The great Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1526/31-1569) was an astoundingly inventive painter and draftsman, who made his art historical mark with beautiful, evocative landscapes as well as religious subjects, both notable for their vernacular language and attention to everyday, contemporary life.Immersing himself in rural or small-town communities, Bruegel is particularly notable for his depiction of peasant experience and folk culture, earning the artist nickname «Peasant Bruegel.» Whether hunters shivering in the snow or a boisterous country fair, Bruegel raised the farming, festivals, gatherings, and games of peasant culture to the status of high art. Bruegel’s imposing religious and moral subjects, meanwhile, such as The Triumph of Death and The Tower of Babel are as awestriking and influential today as they were in the 16th century, inspiring contemporary culture from The Lord of the Rings cinematic battle scenes to Don DeLillo’s novel Underworld.From the corn harvest to the conversion of Saul, from quaint wedding processions to Christ’s road to Calvary, this book brings together the rich range of Bruegel’s subjects to introduce his powerful compositions of both biblical and earthly tableaux.

MorrisWilliam Morris was a polymath designer, writer, artist, and socialist activist, associated with England’s Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood as well as Arts and Crafts movement. His prolific design work included tiles, embroidery, tapestries, wallpaper, and carpets and championed handcraftsmanship, natural dyes, “art for all”, and beautiful patterns of subtly stylized natural forms.Уильям МоррисУильям Моррис был дизайнером-эрудитом, писателем, художником и социалистическим активистом, связанным с английским братством прерафаэлитов, а также движением искусств и ремесел. Его плодотворные дизайнерские работы включали в себя плитку, вышивку, гобелены, обои и ковры, а также изделия ручной работы, натуральные красители, “искусство для всех” и красивые узоры, тонко стилизованные под природные формы.

Photographers A–ZDiscover the most influential photographers of the last century and their finest monographs. Arranged alphabetically, this biographical encyclopedia covers the earliest representatives of classical Modernism right up to the present day, complete with book and magazines fascimiles.Фотографы от А до ЯПознакомьтесь с самыми влиятельными фотографами прошлого века и их лучшими монографиями. Эта биографическая энциклопедия, расположенная в алфавитном порядке, охватывает самых ранних представителей классического модернизма вплоть до наших дней, а также подборки книг и журналов.