"From the front flap of this 740-page book: "I'f you become a soldier', Picasso's mother once predicted to her son Pablo, 'you will be a general. If you become a monk, you will be Pope'. Neither prophecy came true. Many years later, when asked to describe his profession, Picasso replied: 'I wanted to be a painter, and I became Picasso.' Nowadays no one would dispute the fact that Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was the preeminent artist of the ..."
"TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition! Picasso's entire oeuvre?from his earliest drawings to the master's very last painting Special bestseller price! ""The definitive introduction to the scope and range of Picasso's work."" The Times, London ""I wanted to be a painter, and I became Picasso,"" declared Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in an apt survey of a triumphant career. He had good grounds for the confidence palpable in his stateme ..."
"The genius of the century... "I wanted to be a painter, and I became Picasso," declared Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in an apt survey of a triumphant career. He had good grounds for the confidence palpable in his statement, for in the history of 20th century art, his name stands out over all the others. In Picasso’s paintings, drawings, lithographs, ceramics, and sculptures, he was tirelessly inventive and innovative, exhibiting an aesthe ..."
"The gift of love This collection of late 16th and early 17th century love emblems was amassed around 1620 by an unknown lover, doubtless consumed by passion and fiery loins, and given to his or her lover as a token of romance and affection. Composed of mythological, allegorical, and even erotic prints, the emblems (created by printmakers such as Abraham Bloemaert, Pieter I Bruefhel, Agostino Carracci, and Jacob Goltzius) illust ..."
"Printed treasure trove: Eight centuries of decorative artsWhen Kunstwerke und Gerathschaften des Mittelalters und der Renaissance (1852-1863) was published, what purchasers in fact bought was a printed museum. With 216 hand-colored copperplate engravings, the publication gives a comprehensive overview of applied arts in Europe from the 9th to the 16th centuries, spanning furniture, metalwork, jewelry, tapestries, and bookbinding.The boo ..."
Becker Decorative Arts from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance (EXTRA LARGE) by Carsten-PeterWarncke, Carl Becker Hardcover, 412 Pages, Published 2011 by Taschen America ISBN-13: 978-3-8365-0518-5, ISBN: 3-8365-0518-5
"Treasures of the Middle Ages and Renaissance: Eight centuries of European applied arts When Kunstwerke und Geräthschaften des Mittelalters und der Renaissance (1852–1863) was published, what purchasers in fact bought was a small printed museum of unusual treasures. With 216 hand-colored copperplate engravings, the publication gives a comprehensive overview of applied arts in Europe from the 9th to the 16th centuries. The objects pres ..."
""I wanted to be a painter, and I became Picasso" declared Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in an apt survey of a triumphant career. He had good grounds for the confidence palpable in his statement, for in the history of 20th century art, his name stands out over all the others. In Picasso's paintings, drawings, lithographs, ceramics, and sculptures, he was tirelessly inventive and innovative, exhibiting an aesthetic bravado that kept him one s ..."
""I wanted to be a painter, and I became Picasso" declared Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in an apt survey of a triumphant career. He had good grounds for the confidence palpable in his statement, for in the history of 20th century art, his name stands out over all the others. In Picasso's paintings, drawings, lithographs, ceramics, and sculptures, he was tirelessly inventive and innovative, exhibiting an aesthetic bravado that kept him one s ..."
""I wanted to be a painter, and I became Picasso" declared Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in an apt survey of a triumphant career. He had good grounds for the confidence palpable in his statement, for in the history of 20th century art, his name stands out over all the others. In Picasso's paintings, drawings, lithographs, ceramics, and sculptures, he was tirelessly inventive and innovative, exhibiting an aesthetic bravado that kept him one s ..."
Paris, Barcelone Exposition, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 9 octobre 2001-14 janvier 2002, Museu Picasso, Barcelone, 28 février-26 mai 2002 by Carsten-PeterWarncke Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2000 by Taschen Deutschland ISBN-13: 978-3-8228-5714-4, ISBN: 3-8228-5714-9
"Inhalt:
1.) De Stijl
2.) Die universale Sprache
3.) Die Überwindung der Figur
4.) das Ideal als Kunst
5.) Die Praxis der Ideale
6.) ...eine schöpferische Internationale...
Anmerkungen
Literatur
Biographien"
"Desde delicadas joias até o cálice mais elaborado, este livro reúne tesouros incomuns das artes aplicadas desde a Idade Média até o Renascimento. As 216 gravurar em folhas de cobre coloridos a mão são obra de referência para o leitor contemporâneo e prova tangível de quanto pode ser feito com habilidade e criatividade."Uma extraordinária seleção de acessórios, enfeites e peças têxteis desde a Idade Média até as obras-primas do Renascime ..."
"This new edition, complete with commentary, of one of the landmark books on the decorative arts, gives a glimpse of the treasure chambers of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The editor Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck () was head of the Royal Cabinet of Prints and Drawings in Munich and later director of the Bavarian National Museum. His work helped influence the creation of new museums of art and design - the South Kensington Mus ..."