which is most commonly associated with splitting the bill when going out to dinner. Personally, I find that this is one of those phrases which we all use, and don’t really think about why we use it. I have merrily used these two simple words for many years – and yet it is only recently that it occurred to me to question where such a notion comes from. Before I started doing some research into this, I have to admit that I did spend more time than I probably should have trying to puzzle this scenario out. I did, however, cross out the possibility that it…
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