KLAUS REICHOLD

Looking at 90 of history's greatest masterpieces to explain just what makes them great, this work contains brief, informative essays that examine each work from historic and cultural perspectives and offers intriguing observations and interesting anecdotes about the artists and their eras. Full-page, colour representations accompany each essay and additional illustrations shed light on how - and why - the paintings remain influential.

In Buildings That Changed the World the authors take the reader on an unconventional and lively journey around the globe and through the history of human civilization, introducing many architectural icons and offering an overview of four thousand years of architectural history. By linking buildings to the people who constructed and lived in them, and by presenting stories and myths connected with them, this book offers an accessible approach to architectural history. (...)

Pinturas que cambiaron el mundo analiza noventa de las mayores obras maestras de la historia para entender qué es lo que las ha convertido en verdaderos iconos, más allá de su mera consideración artística. Redescubrimos asi estas obras a traves de textos concisos e informativos que las examinan desde sus distintas facetas historica y culturales y que nos brindan observaciones a menudo sorprendentes y anecdotas reveladoras sobre los artistas y su tiempo. Cada uno de estos ensayos esta ilustrado con magnificas imagenes a toda pagina y logra arrojar una nueva luz que nos permite comprender como -y por que- estas pinturas han logrado ser tan influyentes.