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Ancient culture meets modern style in this wide-ranging selection of interiors throughout the magical land of Egypt. From an apartment in Cairo to a house at the foot of the pyramids, a casbah on the banks of the Nile, and an Arabian palace, the homes featured within offer us the chance to explore Egypt's most unique interiors...

Picasso and peers As you'll find out in this guide to the fundamentals of cubism, there is more to the genre than its most famous proponent. Cubism?often identified by flattened, geometric shapes, overlapping, simplified forms and fragmented spatial planes?was quite possibly the most influential movement in 20th-century art. Featured artists:...

Influenced by his contemporaries Michelangelo and Leonardo, Raphael Santi (1483-1520) became, in his own right, one of the most important artists of the High Renaissance. Though Raphael painted many important works in his Florence period, including his famous Madonnas, it was his mature work in Rome that cemented his place in history, most notably...

TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition! The capital of cool London is swinging again. The latest design trends, the best musicals, the most innovative plays and films are born in the capital of "Cool Britannia". What catches on in Notting Hill, Soho and Hoxton now influences taste as far away as the North Cape and Tierra del Fuego. At the...

Steve McQueen z trudem odnalazł równowagę między światową sławą, a silnym pragnieniem samotności. W swych kreacjach, które nadal wywierają na nas silny wpływ, komunikował się z ludźmi, którzy mogli go oglądać na scenie teatralnej, w telewizji, na ekranach kin oraz na okładkach wszędobylskich magazynów. Jednak niekiedy czuł się on lepiej, gnając na...

He was the founding father of modern art, the grand master who pointed painting forward on its way from Impressionism to the 20th century: Paul Cezanne (1839-1906). In Paris, but above all in Provence, Cezanne quested tirelessly for "a harmony parallel to Nature"-discovering it in still lives of apples, in bathers, or in the renowned landscapes of...