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Valentin Serov
Among the “young peredvizhniki” who joined the World of Art group, the most brilliant portraitist was Valentin Serov. Like many of his contemporaries, he delighted in painting out of doors, and some of his most appealing portraits – such as Girl with Peaches, Girl in Sunlight and In Summer - owe their naturalness to their setting or to the interplay of sunlight and shadows. Indeed, Serov regarded them as “studies” rather than portraits, giving them descriptive titles that omitted the sitter's name. The subject of Girl with Peaches – painted when Serov was only twenty-two – was in fact Mamontov's daughter Vera. The model for In Summer was Serov's wife. When only six years old, S...
Bridges
A symbol of progress and innovation, the bridge is gradually becoming more and more light and fluid, constantly defying state-of-the-art technology. With its magnificent photographs, this book invites the reader to rediscover these modern-day sculptures.
Herbarium
Mega Square Herbarium is based on the work of Basilius Besler, the famous plant expert who, for the first time in history, described, painted and engraved over a thousand species of plants. His drawings are of great scientific as well as artistic value, and offer vivid insights into Europe’s eclectic flora.
Urban Sculptures
Focused on works of art that punctuated art history and the history of cities, this edition provides a break from people's rushed daily lives and invites discovery of those timeless shapes which mark urban wandering.
Monet
A beautiful display of Impressionist work, "Monet" explores the extraordinary paintings of one of the masters of the 19th century. It makes an ideal gift for those interested in learning about the Impressionist movement.
Louis Comfort Tiffany and artworks
A jeweler with an established reputation through the world, Louis Comfort Tiffany was the spearhead of the Art Nouveau movement in the United States. At a time and in a country in perpetual growth, Tiffany succeeded in elevating the decorative to the rank of fine art. Glass was the field of expertise of Tiffany’s workshops. There they developed groundbreaking techniques of treatment which produced beautiful effects on glass. Following the examples of Gallé or Daum, Tiffany made the most of this material: playing with colors, opaqueness and transparency... However, his most famous success is his lamps in mosaic of glass, similar to the cathedral’s stained glass window. Diving into this prism of colors, the author makes us dream again of the birth of this enduring company.
Factories
Born in the Industrial Revolution, the factory has long been considered a "monster" of iron works but has recently evolved into an aesthetic space. The surprising photographs featured in this work reveal the beauty and stunningly modern architecture of these steel-boned monuments.
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Castles
What would it be like to live in a castle? Now kids can discover some of the most splendid castles that caught the attention of many famous artists! Children will love these colourful jigsaw puzzles, each created from well-known painting of a castle. They can imagine themselves exploring these vast and glorious structures, all while having a hands-on experience with fine art.
Cezanne
Discover the work of Paul Cézanne, whose exploration of technique and form defined the Post-Impressionism movement in painting and set the artistic stage for the advent of Cubism. His bold use of strong colours influenced artists for generations to come and continues to surprise and delight us today. In Mega Square of this important French painter are collected in a compact volume-the perfect gift for any art enthusiast.
