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Art and Nature in the Middle Ages
This splendidly illustrated book explores the universal and multifaceted theme of nature as manifested in Western European art of the Middle Ages. Fascinating essays consider the concept in the context of medieval philosophy,...
The Berlin Painter and His World
Athenian Vase-Painting in the Early Fifth Century B.C.
The Berlin Painter was the name given by British classicist and art historian Sir John Beazley to an otherwise anonymous Athenian red-figure vase-painter. The artist’s long career extended from about 505 B.C. well into the...
Phulkari
The Embroidered Textiles of Punjab from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection
Exquisite and labor-intensive, phulkari (“floral-work” or “flower-craft”) embroideries were originally produced by women in towns and villages across the greater Punjab, a region that today straddles Pakistan and India...
Michelangelo & Sebastiano
The first publication to consider the relationship between these two major artists of the High Renaissance Through most of Michelangelo’s working life, one of his closest colleagues was the great Venetian painter...
The Medici's Painter
Carlo Dolci and Seventeenth-Century Florence
Carlo Dolci (1616–1687), arguably the greatest painter in 17th-century Florence, was admired and patronized by the city’s leading families. Best known for his half-length and single-figure devotional pictures, Dolci was also...
Age of Empires
Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties
The first in-depth exploration of the artistic and cultural achievements of China’s “classical” era Age of Empires presents the art and culture of China during one of the most critical periods of its...
Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons
Art of the In-Between
A revelatory look at the influential and enigmatic designer behind Comme des Garçons The great pantheon of fashion designers produces only a handful of creators who are masters of their métier. Rei...
Counterpoint
Sculpture, Music, and Walter De Maria’s Large Rod Series
Walter De Maria (1935-2013) was a pioneering American artist associated with the Minimal, Conceptual, and Land Art movements. This insightful book is the definitive source on his renowned Large Rod Series, exemplary...
Gauguin
Artist as Alchemist
An unprecedented exploration of Gauguin’s works in various media, from works on paper to clay and furniture Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) was a creative force above and beyond his legendary work as a painter....
My Soul Has Grown Deep
Black Art from the American South
A new consideration of extraordinary art created by Black artists during the mid-20th centuryMy Soul Has Grown Deep considers the art-historical significance of contemporary Black artists working...