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Mona Lisa's Secret , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 653min
Joey is the great-grandson of Vincenzo Peruggia, the man who stole the original Mona Lisa in 1911. Along with his girlfriend, Marie, an art connoisseur, he stumbles across his father's secret room, and finds himself staring at what he thinks is a replica of da Vinci's most famous masterpiece. But it is no fake.... The Louvre has kept this secret for over 100 years, waiting for the original to come to light, and now they want it back at any cost. With Marie held hostage and the Louvre curator and his men hot on his trail, Joey is left to run for his life in an unfamiliar city, with the priceless Mona Lisa his only bargaining chip. While formulating a plan to get Marie back with the help from an unexpected quarter, Joey discovers hidden secrets within the painting, secrets which, if made public, could change the world forever. In this elaborately plotted, fast-paced thriller, Phil Philips takes you on a roller-coaster ride through the streets of Paris and to the Jura mountains of Switzerland, to uncover a secret hidden for thousands of years. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott O'Dell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/095715/bk_acx0_095715_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Muse
Meet the unexpected, overlooked and forgotten models of art history. Who was Picasso's 'Weeping Woman'? Why was Grace Jones covered in graffiti? How did Francis Bacon meet the burglar who became his muse? The perception of the muse is that of a passive, powerless model, at the mercy of an influential and older artist. But is this trope a romanticised myth? Far from posing silently, muses have brought emotional support, intellectual energy, career-changing creativity and practical help to artists. Muse tells the true stories of the incredible muses who have inspired art history's masterpieces. From Leonardo da Vinci's studio to the covers of Vogue, art historian, critic and writer Ruth Millington uncovers the remarkable role of muses in some of art history's most well-known and significant works. Delving into the real-life relationships that models have held with the artists who immortalised them, it will expose the influential and active part they have played and deconstruct reductive stereotypes, reframing the muse as a momentous and empowered agent of art history.- Shop: buecher
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The Uncollected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick
Essays on music, art, pop culture, literature, and politics by the renowned essayist and observer of contemporary life, now collected together for the first time. The Uncollected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick is a companion collection to The Collected Essays, a book that proved a revelation of what, for many, had been an open secret: that Elizabeth Hardwick was one of the great American literary critics, and an extraordinary stylist in her own right. The thirty-five pieces that Alex Andriesse has gathered here-none previously featured in volumes of Hardwick's work-make it clear that her powers extended far beyond literary criticism, encompassing a vast range of subjects, from New York City to Faye Dunaway, from Wagner's Parsifal to Leonardo da Vinci's inventions, and from the pleasures of summertime to grits soufflé. In these often surprising, always well-wrought essays, we see Hardwick's passion for people and places, her politics, her thoughts on feminism, and her ability, especially from the 1970s on, to write well about seemingly anything.- Shop: buecher
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The Uncollected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick (eBook, ePUB)
Essays on music, art, pop culture, literature, and politics by the renowned essayist and observer of contemporary life, now collected together for the first time. The Uncollected Essays of Elizabeth Hardwick is a companion collection to The Collected Essays, a book that proved a revelation of what, for many, had been an open secret: that Elizabeth Hardwick was one of the great American literary critics, and an extraordinary stylist in her own right. The thirty-five pieces that Alex Andriesse has gathered here-none previously featured in volumes of Hardwick's work-make it clear that her powers extended far beyond literary criticism, encompassing a vast range of subjects, from New York City to Faye Dunaway, from Wagner's Parsifal to Leonardo da Vinci's inventions, and from the pleasures of summertime to grits soufflé. In these often surprising, always well-wrought essays, we see Hardwick's passion for people and places, her politics, her thoughts on feminism, and her ability, especially from the 1970s on, to write well about seemingly anything.- Shop: buecher
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Muse (eBook, ePUB)
Meet the unexpected, overlooked and forgotten models of art history.Who was Picasso's 'Weeping Woman'? Why was Grace Jones covered in graffiti?How did Francis Bacon meet the burglar who became his muse?The perception of the muse is that of a passive, powerless model, at the mercy of an influential and older artist. But is this trope a romanticised myth? Far from posing silently, muses have brought emotional support, intellectual energy, career-changing creativity and practical help to artists.Muse tells the true stories of the incredible muses who have inspired art history's masterpieces. From Leonardo da Vinci's studio to the covers of Vogue, art historian, critic and writer Ruth Millington uncovers the remarkable role of muses in some of art history's most well-known and significant works. Delving into the real-life relationships that models have held with the artists who immortalised them, it will expose the influential and active part they have played and deconstruct reductive stereotypes, reframing the muse as a momentous and empowered agent of art history.- Shop: buecher
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Smile for Me: Heistdom, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 240min
There's no quitting, no turning back.With the plan in place, it was time for Edward to work his magic.The Mona Lisa could possibly be the biggest job of his lifetime and he put everything else aside to concentrate on the only that. Naomi would have to wait. Kyle would be shoved to the back of his mind. His focus was like a laser and it only had eyes for Da Vinci's beauty.Armed with Syd's chemical wonder, Edward should be able to get the Mona Lisa out safely.Kyle knows they will be there, but will he put two and two together? Will Naomi finally get to confront Ed about the information Kendra dug up?His life is coming together and falling apart, at the same time, and it all comes down to one night in Paris.Heistdom Series:Master ThiefGold MineDiamond HeistSmile for MeYour MoveGreen with Envy Note: Lexy Timms is a USA Today best-selling author. She loves putting pen to paper on any type of romance. Professional thief, and incredibly hot, Edward tries to figure his way around Naomi. A woman about to teach him a lesson in love. Lexy would like you to note that this story may end on a slight cliff hanger but the series does end on an HEA. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Aleksander Papanastasopoulos. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/233978/bk_acx0_233978_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Da Vinci Notebooks
The Da Vinci Notebooks ab 1.87 € als epub eBook: A Dazzling Array of da Vinci's Celebrated and Inspirational Inventions Theories and Observations. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks,- Shop: hugendubel
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Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of the Mona Lisa , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 404min
In Paris at the start of a radically new century, the most famous face in the history of art stepped out of her frame and into a sensational mystery. On August 21, 1911, the unfathomable happened - Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre. More than 24 hours passed before museum officials realized she was gone. The prime suspects were as shocking as the crime: Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire, young provocateurs of a new art. As French detectives using the latest methods of criminology, including fingerprinting, tried to trace the thieves, a burgeoning international media hyped news of the heist. No story captured the imagination of the world quite like this one. Thousands flocked to the Louvre to see the empty space where the painting had hung. They mourned as if Mona Lisa were a lost loved one, left flowers and notes, and set new attendance records. For more than two years, Mona Lisa's absence haunted the art world, provoking the question: Was she lost forever? A century later, questions still linger. Part love story, part mystery, Vanished Smile reopens the case of the most audacious and perplexing art theft ever committed. R. A. Scotti's riveting, ingeniously realized account is itself a masterly portrait of a world in transition. Combining her skills as a historian and a novelist, Scotti turns the tantalizing clues into a story of the painting's transformation into the most familiar and lasting icon of all time. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kathe Mazur. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/001805/bk_rand_001805_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Summary & Analysis of Leonardo da Vinci: A Guide to the Book by Walter Isaacson , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 63min
Please note: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. If you'd like to purchase the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible. Isaacson could not have created a more captivating character in any work of fiction, and yet his portrayal of the larger-than-life Leonardo da Vinci is both thoroughly sensible and ineffably sublime. This ZIP Reads summary provides key takeaways and analysis from Isaacson's number-one best-selling book, Leonardo da Vinci. His 600-page tome is rich with details of da Vinci's life, from his inventions to his idiosyncrasies. Let ZIP Reads help you zip through da Vinci and decide if it's right for you before you spend the time and money! Click "Buy Now" to own your copy today! What does this ZIP Reads summary include? Synopsis of the original book A detailed breakdown of how da Vinci spent his life Key themes from the life of Leonardo An in-depth look at his miraculous accomplishments Key takeaways and analysis of each section Editorial reivew Background on the author About the original book: If genius, intrigue, and inspiration can change the world, then the amazing life story of Leonardo da Vinci is truly transformative. Talented and quirky, his contribution to the realms of art, engineering, and anatomy are awe-inspiring - not to mention the impact of his most beautiful and famous creations on canvas. Da Vinci was forever curious and relentless in his pursuit to know everything about everything. His infatuation with nature was unquenchable, pushing him through the lifelong mastery of geometry, hydraulics, optics, anatomy, light, flight, architecture, art, draftsmanship, and engineering. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Satauna Howery. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/117975/bk_acx0_117975_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 613min
Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi, or 1.6180339887.... This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as "The Golden Ratio", was discovered by Euclid more than 2,000 years ago because of its crucial role in the construction of the pentagram, to which magical properties had been attributed. Since then it has shown a propensity to appear in the most astonishing variety of places, from mollusk shells, sunflower florets, and rose petals to the shape of the galaxy. Psychological studies have investigated whether the Golden Ratio is the most aesthetically pleasing proportion extant, and it has been asserted that the creators of the Pyramids and the Parthenon employed it. It is believed to feature in works of art from Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa to Salvador Dali's The Sacrament of the Last Supper, and poets and composers have used it in their works. It has even been found to be connected to the behavior of the stock market! The Golden Ratio is a captivating journey through art and architecture, botany and biology, physics and mathematics. It tells the human story of numerous phi-fixated individuals, including the followers of Pythagoras who believed that this proportion revealed the hand of God; astronomer Johannes Kepler, who saw phi as the greatest treasure of geometry; such Renaissance thinkers as mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci of Pisa; and such masters of the modern world as Goethe, Cezanne, Bartok, and physicist Roger Penrose. Wherever his quest for the meaning of phi takes him, Mario Livio reveals the world as a place where order, beauty, and eternal mystery will always coexist. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mel Foster. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/004971/bk_brll_004971_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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