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Esta rigurosa monografía, amplia y detallada, sitúa al papiamento dentro de los criollos románicos, al tiempo que sitúa su historia externa y describe su estructura interna, diacrónica y sincrónica, subrayando las semejanzas que lo relacionan con dis

Think you know Bosch from Botticelli? Mondrian from Miró? Think again… The Art Puzzle Book turns art history on its head by testing your brainpower and perception on some the world's most iconic paintings. Journey from ancient Egypt to 1980s New York solving riddles, discovering hidden secrets and challenging your general knowledge. Esteemed art historian Susie Hodge and leading brain trainer Dr Gareth Moore introduce you to 36 iconic pieces of art – including Botticelli's Primavera, Van Gogh's The Starry Night and Picasso's Guernica. For each painting, they reveal fascinating facts...

“En el comienzo, el lienzo es blanco, vacío; luego el inicio cauteloso, y, después, el vertido de la pintura del tarro sobre el blanco de la superficie...” Hans Namuth Nacido en 1912 en un pequeño pueblo de Wyoming, Estados Unidos, Jackson Pollock encarnó el sueño americano en el momento en que el país se enfrentaba a las realidades de la era moderna, que apenas empezaba a reemplazar al concluido siglo XIX. Como en una novela, Pollock abandonó su hogar para buscar fama y fortuna en Nueva York. Gracias al Proyecto Federal de Artes fue aclamado rápidamente y al terminar la Segunda...

The life of Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982) is as compelling as that of any of the women she portrayed in dozens of unforgettable movies and plays—a list that includes Casablanca, Intermezzo, Gaslight, The Bells of St. Mary's, Notorious, Anastasia, and Hedda Gabler. Hers is a story that begins with a tragic childhood in Sweden, then moves on to the nightmare of Germany under the Nazis and later to Hollywood in its golden age. From her position as America's most beautiful, admired, and loved actress, she was plunged into national disgrace and branded "an apostle of degradation" for her...