Stories about art, told through the works themselves.
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Иллюстрированный путеводитель по расписным церквям Кипра
18 церквей: росписи, сюжеты и детали, которые помогают читать храм целиком. Карта, фотографии и сравнение изображений.
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Looking at art · 10 languages
Recognise the figures, follow their stories, and see how artists changed them
Learn to recognise 26 saints by their symbols and stories, with 441 works to explore from medieval art to the twentieth century.
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How geometry becomes ornament
Islamic geometric patterns use simple shapes, such as circles, squares and stars, to decorate buildings and objects. An eight-point star can begin as two overlapping squares. Repeat it across a surface and the gaps become shapes too. The same drawing can guide a tile mosaic or the pieces of a wooden door.
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