A Spanish Labyrinth |
Mark Allinson ISBN: 1860645070 A Spanish Labyrinth: The Films of Pedro Almodovar. This is a comprehensive introduction to the films of controversial Spanish director, Pedro Almodovar. It: investigates cultural and national contexts for his work; discusses issues of gender, sexuality,...(read more) |
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Antoni Gaudi |
Ignasi de Sola-Morales, Rafael Vargas ISBN: 0810946254 With all-new colour photography by Gaudi expert Rafael Vargas and a text written by the late architecture historian Ignasi de Sola-Morales, this volume features a thorough and accessible introduction to 16 of Gaudi's greatest works, including houses,...(read more) |
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Contemporary Spanish Cinema |
Barry Jordan, Rikki Morgan-Tamosunas ISBN: 0719044138 Offers an analysis of the main trends and issues in Spanish film since the death of Franco in 1975. While taking account of cinema during the Franco dictatorship, the text focuses principally on developments in the since the 1970s. Acknowledging the...(read more) |
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Dali |
Robert Descharnes, Giles Neret, Gilles Neret ISBN: 3822812099 Dali: The Paintings. This publication presents the entire painted uvre of Salvador Dal (1904-1989). After many years of research, Robert Descharnes and Gilles N ret finally located all the paintings of this highly prolific artist. This book therefore...(read more) |
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Milan, Berlin, Valencia |
Gabriele Basilico ISBN: 8495273896 Gabriele Basilico's long, constant observation of Milan, his native city, was the starting point for his personal style, which he adapted to each of the other cities he photographed afterwards. As a continuation of his usual trajectory, this book - the...(read more) |
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Miró |
Jacques Dupin ISBN: 208030450X One of the most significant Spanish painters of the twentieth century, Joan Miro (1893-1983) was also the imaginative creator of ceramics, sculpture, costumes, tapestries, and poetry. From his early interpretations of fauvism and cubism to his later...(read more) |
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Picasso and the Spanish Tradition |
Jonathan Brown (Editor) ISBN: 0300064756 Pablo Picasso has been transformed into a hero of French modernism, but there is a growing awareness that Picasso's involvement with his native Spain was crucial throughout his life. In this work, art historians examine Picasso's involvement with...(read more) |
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Picasso's War |
Russell Martin ISBN: 0743478630 Picasso's War: The Extraordinary Story of an Artist, an Atrocity and a Painting That Shook the World. On 26 April 1937, the Basque town of Guernica in northern Spain was bombed by Hitler's Luftwaffe on behalf of Francisco Franco as he waged a bloody...(read more) |
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Picasso: Guernica |
Miranda Harrison ISBN: 1857592921 In January 1937, the Spanish republican government asked Picasso to paint a mural for the Spanish pavilion at the Exposition Universalle in Paris. At first unsure of how to tackle a task of such importance, Picasso was spurred into action by news...(read more) |
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The Arts in Spain |
John F. Moffitt ISBN: 0500203156 This text presents a representative anthology of examples of painting, architecture and sculpture to provide a critical overview of Spain. From Iberian and Roman beginnings, the book traces the development of the arts in Spain, examining the...(read more) |
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The Spanish Portrait |
Javier Et Al Portus ISBN: 185759374X The Spanish Portrait: From El Greco to Picasso. Presents a survey of the development of this genre in Spanish art from the 15th century to the early decades of the 20th, through a selection of 87 works. |
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Velazquez's 'Las Meninas' |
Suzanne L. Stratton-Pruitt ISBN: 0521804884 (Masterpieces of Western Painting). Velazquez's Las Meninas was sequestered in the Spanish royal collections from 1656, when it was painted, until the opening of the Museo del Prado in 1819. From that moment, it has been one of the most famous...(read more) |
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