Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio lived the darkest and most dangerous life of any of the great painters. This book presents the readings of Caravaggio's pictures, which show how he created their drama, immediacy and humanity, and how completely he departed from the conventions of his time.
A study of Rene Magritte's basic philosophy and art, and particularly the development of his Surrealist style.
Traces the extraordinary evolution of eight world-class works of art. Created in a bolt of illumination, such works tell us something about how the world is, how it is to be inside our skins, that no more prosaic source of wisdom can deliver
Saga o życiu dwudziestu carów i caryc najpotężniejszej dynastii czasów nowożytnych. Pasjonująca historia spisków pałacowych, zdrad, zbrodni, błyskotliwych zwycięstw, upokarzających klęsk, geniuszu i szaleństwa. A także romansów, mariaży, seksualnych ekscesów, bajecznych bogactw i wielkich tragedii.