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The true story that inspired the movie Woman in Gold starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds.

Contributor to the Washington Post Anne-Marie O'Connor brilliantly regales us with the galvanizing story of Gustav Klimt's 1907 masterpiece-the breathtaking portrait of a Viennese Jewish socialite, Adele Bloch-Bauer. The celebrated painting, stolen by Nazis during World War II, subsequently became the subject of a decade-long dispute between her heirs and the Austrian government.W...

From the publishers of Brilliant Maps, here is a cartographic journey through our planet's weirdest and most wonderful phenomena.

Helene Binet's architectural photography is here revealed in all its subtlety and quiet sensitivity.

Today we view Cezanne as a monumental figure, but during his lifetime (1839-1906), many did not understand him or his work. This book tells the story of an artist who was never accepted into the official Salon: he was considered a revolutionary at best and a barbarian at worst, whose paintings were unfinished, distorted and strange.

This generously illustrated volume on the work of Rembrandt makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation.

Een unieke verkenning van de werking en interpretatie van visuele beeldenVisuele beelden hebben voor ons betekenis. Hoewel de beelden stil en onbeweeglijk tot ons komen, verleiden ze de kijker tot uiteenlopende reacties – van verering of vernieling tot aanschaf van het afgebeelde product. Zowel het gestileerde poppetje dat ons de nooduitgang wijst als een beeld van Rodin of een schilderij van Rembrandt of Rothko maakt een reactie in ons los. Maar hoe doen beelden dat?In Beeldvertalen legt Co...