הוצאת Pallas Athene
הספרים של הוצאת Pallas Athene
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Contemporary of Vasari’s hero, Michelangelo, and like him a sculptor as much as a painter, Domenico Beccafumi could nonetheless hardly present a more different artistic personality. His calligraphically curved figures—often wispy and strangely insubstantial, and bathed in a myster...
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This handsome edition of George Stubbs’ The Anatomy of the Horse reproduces all of his original etchings and commentary. Taken from the 1853 printing—the last to use the artist’s original plates—it is a superb reprint of one of the classics of art and science.
George Stubbs (1724–... |
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Millais: A Sketch by M. H. Spielmann Preceded by the Artist's Thoughts on Our Art of Today
מאת M. H. Spielmann Reprinted for the first time since 1889, this is the first biography and considered appraisal of one of England’s most prodigiously talented painters. Sir John Everett Millais, P. R. A. (1829–1896) was the most precociously talented artist England has ever produced. His astonishing facilit...
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Once one of the largest cities in the world, Isfahan is an ancient metropolis that sits across timeless trade routes. It became the glittering capital of Iran’s greatest dynasty, the Safavids, during the 16th century. Shah Abbas I (1587–1629) in particular he... |
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From the renowned travel author J.G. Links, this is a unique and fascinating look at Venice that seamlessly combines the scholarly, the informal, and the intimate. With charm and wit, Links guides the reader to places that might otherwise be missed and provides ca... |
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Richard Suart, heir to the great Gilbert and Sullivan singers of the past, has made the role of Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner, his own. Over the last 20 years his topical version of the Little List song has become a focus of audience expectation and hilarity. In this book he looks back over the...
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Romania is one of the most beautiful, intriguing, and little-known countries in Europe. This new book, arranged as a series of essays, is the most lucid and wideranging guide available to Romania’s architecture, history, and culture. From the remains left by the Romans to the unique churches of Mo...
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Written with an eye for the unusual and containing invaluable practical details and maps, this idiosyncratic guide describes 20 destinations in the Ile de France, the fascinating yet little-known countryside around Paris. Better-known destinations include the châteaux of Chantilly and Ra...
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