Un Tesoro lleno de Esperanza

Eliot declaro que solo habia sido feliz durante dos periodos de su vida: su infancia y su segundo matrimonio. Peter Ackroyd intenta recorrer los anos entre estos dos momentos, en los que Eliot, con la lucidez de su pensamiento, escribio sobre la angustia, sus preocupaciones religiosas y politicas.

INSIGHTS INTO CHANGES OF MENTALITY AND PHILOSOPHY. HOW DO THE OBJECTS IN A STILL LIFE REFLECT THE CUSTOMS, IDEAS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE TIME? THIS IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WHICH NORBERT SCHNEIDER ASKS IN THIS BOOK. THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE LATE MIDDLE AGES AND THE 17TH CENTURY WAS WITHOUT DOUBT THE HEYDAY OF THE STILL LIFE. IT IS AN ART FORM WHICH GIVES US VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO CHANGES OF MENTALITY AND PHILOSOPHY AS WELL AS PEOPLE'S NOTIONS OF DEATH. STILL LIFES CHART THE HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES AND THEIR ACCEPTANCE AS WELL AS THE GRADUAL REPLACEMENT OF THE MEDIAEVAL CONCEPT OF THE...

Tras casi cien años de rigurosa selección estética, que limitó su historia a aquellas obras en las que parecían presentirse posteriores ideales, las artes plásticas del siglo XIX han irrumpido últimamente en nuestra sociedad como si pertenecieran a una época recién descubierta necesitada de explicación. Este libro hace un recorrido respetuoso por los mitos historiográficos, pero al mismo tiempo conciliador con el papel de las escuelas nacionales y reflexivo ante el encadenamiento, a veces incierto, de artistas y tendencias.

All too often, arts and crafts are considered a simple pastime for housewives "with nothing else to do" but raise children and care for the home (as if these were small tasks!) Fortunately, new generations of artists and designers are increasingly putting craft techniques to use in their artwork and applying artistic techniques to create beautiful yet utilitarian objects. This book is for anyone aiming to create objects of beauty for everyday use in their own home or in the homes of friends and loved ones.