André Kertész - On Reading

André Kertész, a master photographer of the twentieth century, was a pioneer in photographic composition and photojournalism who gained critical acclaim for his image distortions. Born in Hungary, he moved from Paris to New York during World War II. In 1963, he returned to Paris…

Albert Einstein

És aztán újra kellett nyomtatni az összes fizika tankönyvet...
Albert Einstein at Princeton Luncheon, 1953 - photo by Ruth Orkin

Tavasz

Az időjárás melegebb, a reggelek lágyabbak, világosabbak… a fák kacagnak, itt a tavasz

Blue Girl Reading

August Macke (1887–1914): Blue Girl Reading - Macke was one of the leading members of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider)… Macke developed a “flat” yet ornamental style, but always remained true to objective representation. He was deeply influenced by contemporary French painting, particularly by Delaunay’s very bright colour used in conjunction with near-Cubist ideas…

The Apparition of the Virgin, Muses and Majas

The Apparition of the Virgin, Muses and Majas, 2009 (Lazaro Galdiano Museum, Madrid, 2009 - Photograph by Karen Knorr)

Knorr was commissioned to photograph two museums: the Louvre and the Lazaro Galdiano. She combines a contemporary representation of the female nude with historical representation such as the Virgin Marys and Aphrodites of these museums… The aesthetics of beauty is explored through unexpected appearance of women personifying the idealised figures of classical antiquity…