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Cover of Jack Nicholson: Celebrity Biographies
by Matt Green
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016

Ever wondered how Jack Nicholson rose to stardom? Jack Nicholson is without a doubt one of the most popular and gifted American actors of the 20th century. The characteristic features of Jack include the dark tinted sun glasses, without which he is rarely seen outdoors, and the somewhat maniacal...
Cover of William Blake, le peintre des ténèbres

William Blake, le peintre des ténèbres

Un romantique tourné vers l'invisible

by Thomas Jacquemin, 50 minutes, Angélique Demur
Language: French
Release Date: December 9, 2014

Décryptez l'art de William Blake en moins d'une heure !Dans les soubresauts révolutionnaires qui agitent l’Europe à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, William Blake crée un art sans précédent. Unique, l’univers de Blake l’est sans le moindre doute : il se sert des visions qui l’habitent depuis l’enfance...
Cover of Turner
by Eric Shanes
Language: French
Release Date: March 15, 2013

Joseph Mallord William Turner (Londres, 1775 – 1851) A 15 ans, Turner exposait déjà une Vue de Lambeth. Il acquit très tôt la réputation d'un aquarelliste extrêmement habile. Disciple de Girtin et de Cozens, il montra par son choix et la façon de présenter ses thèmes une imagination pittoresque...
Cover of Constable
by Victoria Charles
Language: French
Release Date: December 22, 2011

John Constable (East Bergholt, 1776 – Hampstead, 1837) John Constable fut le premier peintre de paysage anglais qui ne tira pas son enseignement des peintres hollandais. Assez proche de la vision de Rubens, c'est à Gainsborough qu'il doit tout : ses paysages, avec leurs grands massifs d'arbres...
Cover of Holbein le Jeune, le maître du portrait

Holbein le Jeune, le maître du portrait

De l'art gothique à la Renaissance nordique

by Céline Muller, 50 minutes, Stéphanie Reynders
Language: French
Release Date: December 9, 2014

Décryptez l'art d'Holbein le Jeune en moins d'une heure !Dans l’Allemagne du XVIe siècle, déchirée par les tensions entre catholiques et protestants, Holbein le Jeune comprend très tôt la nécessité de s’exiler pour pouvoir vivre de son art. C’est donc en Angleterre qu’il construit sa...
Cover of Constable
by Victoria Charles
Language: French
Release Date: September 15, 2015

John Constable (East Bergholt, 1776 – Hampstead, 1837) John Constable fut le premier peintre de paysage anglais qui ne tira pas son enseignement des peintres hollandais. Assez proche de la vision de Rubens, c'est à Gainsborough qu'il doit tout : ses paysages, avec leurs grands massifs d'arbres...
Cover of Goya
by Jp. A. Calosse
Language: French
Release Date: July 1, 2011

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Fuentetodos, 1746 – Bordeaux, 1828) Goya est peut-être le peintre le plus accessible entre tous. Son art, comme sa vie, est un livre ouvert. Il ne cachait rien de ses contemporains, et leur offrait son art avec la même franchise. L'entrée dans son monde n'est pas...
Cover of Eugène Delacroix
by Nathalia Brodskaya
Language: French
Release Date: December 22, 2011

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (Saint-Maurice, 1798 – Paris, 1863) Delacroix fut l'un des plus grands coloristes du XIXe siècle. La couleur était pour lui un moyen d'expression déterminant, qui avait la préséance sur la forme et les détails. Il parlait à l'oeil, moins à la raison. Il...
Cover of James Franco: Celebrity Biographies
by Matt Green
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016

Ever wondered how James Franco rose to stardom? James Edward Franco was born on 19th April, 1978. He is an American director, teacher, actor, author and producer. He took his first leading role in acting as Daniel Desario on a short-lived cult hit television program Freaks and Geeks. Afterwards...
Cover of Benicio Del Toro: Celebrity Biographies
by Matt Green
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2016

Ever Wondered how Benicio Del Toro rose to stardom? The three most coveted awards in the American film industry are The Oscars, the Golden Globes, and the Screen Actors’ Guild Awards. In order for an actor to win all three in one year, the stars themselves must align. The actor must give...
Cover of Matisse and Picasso

Matisse and Picasso

The Story of Their Rivalry and Friendship

by Jack Flam
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2008

Matisse and Picasso achieved extraordinary prominence during their lifetimes. They have become cultural icons, standing not only for different kinds of art but also for different ways of living. Matisse, known for his restraint and intense sense of privacy, for his decorum and discretion, created...
Cover of Dialogues With Marcel Duchamp
by Pierre Cabanne
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009

With an introduction by Robert Motherwell and an appreciation by Jasper Johns "Marcel Duchamp, one of this century's pioneer artists, moved his work through the retinal boundaries which had been established with Impressionism into a field where language, thought and vision act upon one...
Cover of Monet
by Nathalia Brodskaya
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2011

For Claude Monet the designation ‘impressionist’ always remained a source of pride. In spite of all the things critics have written about his work, Monet continued to be a true impressionist to the end of his very long life. He was so by deep conviction, and for his Impressionism he may have sacrificed...
Cover of Paul Signac
by Paul Signac
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013

Inspired by Monet’s work at a young age, Paul Signac (1863-1935) was a friend and disciple of Georges Seurat who combined the scientific precision of pointillism with the vivid colors and emotional expressivity of Impressionism. A close personal friend of Vincent van Gogh, who was a great admirer...
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