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Luc Tuymans
Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Volume 1: 1972-1994
This first volume in a catalogue raisonné of Tuymans’s paintings surveys nearly 200 works from the vital early years of his career Credited with a key role in the revival of painting in the 1990s, Belgian...
Islamism
A History of Political Islam from the Fall of the Ottoman Empire to the Rise of ISIS
An incisive analysis of Islamist movements in the Middle East A political, social, and cultural battle is currently raging in the Middle East. On one side are the Islamists, those who believe Islam should...
Joy
100 Poems
One hundred of the most evocative modern poems on joy, selected by an award-winning contemporary poet“Bursting with energy and surprising locutions. . . . Even the most familiar poets seem somehow new...
Maternity
Mothers and Children in the Arts of Africa
On the African continent, images of mothers and children are found wherever the visual arts are, from early rock-art sites in Egypt and the Sahara to the contemporary arts of South Africa. Discovered in a variety of materials...
National Gallery Technical Bulletin
Volume 38
This latest volume of the National Gallery’s Technical Bulletin series features a range of studies, reflecting its commitment to the scientific research and conservation of paintings in its care. Articles include the...
The Art of the Peales in the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Adaptations and Innovations
A fascinating overview of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s unparalleled and diverse collection of works by the Peale family, America’s first artistic dynasty Active from the late 18th through the early 20th century,...
Jewish Materialism
The Intellectual Revolution of the 1870s
A paradigm-shifting account of the modern Jewish experience, from one of the most creative young historians of his generationTo understand the organizing framework of modern Judaism, Eliyahu Stern believes that...
Crafting Excellence
The Furniture of Nathan Lumbard and His Circle
When the inscription “Made by Nathan Lumbard Apl 20th 1800” was found in the late 1980s on a chest of drawers, the identity of an unknown craftsman suddenly surfaced. Crafting Excellence introduces the striking...
A Closer Look: Landscape
Landscape is probably the most popular type of painting, but anyone who has ever been disappointed by vacation photographs knows how difficult it is to turn a view into a picture. This book shows how artists in past...
Ecologies, Agents, Terrains
The newest volume in the acclaimed Clark Studies in the Visual Arts series, this collection of essays explores the intrinsic connection between art and the environment. The romance and rejection of “nature” have always...