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Qui étiez-vous, monsieur Ingres ? Il est difficile en vous de séparer l’homme et l'artiste, tant votre sensibilité exacerbée influençait votre travail. Vos contemporains se sont souvenus de vos certitudes, de vos enthousiasmes soudains, de vos admirations successives, de votre fidélité en...

Most fans of the artist Edward Gorey know him as the author of lavishly drawn, sparely plotted little books in which hapless characters come to unpleasant ends. But if you happened to be in the right place at the right time, you might know him as a dramatist. From Boston's Poets' Theatre to New York's...

Ce livre numérique a été conçu pour une utilisation simple et agréable avec vos liseuses et applications Kobo. Il présente Pensées d'une solitaire, précédées de fragments inédits, de Louise-Victorine Ackermann,...

  William-Adolphe Bouguereau used ancient themes, making new readings of classical myths. He settled his abundant fantasy space with a romanticized selection of angels, women and children. A skilled draftsman and expert of human anatomy, he sensitively captured nuances of character...

Mel Gibson is an American and Australian actor, screenwriter, director, producer and investor. Gibson grew up in Peekskill, New York, and moved with his family to Australia at the age of twelve.   Gibson's first major roles were in the Mad Max series, with Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome...

This sensitive and compelling biography sheds new light on John Singer Sargent’s art through an intimate history of his family. Karen Corsano and Daniel Williman focus especially on his niece and muse, Rose-Marie Ormond, telling her story for the first time. In a score of paintings created between...

René Doumic, membre de l'Académie française, chroniqueur littéraire au Journal des Débats, était un critique important et écouté au début du 20e siècle. Il peint magistralement dans ce livre la vie, le caractère et l'oeuvre...

Maurice André a un don. Plus qu’un trompettiste renommé, c’est un Artiste incontesté, un « maître » véritable, qui a marqué son siècle et laissé de nombreux héritiers. Reconnu plus que connu, il nous offre enfin son autobiographie, aidé en cela par Thierry Martin, afin que l’on sache qui se cache vraiment derrière l’instrument de cuivre qui a fait sa renommée.

In 1983, Christine Taylor Patten was hired as one of the people who took care of Georgia O’Keeffe, then ninety-six. Also an artist, Patten served as nurse, cook, companion, and friend to the older woman. This intimate account of the year of Patten’s employment offers a rare glimpse of O’Keeffe’s daily life when she could no longer see well enough to paint.

15 Jahre vor Coco Chanel befreite Emilie Flöge die Frauen von Korsett und Mieder. Gemeinsam mit ihren zwei Schwestern betrieb sie den "Salon Flöge“ in Wien: Wer gesellschaftlich etwas auf sich hielt, ließ sich ein Haus von Josef Hoffmann bauen und einrichten, die Dame des Hauses von Klimt...

As a kid, Streisand visited Bais Yakov School, where she sang in the institution choir. Noting primary institution, Streisand was a pupil at Erasmus Hall High School where she kindlied future collaborator, Neil Diamond. Also prior to Barbra completed from senior high school; she was taking a trip...

Imagine no Chieftains, no Planxty or Bothy Band, no Moving Hearts or Riverdance! This biography of Seán Ó Riada, who spearheaded the revival of Irish traditional music and moved it onto the international stage, shows it might not have happened without him. One of the few significant artists to remain...

Clint Eastwood, perhaps the most famous face on the face of the Earth at one moment. That is why he is the main story of this biographical journey, and why the author Stewart Wolmark exactly chose him over several other big names in the entire entertainment industry.He says that in order to be an American...

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