Hijos de las Estrellas

El texto se centra en el arte occidental y en el Próximo Oriente, intentando responder a las necesidades de los actuales planes de estudio del grado en Historia del Arte de las universidades, y más concretamente el de la UNED. Los trece capítulos de este libro se agrupan en cuatro grandes partes: primer arte cristiano y el arte bizantino, las distintas manifestaciones del Islam oriental y occidental hasta el siglo XII, la tercera parte incluye las manifestaciones desarrolladas en el Occidente durante la Alta Edad Media, y la cuarta parte se centra en el estudio del arte románico. Esta...

The collection of the Gold Museum of the Banco de la República de Colombia—one of the most impressive gold collections in the world—is explored in this anthropological commemoration of the goldwork mastery of indigenous peoples. An essential part of the pre-Colombian world, gold was considered by natives to be a sacred element and was used by artisans to create offerings presented by Shamans to the Gods as both prayerful sacrifices and symbols of gratitude. La colección del Museo del Oro del Banco de la República de Colombia—una de las colecciones de oro más importantes del...

"Publication accompanied the exhibition 'Vicente Rojo: Cuarenta Años de Diseño Gráfico.' Includes accolades by some of his friends such as José Luis Cuevas, recognizing Rojo's contribution to graphic design in Mexico, an activity at which he excelled but is less known for than his painting. Generously illustrated in color"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

A close-up look at the life and work of the legendary painter Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn is set against the backdrop of the artistic and intellectual developments of seventeenth-century Europe and complemented by lush, full-color reproductions of some of the artist's most famous works. (Fine Arts)