The King's Glass
- 256pages
- 9 heures de lecture
Each year more than 250,000 people visit the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, one of Europe's best-known buildings.
Carola Hicks explore le domaine de l'histoire de l'art, se concentrant sur les cultures visuelles de la période médiévale. Son travail examine souvent des œuvres d'art spécifiques telles que des tapisseries et des portraits, en dévoilant leurs récits cachés et leurs contextes sociaux. Hicks allie la rigueur académique d'une historienne de l'art à un style narratif captivant, insufflant la vie aux époques passées. Ses analyses sont perspicaces et sa prose engageante, offrant aux lecteurs un regard profond sous la surface d'œuvres emblématiques.



Each year more than 250,000 people visit the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, one of Europe's best-known buildings.
The vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Hicks shows us this world and the miracle of the tapestry's making: the stitches, dyes and strange details in the margins. For centuries it lay ignored in Bayeux cathedral until its 'discovery' in the eighteenth century.
The Arnolfini portrait, painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, is one of the world's most famous paintings. This title tells the story of the painting's survival through fires, battles, hazardous sea journeys, and its role as a mirror reflecting the culture and history of the time - from jewel of the Hapsburg empire to Napoleonic war trophy.