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How to Be an Artist

by Jerry Saltz ...

Narrated by Jerry Saltz ...

Unabridged

2 hours 20 min

"Inspiration leaps off the pages from Jerry Saltz's new book on creativity. . . . This book is for the artist or non-artist, for the person who gets plain English, for the person who understands that practical talk can coax out the mystical messages that lie underneath." —Steve MartinArt has the power to change our lives. For many, becoming an artist is a lifelong dream. But how to make it happen? ... Read more

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"Inspiration leaps off the pages from Jerry Saltz's new book on creativity. . . . This book is for the artist or non-artist, for the person who gets plain English, for the person who understands that practical talk can coax out the mystical messages that lie underneath." —Steve MartinArt has the power to change our lives. For many, becoming an artist is a lifelong dream. But how to make it happen?
... Read more
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Art & Fear

Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

by David Bayles, Ted Orland ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

3 hours 8 min

What is your art really about? Where is it going? What stands in the way of getting it there?These are questions that matter, questions that recur at each stage of artistic development—and they are the source for this volume of wonderfully incisive commentary. Art & Fear explores the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many ... Read more

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What is your art really about? Where is it going? What stands in the way of getting it there?These are questions that matter, questions that recur at each stage of artistic development—and they are the source for this volume of wonderfully incisive commentary. Art & Fear explores the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many
... Read more
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Stoned

Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World

by Aja Raden ...

Narrated by Justine Eyre ...

Unabridged

10 hours 56 min

What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet beautiful things? In this brilliant account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history, jeweler and scientist Aja Raden tells an original and often startling story about our unshakeable addiction to beauty and the darker side of human desire.What moves the world is what moves each of us: desire. Jewelry—which has ... Read more

$17.99 USD

What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet beautiful things? In this brilliant account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history, jeweler and scientist Aja Raden tells an original and often startling story about our unshakeable addiction to beauty and the darker side of human desire.What moves the world is what moves each of us: desire. Jewelry—which has
... Read more
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The Gift

How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World

by Lewis Hyde, Lewis Hyde, Lewis Hyde ...

Narrated by Stephen Bowlby ...

Unabridged

13 hours 36 min

A modern classic cherished by many of the greatest artists of our time, The Gift is a brilliant, life-changing defense of the value of creative labor.Drawing on examples from folklore and literature, history and tribal customs, economics and modern copyright law, Lewis Hyde demonstrates how our society—governed by the marketplace—is poorly equipped to determine the worth of artists’ work. He shows ... Read more

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A modern classic cherished by many of the greatest artists of our time, The Gift is a brilliant, life-changing defense of the value of creative labor.Drawing on examples from folklore and literature, history and tribal customs, economics and modern copyright law, Lewis Hyde demonstrates how our society—governed by the marketplace—is poorly equipped to determine the worth of artists’ work. He shows
... Read more
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The Reith Lectures

10 of the best

by Various ...

Narrated by Grayson Perry, Hilary Mantel, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Atul Gawande, Margaret Macmillan, Michael J. Sandel, Tom Kirkwood, Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Daniel Barenboim, Eliza Manningham-Buller ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

Ten emblematic lectures by world-leading thinkers, specially selected by the series producer.Since 1948, the BBC's iconic annual lecture series has provided a platform for brilliant, entertaining individuals to discuss and develop their ideas on radio. The topics range from art and science to history, culture, politics and more, and each Reith Lecture - which is a little longer than a TED talk - ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Ten emblematic lectures by world-leading thinkers, specially selected by the series producer.Since 1948, the BBC's iconic annual lecture series has provided a platform for brilliant, entertaining individuals to discuss and develop their ideas on radio. The topics range from art and science to history, culture, politics and more, and each Reith Lecture - which is a little longer than a TED talk -
... Read more
Audiobook

Rembrandt Is in the Wind

Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith

by Russ Ramsey ...

Narrated by Zach Hoffman, John Behrens ...

Unabridged

6 hours 50 min

How do art and faith intersect? How does art help us see our own lives more clearly? What can we understand about God and humanity by looking at the lives of artists?Striving for beauty, art also reveals what is broken. It presents us with the tremendous struggles and longings common to the human experience. And it says a lot about our Creator too. Great works of art can speak to the soul in a ... Read more

$23.99 USD

How do art and faith intersect? How does art help us see our own lives more clearly? What can we understand about God and humanity by looking at the lives of artists?Striving for beauty, art also reveals what is broken. It presents us with the tremendous struggles and longings common to the human experience. And it says a lot about our Creator too. Great works of art can speak to the soul in a
... Read more
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Shipping Container

Object Lessons

by Dr. Craig Martin ...

Narrated by Matthew Biddulph ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

2 hours 47 min

Bloomsbury presents…Shipping Containerby Craig Martinread by Matthew BiddulphObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The shipping container is all around: whizzing by on the highway, trundling past on rails, unloading behind a big box store even as you shop there, clanking on the docks just out of sight…. 90% of the goods and ... Read more

$22.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents…Shipping Containerby Craig Martinread by Matthew BiddulphObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The shipping container is all around: whizzing by on the highway, trundling past on rails, unloading behind a big box store even as you shop there, clanking on the docks just out of sight…. 90% of the goods and
... Read more
Audiobook

Kunsthistorie bind 3.

Renæssance kunst

by Elie Faure ...

Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

Unabridged

6 hours 29 min

Denne tredje bind af Élie Faures "Kunstens historie" er en mesterlig immersion i essensen af renæssancen, denne æra af kreativ genfødsel, hvor kunsten transcenderer middelalderen for at omfavne individualisme og humanisme. Gennem en levende analyse af italienske centre som Florens, Rom og Venedig dechifrere forfatteren de æstetiske revolutioner båret af giganter som Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci ... Read more

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Denne tredje bind af Élie Faures "Kunstens historie" er en mesterlig immersion i essensen af renæssancen, denne æra af kreativ genfødsel, hvor kunsten transcenderer middelalderen for at omfavne individualisme og humanisme. Gennem en levende analyse af italienske centre som Florens, Rom og Venedig dechifrere forfatteren de æstetiske revolutioner båret af giganter som Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci
... Read more
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Ordinary Notes

by Christina Sharpe ...

Narrated by Christina Sharpe ...

Unabridged

7 hours 10 min

**This program is read by the author.The critically acclaimed author of In the Wake, "Christina Sharpe is a brilliant thinker who attends unflinchingly to the brutality of our current arrangements . . . and yet always finds a way to beauty and possibility" (Saidiya Hartman).**A singular achievement, Ordinary Notes explores profound questions about loss and the shapes of Black life that emerge in ... Read more

$22.99 USD

**This program is read by the author.The critically acclaimed author of In the Wake, "Christina Sharpe is a brilliant thinker who attends unflinchingly to the brutality of our current arrangements . . . and yet always finds a way to beauty and possibility" (Saidiya Hartman).**A singular achievement, Ordinary Notes explores profound questions about loss and the shapes of Black life that emerge in
... Read more
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تاريخ الفن المجلد 2.

فن العصور الوسطى

by إيلي فوري ...

Narrated by أدريان فالي ...

Unabridged

7 hours 9 min

في هذا المجلد الآسر، يستكشف إيلي فور فن العصور الوسطى كأنه انفجار للحياة الروحية والحسية، وُلِد من الصراع بين الأديان الأخلاقية والغريزة الإنسانية. من البانثيهية الهندية إلى معابد الخمير، ومن السكينة الصينية إلى الحيوية اليابانية، مرورًا بالفسيفساء البيزنطية، والزخارف الإسلامية، والكاتدرائيات القوطية الفرنسية، يكشف فور كيف تجاوز الفن العقائد والمعاناة ليحتفل بالانسجام الكوني.يمزج فور بين التاريخ ... Read more

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في هذا المجلد الآسر، يستكشف إيلي فور فن العصور الوسطى كأنه انفجار للحياة الروحية والحسية، وُلِد من الصراع بين الأديان الأخلاقية والغريزة الإنسانية. من البانثيهية الهندية إلى معابد الخمير، ومن السكينة الصينية إلى الحيوية اليابانية، مرورًا بالفسيفساء البيزنطية، والزخارف الإسلامية، والكاتدرائيات القوطية الفرنسية، يكشف فور كيف تجاوز الفن العقائد والمعاناة ليحتفل بالانسجام الكوني.يمزج فور بين التاريخ
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Sejarah Seni Volume 3.

Seni Renaisans

by Elie Faure ...

Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

Unabridged

7 hours

Jilid ketiga dari Sejarah Seni Élie Faure ini adalah sebuah pengenalan yang luar biasa ke esensi Renaissance, era kebangkitan kreatif di mana seni melampaui Abad Pertengahan untuk merangkul individualisme dan humanisme. Melalui analisis hidup terhadap pusat-pusat Italia seperti Florence, Roma, dan Venesia, penulis menguraikan revolusi estetika yang dibawa oleh raksasa seperti Michelangelo, ... Read more

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Jilid ketiga dari Sejarah Seni Élie Faure ini adalah sebuah pengenalan yang luar biasa ke esensi Renaissance, era kebangkitan kreatif di mana seni melampaui Abad Pertengahan untuk merangkul individualisme dan humanisme. Melalui analisis hidup terhadap pusat-pusat Italia seperti Florence, Roma, dan Venesia, penulis menguraikan revolusi estetika yang dibawa oleh raksasa seperti Michelangelo,
... Read more
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Историја уметности, том 2.

средњовековна уметност

by Ели Фор ...

Narrated by Адриан Вале ...

Unabridged

У овом задивљујућем тому Ели Фор истражује средњовековну уметност као експлозију духовног и чулног живота, рођену из судара између етичких религија и људских инстинкта. Од индијског пантеизма до храмова Кмера, од кинеског мира до јапанске динамике, преко византијских мозаика, исламских арабески и француских готичких катедрала, Фор открива како је уметност превазишла догме и патњу да би прославила ... Read more

$11.99 USD

У овом задивљујућем тому Ели Фор истражује средњовековну уметност као експлозију духовног и чулног живота, рођену из судара између етичких религија и људских инстинкта. Од индијског пантеизма до храмова Кмера, од кинеског мира до јапанске динамике, преко византијских мозаика, исламских арабески и француских готичких катедрала, Фор открива како је уметност превазишла догме и патњу да би прославила
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Glitch Feminism

A Manifesto

by Legacy Russell ...

Narrated by Janina Edwards ...

Unabridged

3 hours 4 min

A new manifesto for cyberfeminismThe divide between the digital and the real world no longer exists: we are connected all the time. How do we find out who we are within this digital era? Where do we create the space to explore our identity? How can we come together and create solidarity?The glitch is often dismissed as an error, a faulty overlaying, but, as Legacy Russell shows, liberation can be ... Read more

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A new manifesto for cyberfeminismThe divide between the digital and the real world no longer exists: we are connected all the time. How do we find out who we are within this digital era? Where do we create the space to explore our identity? How can we come together and create solidarity?The glitch is often dismissed as an error, a faulty overlaying, but, as Legacy Russell shows, liberation can be
... Read more
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美術史第4巻

近代美術

by エリー・フォール ...

Narrated by エイドリアン・ベール ...

Unabridged

11 hours 48 min

エリ・フォーの『芸術史第4巻近代美術』を発見してください。芸術的創造の中心への哲学的で詩的な旅です。この最終巻で、フォーは時代を超えて、芸術を人類の生命力として探求します。アフリカンアイドルからヴェネチアの傑作まで、彼は文化と造形表現間の深い結びつきを明かし、歴史を動かす合成と分析の交互リズムを分析します。古代エジプトから現代へ、ギリシャ、インド、西洋を通じて、フォーは芸術がいかに情熱の混沌を精神的秩序と結びつけるかを解読します。建築から絵画へ、彫刻から音楽へ。魅惑的な散文で、フォーは芸術家を英雄的なシーシュポスとして賞賛し、はかないものの中に絶対を求めます。この流暢で没入型のオーディオ朗読は、普遍的な類似性に向けて心を呼び起こし、世界との関係を再考するよう招きます。魂を養い、鼓舞する先見的な作品です。 ... Read more

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エリ・フォーの『芸術史第4巻近代美術』を発見してください。芸術的創造の中心への哲学的で詩的な旅です。この最終巻で、フォーは時代を超えて、芸術を人類の生命力として探求します。アフリカンアイドルからヴェネチアの傑作まで、彼は文化と造形表現間の深い結びつきを明かし、歴史を動かす合成と分析の交互リズムを分析します。古代エジプトから現代へ、ギリシャ、インド、西洋を通じて、フォーは芸術がいかに情熱の混沌を精神的秩序と結びつけるかを解読します。建築から絵画へ、彫刻から音楽へ。魅惑的な散文で、フォーは芸術家を英雄的なシーシュポスとして賞賛し、はかないものの中に絶対を求めます。この流暢で没入型のオーディオ朗読は、普遍的な類似性に向けて心を呼び起こし、世界との関係を再考するよう招きます。魂を養い、鼓舞する先見的な作品です。
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История на изкуството том 1.

Древно изкуство

by Ели Фор ...

Narrated by Адриан Вейл ...

Unabridged

6 hours 9 min

Първият том от поредицата *История на изкуството* на Ели Фоър ни повежда на невероятно пътешествие към изворите на човешкото въображение. Тази книга проследява раждането на човешкия поглед — от палеолитните пещери до египетските колоси, от асирийските крилати бикове до гръцките храмове, обляни в светлина, и чак до Рим — геният на камъните и пътищата.Като поет и визионер историк, Фоър разкрива, че ... Read more

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Първият том от поредицата *История на изкуството* на Ели Фоър ни повежда на невероятно пътешествие към изворите на човешкото въображение. Тази книга проследява раждането на човешкия поглед — от палеолитните пещери до египетските колоси, от асирийските крилати бикове до гръцките храмове, обляни в светлина, и чак до Рим — геният на камъните и пътищата.Като поет и визионер историк, Фоър разкрива, че
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Historia e Artit Vëllimi 2.

Arti mesjetar

by Elie Faure ...

Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Në këtë vëllim mahnitës, Élie Faure eksploron artin mesjetar si një shpërthim të jetës shpirtërore dhe shqisore, të lindur nga përplasja midis feve etike dhe instinkteve njerëzore. Nga panteizmi indian te tempujt kmere, nga qetësia kineze te dinamizmi japonez, përmes mozaikëve bizantinë, arabesqeve islame dhe katedraleve gotike franceze, ai zbulon se si arti e ka kapërcyer dogmat dhe dhimbjen për ... Read more

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Në këtë vëllim mahnitës, Élie Faure eksploron artin mesjetar si një shpërthim të jetës shpirtërore dhe shqisore, të lindur nga përplasja midis feve etike dhe instinkteve njerëzore. Nga panteizmi indian te tempujt kmere, nga qetësia kineze te dinamizmi japonez, përmes mozaikëve bizantinë, arabesqeve islame dhe katedraleve gotike franceze, ai zbulon se si arti e ka kapërcyer dogmat dhe dhimbjen për
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Audiobook

Takedown

Art and Power in the Digital Age

by Farah Nayeri ...

Narrated by Erica Sullivan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 28 min

Farah Nayeri addresses the difficult questions plaguing the art world, from the bad habits of Old Masters, to the current grappling with identity politics.For centuries, art censorship has been a top-down phenomenon—kings, popes, and one-party states decided what was considered obscene, blasphemous, or politically deviant in art.Today, censorship can also happen from the bottom-up, thanks to calls ... Read more

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Farah Nayeri addresses the difficult questions plaguing the art world, from the bad habits of Old Masters, to the current grappling with identity politics.For centuries, art censorship has been a top-down phenomenon—kings, popes, and one-party states decided what was considered obscene, blasphemous, or politically deviant in art.Today, censorship can also happen from the bottom-up, thanks to calls
... Read more
Audiobook

The Missing of the Somme

by Geoff Dyer ...

Narrated by Antony Ferguson ...

Unabridged

4 hours 5 min

Geoff Dyer has won fans writing about everything from jazz to D. H. Lawrence, from photography to neurotic enlightenment, from Cambodia to Rome. The Missing of the Somme, his remarkable book on the significance of the First World War, is a gem for Dyer fans and history buffs alike. With his characteristic wit and insight, here Dyer weaves a network of myth and memory, photos and film, poetry and ... Read more

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Geoff Dyer has won fans writing about everything from jazz to D. H. Lawrence, from photography to neurotic enlightenment, from Cambodia to Rome. The Missing of the Somme, his remarkable book on the significance of the First World War, is a gem for Dyer fans and history buffs alike. With his characteristic wit and insight, here Dyer weaves a network of myth and memory, photos and film, poetry and
... Read more
Audiobook

History of Art Volume 2.

Medieval Art

by Elie Faure ...

Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

Unabridged

6 hours 31 min

In this captivating volume, Élie Faure explores medieval art as an explosion of spiritual and sensual life, born from the clash between ethical religions and human instincts. From Indian pantheism to Khmer temples, from Chinese serenity to Japanese dynamism, through Byzantine mosaics, Islamic arabesques, and French Gothic cathedrals, Faure reveals how art transcended dogmas and suffering to ... Read more

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In this captivating volume, Élie Faure explores medieval art as an explosion of spiritual and sensual life, born from the clash between ethical religions and human instincts. From Indian pantheism to Khmer temples, from Chinese serenity to Japanese dynamism, through Byzantine mosaics, Islamic arabesques, and French Gothic cathedrals, Faure reveals how art transcended dogmas and suffering to
... Read more
Audiobook

Sensory Worlds: Exploring Cross-Cultural Differences in Perception

by S Williams ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 30 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dive into the fascinating intersection of neuroscience, anthropology, psychology, and culture with this groundbreaking exploration of sensory perception. This book delves deep into understanding how our senses shape worldviews, communication, and identity while uncovering the profound impact of cross-cultural differences on sensory experiences. From ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dive into the fascinating intersection of neuroscience, anthropology, psychology, and culture with this groundbreaking exploration of sensory perception. This book delves deep into understanding how our senses shape worldviews, communication, and identity while uncovering the profound impact of cross-cultural differences on sensory experiences. From
... Read more
Audiobook

Psychology of Art, The

Understanding Why We Create

by Ahmed Musa ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 53 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Delve into the mind of the artist with The Psychology of Art, a fascinating exploration of why humans are driven to create. This book examines the psychological and emotional forces behind artistic expression, offering insights into the creative process and the personal benefits of making art. From understanding the role of creativity in mental health ... Read more

$8.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Delve into the mind of the artist with The Psychology of Art, a fascinating exploration of why humans are driven to create. This book examines the psychological and emotional forces behind artistic expression, offering insights into the creative process and the personal benefits of making art. From understanding the role of creativity in mental health
... Read more
Audiobook

Letters to Gwen John

by Celia Paul ...

Narrated by Rachel Bavidge ...

Unabridged

7 hours 40 min

Celia Paul's Letters to Gwen John centers on a series of letters addressed to the Welsh painter Gwen John (1876–1939), who has long been a tutelary spirit for Paul. John spent much of her life in France, making art on her own terms and, like Paul, painting mostly women. John's reputation was overshadowed during her lifetime by her brother, Augustus John, and her lover Auguste Rodin. Through the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Celia Paul's Letters to Gwen John centers on a series of letters addressed to the Welsh painter Gwen John (1876–1939), who has long been a tutelary spirit for Paul. John spent much of her life in France, making art on her own terms and, like Paul, painting mostly women. John's reputation was overshadowed during her lifetime by her brother, Augustus John, and her lover Auguste Rodin. Through the
... Read more
Audiobook

A Biography of the Pixel

by Alvy Ray Smith ...

Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

Unabridged

14 hours 15 min

The Great Digital Convergence of all media types into one universal digital medium occurred, with little fanfare, at the recent turn of the millennium. The bit became the universal medium, and the pixel conquered the world. Henceforward, nearly every picture in the world would be composed of pixels. In A Biography of the Pixel, Pixar cofounder Alvy Ray Smith argues that the pixel is the organizing ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The Great Digital Convergence of all media types into one universal digital medium occurred, with little fanfare, at the recent turn of the millennium. The bit became the universal medium, and the pixel conquered the world. Henceforward, nearly every picture in the world would be composed of pixels. In A Biography of the Pixel, Pixar cofounder Alvy Ray Smith argues that the pixel is the organizing
... Read more
Audiobook

Lịch sử nghệ thuật Tập 2.

Nghệ Thuật Thời Trung Cổ

by Elie Faure ...

Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

Unabridged

Trong tập sách hấp dẫn này, Élie Faure khám phá nghệ thuật thời trung cổ như một vụ nổ của cuộc sống tâm linh và gợi cảm, sinh ra từ cú va chạm giữa các tôn giáo đạo đức và bản năng con người. Từ chủ nghĩa nhất thể Ấn Độ đến các ngôi đền Khmer, từ sự thanh bình Trung Quốc đến động lực Nhật Bản, qua các bức khảm Byzantine, arabesque Hồi giáo và các nhà thờ Gothic Pháp, ông tiết lộ cách nghệ thuật ... Read more

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Trong tập sách hấp dẫn này, Élie Faure khám phá nghệ thuật thời trung cổ như một vụ nổ của cuộc sống tâm linh và gợi cảm, sinh ra từ cú va chạm giữa các tôn giáo đạo đức và bản năng con người. Từ chủ nghĩa nhất thể Ấn Độ đến các ngôi đền Khmer, từ sự thanh bình Trung Quốc đến động lực Nhật Bản, qua các bức khảm Byzantine, arabesque Hồi giáo và các nhà thờ Gothic Pháp, ông tiết lộ cách nghệ thuật
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