William Tod & Tsien Billie

1977 they begin to work together and in 1986 they create an office located in Midtown Manhattan. His studio has worked for institutions, such as schools, museums, and non-profit organizations. They believe that architecture is the union of art and use. Its buildings are meticulously made from the inside out to be functional. A senseSigue leyendo «William Tod & Tsien Billie»

Pisanello

1380-1395 Antonio di Puccio Pisano, Pisanello nace en Pisa, Italia, sus datos biográficos son escasos y confusos, aparece en las biografías de historiadores de arte con diferentes nombres, entre ellos Antonio di Puccio da Cereto o Vittore Pisano, con este segundo nombre lo cita Giorgio Vasari. Pasa sus primeros años en San Vigilio, al sur de Verona,Sigue leyendo «Pisanello»

Saint George and the princess of Trabzon, Pisanello

1380-1395 Antonio di Puccio Pisano, Pisanello was born in Pisa, Italy. His biographical data are scarce and confusing, he appears in the biographies of art historians with different names, such as Antonio di Puccio da Cereto or Vittore Pisano, with this second name he is quoted by Giorgio Vasari He spent his early years inSigue leyendo «Saint George and the princess of Trabzon, Pisanello»

A vueltas con el Art Deco

Al termino del Modernismo no decae en intensidad comercial el interés por el arte decorativo que se realiza en el marco de la producción artesanal y de la arquitectura moderna. Son pioneros los Talleres de Viena, sobre todo tras la incorporación del arquitecto Dagobert Peche. Entre sus características se encuentran las líneas y formas claras,Sigue leyendo «A vueltas con el Art Deco»

About Art Deco

At the end of Modernism, interest in decorative art, which is carried out in a very different way, although typical of the time within the framework of artisan production and modern architecture, did not decline in commercial intensity. The Vienna Workshops are pioneers, especially after the incorporation of Dagobert Peche into a factory of elegantSigue leyendo «About Art Deco»

El ángel en una estancia burguesa, El tríptico de la anunciación de Robert Campin

Tríptico de la Anunciación (Retablo de Merode), Taller de Robert Campin. 1432, Cultura: South Netherlandish, óleo sobre roble, H: 64,5 cm (25,3 pulg.); Ancho: 117,8 cm (46,3 pulgadas), Museo: The Met Cloisters Es también conocido como el Retablo de Mérode, es óleo sobre roble en formato de tres paneles. Contexto mundial del tiempo en queSigue leyendo «El ángel en una estancia burguesa, El tríptico de la anunciación de Robert Campin»

Annunciation Triptych by Robert Campin

Although Van Eyck is created as the revolutionary who puts an end to the International Gothic to take a new stylistic direction in the Netherlands, it is Robert Campin who was the first to explore and conquer a new direction in the pictorial art of the Flemish region then in the Duchy of Burgundy. WorldSigue leyendo «Annunciation Triptych by Robert Campin»

Wittgenstein House, Stonborough House

Located at Parkgasse 18, Vienna, built in 1928 by Ludwig Wittgenstein for his sister Margaret Stonborough, along with Paul Engelmann. 1925, Margaret Stonborough, a wealthy heiress and patron of the arts, commissioned Paul Engelmann to design a large house for her in Vienna. Engelmann, a student of Adolf Loos, tackles the task by projecting aSigue leyendo «Wittgenstein House, Stonborough House»

La Casa Wittgenstein, Casa Stonborough

Situada en Parkgasse 18, Viena, construida en 1928 por Ludwig Wittgenstein para su hermana Margaret Stonborough, junto con Paul Engelmann. 1925, Margaret Stonborough, una rica heredera y mecenas de las artes, encarga a Paul Engelmann el proyecto de una gran casa para ella en Viena. Engelmann, alumno de Adolf Loos, aborda la tarea proyectando una casaSigue leyendo «La Casa Wittgenstein, Casa Stonborough»

The garden of Paradise, Hortus Conclusus

The painting represents Mary as a delicate and weak virgin locked in her garden, hortus conclusus or closed garden that is a symbol of her virginity. The painter deals with the subject by changing the conventions. Maria is not the center of the painting, but remains in the upper left corner, reading a book. SheSigue leyendo «The garden of Paradise, Hortus Conclusus»