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A concise introduction to the compelling pictorial world of one of art history's most mysterious masters, Hieronymus Bosch. From celestial scenes to nightmarish creatures and the grotesque tortures of hell, explore his unforgettable tableaux of temptation, spirituality, and sin.

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An exhaustive exploration of one of art history's most mysterious masters, Hieronymus Bosch. This monograph, based on the XXL edition which saw TASCHEN commission new photography of recently restored works, unravels his oeuvre through accessible texts, a special chapter on The Garden of Earthly Delights, a fold-out of The Last Judgment, and...

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Meet Fernando Botero, the world-renowned elder statesman of Colombian art, famed for his voluptuous figurative style. This essential artist introduction takes in all the critical insight, irony, and curvaceous flesh that round out Boterismo.

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Through delicate details, fluid lines, and some of the most beloved female figures in art history, explore the making of Renaissance legend, Botticelli. From portraits of the powerful Medici family to his iconic Birth of Venus, we discover a master of secular, religious, and mythological painting, whose eloquent figuration and composition has inspires to this day.

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A defining form-giver of the 20th century, Marcel Breuer is a modernist locus classicus. From his landmark tubular furniture to "binuclear" housing, his projects across Europe and the United States are case studies in the balance of texture, color, and form, and the elegant symbiosis of local and global, big and small, rough and smooth.

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Bruce Weber describes this first career-spanning collection of his famed photographs portraying his golden retrievers as his most personal book. It celebrates the human-animal bond, illuminating how connection to one's pets can fuel creativity, provide companionship, and foster an abundance of joy. Also available in two Art Editions with prints, each limited to 100 copies.

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With an acute sense of observation and subjects ranging from the biblical tower of Babel to the small-town festivals of peasant life, the master draftsman Pieter Bruegel the Elder provides a unique witness to both the religious mores and the close-knit folk culture of his time.

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Derived from the XXL monograph which saw TASCHEN undertake a comprehensive photographic survey of the artist's oeuvre, this compact edition explores Bruegel's 40 paintings through exceptional details and reproductions. We discover how, using his own pictorial language in scenes teeming with minutiae, Bruegel captured the theater of life.

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Discover the complete works of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the most significant artist of Flemish Renaissance painting. This XL monograph gathers all 40 paintings, 65 drawings, and 89 engravings-each piece a unique witness to both the religious mores and the close-knit folk culture of Bruegel's time.

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Through buildings of culture, science, and faith, and across his many famous bridges, explore the neofuturistic structures of Santiago Calatrava. This compact introduction explores the architect's unique fusion of organic forms, deft engineering, and dramatic, aerodynamic impact.

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In this vivid new examination of a rogue architectural style, discover the roadside structures of California. Fresh discoveries and several pictorial essays explore how these buildings became synonymous with the West Coast and how the power of personal expression championed any architectural establishment with structures eccentric, innovative, and bizarre.

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Caravaggio was a force to be reckoned with. Precise in technique, violent in temper, the notorious bad boy of Italian Baroque is now considered one of the greatest artistic influences of all time. This book presents an accessible introduction to the life and times of the dramatic master, exploring Caravaggio's most famous and revolutionary works alongside his equally intense biography.

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The notorious bad boy of Italian painting is now considered one of the greatest masters of all in art history. This comprehensive catalogue raisonn reproduces all of Caravaggio's paintings as well as a number of dramatic details of his boundary-breaking realism. Five chapters assess Caravaggio's artistic achievements while a detailed chronology traces his dramatic personal life.

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The notorious bad boy of Italian painting is now considered one of the greatest masters in art history. This neat catalogue raisonn reproduces all of Caravaggio's paintings as well as a number of details of his boundary-breaking realism. Five chapters assess his artistic achievements while a detailed chronology traces his dramatic personal life.

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Master of playful installations, artist Carsten Hller wants audiences to join in. With this set of 336 games, readers can play alone or in groups, with no props required. Hller explains the rules, while photos and artworks by the likes of August Sander, Rineke Dijkstra, and Salvador Dal show how to step out of your comfort zone.

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With 36 prototype designs, the Case Study House program created paradigms for modern living that would extend their influence far beyond their Los Angeles heartland. This essential introduction features 150 photographs and plans to explore each of these model residences and their architects, including Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen.

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The Case Study House program (1945-66) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. This title brings you a monumental retrospective of the program with comprehensive documentation, photographs from the period, and contemporary photos, as well as floor plans and sketches.

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The Case Study House program was a landmark of American architecture, generating 36 prototype home designs that could be easily built. John Entenza recruited the era's best architects, such as Richard Neutra, Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen, to create the designs. This book reveals the prototypes in photography, floor plans,and sketches.

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With his enchanting roster of musicans, roosters, flowers, and floating lovers, Marc Chagall is celebrated to this day as one of the most readily identifiable modern masters and one of the most influential Jewish artists of all time. This dependable artist introduction explores the dreams, tales, colors, and cultural traditions that made up Chagall's rich and intricate tapestry.

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Heroic workers, busy factories, and eager schoolchildren: this fascinating book brings together key artworks from Max Gottschalk's collection of Chinese propaganda posters. Made between 1949 and the early 1980s, these posters document the utopian dreams of the Chinese Communist Party and its campaign for people's hearts and minds.

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Ideas, integrity, and pure spatial experience combine in the works of David Chipperfield, one of the most understated architectural maestros of our time. From Berlin to Beirut, traverse Chipperfields most striking projects to discover how his drive to reject starchitecture and instead expose the remarkable concealed in ordinariness has put...

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Tour the world and discover the most exciting and innovative brick buildings! This volume features new talents as well as established stars and showcases the use of brick across diverse buildings, from Tate Modern Switch House in London by Herzog & de Meuron to Daniel Libeskind's Dutch Holocaust Memorial of Names in Amsterdam.