有权势的男人和女人脸上隐藏的阴谋、表演和秘密信息。

拜占庭的女皇们、法国的革命者们，以及西班牙的将领们：在这本汇集了多幅令人敬畏的油画的作品集中，这些历史上最令人钦佩的人物在画布中无所畏惧地注视着前方。这些形象所代表的每一个个都体散发着力量和辉煌的光辉，无论他们是身穿丧服的贵族遗孀，还是被谋杀的政客，抑或是乌克兰叛军中的一个友善群体。

作者 Rose-Marie 和 Rainer Hagen从Goya, Titian, Velazquez, 和 Ilya Repin等艺术家创作的13幅杰作中理出了其中的故事和秘密。这些作品中的男人和女人们庄严、圣洁而睿智，他们的征服和达观一定能让你倍受鼓舞。

TASCHEN出版社利用全世界备受好评的艺术收藏品——包括布鲁塞尔、圣彼得堡、纽约和那不勒斯的收藏品——以超高的质量复制出了这些杰作。本书将敏锐的分析和放大的油画细节相结合，是一次以赞美过去那些呼风唤雨的人物为目的的独特的历史调查。

The intrigue, drama, and covert messages hidden in the faces of powerful men and women

Byzantine empresses, French revolutionaries, and Spanish generals: history's most impressive figures stare boldly out of the canvases in this collection of formidable paintings. Each individual represented in these images radiates with strength and splendor; be they an aristocratic widow in mourning, a murdered politician, or a jovial group of Ukrainian rebels.

Authors Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen tease out the stories and secrets of 13 masterpieces by artists including Goya, Titian, Velazquez, and Ilya Repin. Regal, holy, and wise, the men and women in these works will inspire you with their conquests and resilience.

TASCHEN reproduces these masterworks in stunning quality, working in collaboration with esteemed art collections all over the world, including in Brussels, St. Petersburg, New York, and Naples. Combining astute analysis with magnified painting details, this book is a unique historical investigation in tribute to the movers and shakers of the past.