History of Art & Design Styles: c 1800 to c 1900

A celebration of the American painter's life and work in the region he loved best In 1883 American artist Winslow Homer (18361910) moved his studio...

Art is often appreciated for its ability to delight our eyes and refresh our minds. But it can also serve as a powerful vehicle for exploring darke...

In this little book for children, first made in 1793, William Blake charted the course of human life and experience in eighteen enigmatic emblems. ...

A bold reassessment of nineteenth-century British painter and decorative artist Edward Burne-Jones, elucidating his fundamentally radical defiance ...

A treat for all hip-hop fans! Its high time to recognize the artists who gave hip-hop its backbone--and color them in! Written and illustrated by ...

Blake's only wood engravings, made near the end of his life for a school edition of Virgil, are among his most lyrical and enduringly influential c...

This book rewrites the history of jewellery in the age of Victoria. The age of Victoria is taken in its widest sense to encompass jewellery made th...

In the history of twentieth century modernism, Henri Matisse is a calm and unstoppable revolution of creative genius. Trained originally in the Fr...

The Hermitage collection of French paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries is regarded as one of the finest in the world and includes...