The work of Dick Bruna, his posters, book covers and of course his world famous Miffy, was inspired by the great modern masters of art history. This book explores the colourful sources of inspiration that have made Bruna the versatile artist that he is. English language edition.

Leonardo da Vinci is the archetypal universal man, a multi-talented genius who left an indelible mark on all the realms of art and knowledge he ventured into – painting, drawing and architecture, natural science, anatomy, mathematics, engineering and astronomy. His genius as a painter was reinforced by an analytical understanding of not only the human body but also nature and the physical laws of light. On the five-hundredth anniversary of Leonardo’s death in 1519, this book celebrates th...

The first comprehensive monograph on one of today's most innovative and successful painters - made in close collaboration with the artist

Tilla Durieux (1880-1971) war gefeierter Theater- und Filmstar, moderne Frau der 1920er-Jahre, politisch engagierte Zeitgenossin und galt als die am meisten porträtierte Frau ihrer Epoche. Ihre Rollen waren ebenso vielfältig wie auch die Liste der Künstler*innen, denen sie Modell saß: unter ihnen Auguste Renoir, Max Slevogt, Lovis Corinth, Franz von Stuck, Charley Toorop, Ernst Barlach, August Gaul, Mary Duras, Emil Orlik, Sasha Stone, Oskar Kokoschka, Olaf Gulbransson, Max Oppenheimer o...

An illustrated selection of work by Dutch architects in densely populated areas, giving new purpose to existing buildings that have become unwanted.

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Het oeuvre van de Nederlandse schilder Tjebbe Beekman bestaat uit schilderijen van ruwe stedelijke landschappen en interieurs op groot formaat. Kenmerkend zijn de gelaagdheid en veelheid aan materiaal. Zo werkt hij met acrylverf, maar verwerkt hij ook touw, ijzerdraad en zand in zijn werken. De dynamische composities zijn afgewogen en zorgvuldig samengesteld aan de hand van foto’s. In zijn chaotische verbeeldingen is tegelijkertijd ritme aanwezig, een structuur en orde...

Maaike Schoorel. Unsung Eve documents Dutch artist Maaike Schoorel’s contemplation of her own work in relation to the historical collection of one of the oldest museums of the Netherlands – The Willet Holthuysen House. Through paintings, drawings, collages and objects, Schoorel explores and reimagines the museum’s history, its collection and the story of its founder, Louisa Holthuysen.

This visually stunning volume, designed by Goda Budvytyte, showcases artworks created specifically wit...

In this edition of 'Phoebus Focus', no less than three specialists examine two of the sketches that Baroque master Abraham Van Diepenbeeck made for the stained-glass windows of the Antwerp St. Paul's Church. The stained-glass windows themselves have not survived the ravages of time and so these sketches are invaluable for the reconstruction of the church's original interior.