A world leading design house established in 1930 in Turin, Italy. An heritage full of icons, revolutionary products and men that made the history of Pininfarina unparalleled. Since the foundation in 1930 Pininfarina has been designing, engineering and manufacturing cars for the most prestigious clients. Pininfarina is the emblem [...]
The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center features works of art dating from the eighth through the twenty-first century, showcased against a backdrop of dramatic architecture, tranquil gardens, and breathtaking views of Los Angeles. The Getty collection is made of 30.000 pieces among ancient art, [...]
©Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milano | courtesy: camerAnebbia srl MORE THAN 24 ROOMS, 300 PAINTINGS, THE ENTIRE LEONARDO DA VINCI CODEX ATLANTICUS The Biblioteca and Pinacoteca Ambrosiana was founded in Milan in 1607. It is the first library ever to be open to anyone who could write and read. Galileo Galilei used to attend it for his studies. The pInacoteca is made [...]
The New York Public Library is a palace of wonders containing diverse collections of over 46 million objects including rare books, maps, paintings, prints, sculpture, photographs, films, recorded sound, furniture, ephemera, rare and important historical documents. www.nypl.org Berenice Abbott "Changing New York", [...]
Flavia Weedn books, illustrations and poetry are used in positive affirmation and motivation teaching, and her work was chosen by Barbara Bush to be included in the National Literacy Campaign. A great licensing success with 300 millions greetings cards sold, 2 millions children books sold, more than 100 licensees [...]
The Getty Villa is one of the locations of the Getty Museum and is located between the cities of Los Angeles and Malibu. The museum, housed in a building structured as the ancient Roman villa Villa dei Papiri in Ercolano, boasts more than 44,000 works of ancient [...]
The mausoleum of the first Qin emperor (秦始皇陵S, Qín ShǐhuánglíngP) is the most important archaeological site in China. It is located near Xi'an, in Shaanxi province, and consists of an extensive funerary complex designed in the guise of the imperial capital of Xianyang on an area of 6.3 km. Work on its construction [...]
"Hokusai is not only one artist among others in the floating world, he is an island, a continent, alone a world." (Edgar Degas) Painter and xylographer, Katsushika Sori aka "Hokusai" (Edo 1760 - Edo 1849) is considered one of the greatest Japanese artists of all time. The artist chose the [...]
The Beijing Palace Museum is housed in the Forbidden City, China's Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty imperial palace. For nearly five centuries, it was the home of the Emperor and his family and the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government. UNESCO World Heritage Site. 15 millions visitors [...]
