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La collection populaire de parkstone sur les « cinq plus beaux/belles…» offre aux jeunes lecteurs un cours miniature d’histoire de l’art, associant des puzzles interactifs représentant les chefs-d’œuvre de l’art à des textes simples mais didactiques. ces livres fournissent aux parents...

La collection populaire de parkstone sur les « cinq plus beaux/belles…» offre aux jeunes lecteurs un cours miniature d’histoire de l’art, associant des puzzles interactifs représentant les chefs-d’œuvre de l’art à des textes simples mais didactiques. ces livres fournissent aux parents...

La collection populaire de parkstone sur les « cinq plus beaux/belles…» offre aux jeunes lecteurs un cours miniature d’histoire de l’art, associant des puzzles interactifs représentant les chefs-d’œuvre de l’art à des textes simples mais didactiques. ces livres fournissent aux parents...

La collection populaire de parkstone sur les « cinq plus beaux/belles…» offre aux jeunes lecteurs un cours miniature d’histoire de l’art, associant des puzzles interactifs représentant les chefs-d’œuvre de l’art à des textes simples mais didactiques. ces livres fournissent aux parents...

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges on 25 February 1841. In 1854, the boy’s parents took him from school and found a place for him in the Lévy brothers’ workshop, where he was to learn to paint porcelain. Renoir’s younger brother Edmond had this to say this about the move: “From what...

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges on 25 February 1841. In 1854, the boy’s parents took him from school and found a place for him in the Lévy brothers’ workshop, where he was to learn to paint porcelain. Renoir’s younger brother Edmond had this to say this about the move: “From what...

Burne-Jones’ oeuvre can be understood as an attempt to create in paint a world of perfect beauty, as far removed from the Birmingham of his youth as possible. At that time Birmingham was a byword for the dire effects of unregulated capitalism – a booming, industrial conglomeration of unimaginable...

They met in 1928, Frida Kahlo was then 21 years old and Diego Rivera was twice her age. He was already an international reference, she only aspired to become one. An intense artistic creation, along with pain and suffering, was generated by this tormented union, in particular for Frida. Constantly...

They met in 1928, Frida Kahlo was then 21 years old and Diego Rivera was twice her age. He was already an international reference, she only aspired to become one. An intense artistic creation, along with pain and suffering, was generated by this tormented union, in particular for Frida. Constantly...

Since the mythical Tower of Babel, humans have continuously tried to erect monuments to match their oversized egos. With ancient ziggurats, the Taj Mahal or the Empire State Building, man has for centuries demonstrated his force by raising structures for purposes both religious and profane. As international...

Gothic art finds its roots in the powerful architecture of the cathedrals of northern France. It is a medieval art movement that evolved throughout Europe over more than 200 years. Leaving curved Roman forms behind, the architects started using flying buttresses and pointed arches to open up cathedrals...

Qu’y-a-t-il de plus banal qu’une paire de chaussures ? Pourtant, aujourd’hui encore, la moitié de l’humanité n’en connaît pas l’usage. Dans un monde où la chaussure est devenue un objet de consommation, comment oublier que nos arrière-grands-parents l’utilisaient pour les cérémonies...

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) ist mit seinen eleganten Gemälden und meisterhaften Holzschnitten der international renommierteste Künstler Japans. Als ein Meister der Ukiyo-e-Kunst transferierte er alleine diese Kunstform von einem einfachen, auf Abbildungen von Kurtisanen und berühmten Schauspielern...

Gothic art finds its roots in the powerful architecture of the cathedrals of northern France. It is a medieval art movement that evolved throughout Europe over more than 200 years. Leaving curved Roman forms behind, the architects started using flying buttresses and pointed arches to open up cathedrals...