Decorative Arts

A detailed look at the ambition and artistic legacy of Emperor Maximilian I and his passion for armor and chivalry Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I ...

The story of an innovative designer and farsighted art entrepreneur and the important role he played in the dissemination of 19th-century Aesthetic...

This revelatory book shows how the influential and controversial Empress Dowager Cixi used art and architecture to establish her authority   Empres...

Illuminating three centuries of European artistry and ingenuity, this volume in The Mets acclaimed How to Read series provides a wide-ranging explo...

Royalty, Aristocrats, American heiresses, exiled Russian Grand Dukes, Randlords, Maharajas, Socialites and Financiers with newly made fortunes floc...

A beautifully illustrated retrospective of Art Nouveau architect and designer Hector Guimard, positioning him at the forefront of the modernist mov...