Eugenio Barney Cabrera y el arte colombiano del siglo XX

The correspondence between Joan Mir and Josep Llus Sert - comprehensively compiled for the first time in this publication - offers an essential document for understanding the convergence between these two individuals despite the physical distance that separated them for most of their lifetimes. The correspondence is supplemented with personal statements from Mir and Sert in the form of writings, photographs, sketches, architectural plans, and press clippings. This material has been consulted in the archives of the Josep Llus Sert Collection at Harvard University, the Fundaci Pilar i Joan Mir...

Chronicling the work of Colombian painter Juan Cardenas, this illustrated account pays homage his diverse, humorous, and deceptively simple artwork. This essential collection provides a discussion of the unique and complex facets present in his paintings along with a comprehensive review of his entire career. Relatando el trabajo del pintor colombiano Juan Cárdenas, esta obra ilustrada rende homenaje a su arte diverso, gracioso y aparentemente simple. Esta colección esencial ofrece una discusión de las facetas únicas y complejas presentadas en sus pinturas además de una reseña...

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Aprenda a reconocer y valorar una gema, a distinguir sus características generales y las modalidades de medición; por ejemplo, la dureza (muy importante y decisiva para reconocer un diamante auténtico), la densidad, el color, el índice de refracción, el brillo y sus efectos ópticos particulares. Además, esta obra le mostrará el modo de cortar las piedras preciosas, cómo pueden hacerse más sofisticadas mejorando su color y brillo, y cómo efectuar un cuidadoso análisis de todas las gemas, prestando una particular atención al diamante, rubí, zafiro, topacio y a los berilos...