Books suitable for friends.

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Paintings in the Collection

Catherine Cali Jarez

Translated by Xie Ruxuan and Guo Shuxuan

There is a story behind every painting, and the paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: collection paintings are no exception, which contain many fascinating stories. This book focuses on 500 paintings collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the author brings fresh views on many classic works. 1970, the Metropolitan Museum of Art published a similar Collection of Paintings by Masters, including 100 paintings by European and American artists, arranged according to the "painting schools" of various countries. Today, from the global arrangement of 2 1 century reflected in The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Collecting Paintings, we can even praise the unparalleled breadth and depth of its collection, and capture the amazing diversity of forms and images with paintings covering more than 5,000 years of history and spanning various cultures and continents.

Japanese Tea Gardens

Sophie walker

Zheng Jie rou pu planet plants studio

This book includes nearly 100 Japanese quadrangles in Japan in the past 800 years, and makes a rich description and dynamic investigation. These gardens cover the design and practice of Japanese gardens from ancient shrine gardens since 1 century to contemporary urban Zen gardens. From the perspective of garden design, this book explores the historical development of Japanese gardens, analyzes their design concepts and principles, and introduces Japanese gardens from all directions and angles, bringing the most intuitive experience for readers to understand and appreciate Japanese gardens, and also providing inspiration for professionals such as horticultural designers and landscape designers.

Great photography

[English] Tom Ann

Translated by Luo Chen and Wang Dingding

"Big Photography" combs the history of photography for you-this is undoubtedly the best time for us to review the history of photography and see its perfection from the first step of stumbling in the dark. This book spans eight time periods, concisely and clearly integrates the photographic characteristics of each stage, covering 82 topics such as equipment, themes, viewpoints and representative events in film history, selecting 47 unforgettable moments, and making a detailed analysis of outstanding works with milestone significance in the history of photography. At the same time, through the biographies of 34 masters, the life, shooting techniques, artistic styles and their influence and contribution to the times of these masters in film history are extended.