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Les dessous des chefs-d'œuvre. Les Visages du pouvoir

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Edition: FrenchAvailability: Currently not available
Discover the hidden details concealed within depictions of powerful figures of the past, from the sixth-century prostitute turned Byzantine Empress Theodora to military leader and famous co-author of history’s rudest letter Ivan Sirko. Part detectives, part historians, Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen dissect 13 historical masterworks, complete with insightful essays and crisp enlarged details.
Hardcover8.3 x 10.2 in.1.23 lb96 pages
“Amazingly informative and readable… An important addition to art history literature.”
The Sanford Herald
What Great Paintings Say. Faces of Power

What Great Paintings Say. Faces of Power

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Behind the Mask

The intrigue, drama, and covert messages hidden in the faces of powerful men and women

Byzantine empresses, French revolutionaries, and Spanish generals: history’s most impressive figures stare boldly out of the canvases in this collection of formidable paintings. Each individual represented in these images radiates with strength and splendor; be they an aristocratic widow in mourning, a murdered politician, or a jovial group of Ukrainian rebels.

Authors Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen tease out the stories and secrets of 13 masterpieces by artists including Goya, Titian, Velázquez, and Ilya Repin. Regal, holy, and wise, the men and women in these works will inspire you with their conquests and resilience.

TASCHEN reproduces these masterworks in stunning quality, working in collaboration with esteemed art collections all over the world, including in Brussels, St. Petersburg, New York, and Naples. Combining astute analysis with magnified painting details, this book is a unique historical investigation in tribute to the movers and shakers of the past.
The authors

Rose-Marie Hagen (1928 - 2022) was born in Switzerland and studied history, Romance languages, and literature in Lausanne. After further studies in Paris and Florence, she lectured at the American University in Washington, D.C.

Rainer Hagen was born in Hamburg and graduated in literature and theater studies in Munich. He later worked for radio and TV, most recently as chief editor of a German public broadcasting service. Together they have collaborated on several TASCHEN titles, including Masterpieces in Detail, Pieter Bruegel, and Francisco de Goya.

Les dessous des chefs-d'œuvre. Les Visages du pouvoir
Hardcover21 x 26 cm0.56 kg96 pages

ISBN 978-3-8365-6975-0

Edition: French
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When is the next edition coming?

M.F.,October 27, 2021
This is amazing, I hope new artworks can be added in future editions.

Superbe

Charly,December 10, 2021
La collection des dessous des chefs-d’œuvres est passionnante, complète et pleine de petits détails !