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

With his instantly recognizable decorative style, Czech artist and Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha (18601939) defined the look of the fin-de-sièc...

With his instantly recognizable decorative style, Czech artist and Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha (18601939) defined the look of the fin-de-sièc...

Henry Fuseli (17411825) was one of the eighteenth centurys most provocative and inventive artists. He is best known for his painting The Nightmare,...

While anchoring his practice in the traditions of antiquity and the Renaissance, Auguste Rodin (18401917) paved the way for modern sculpture. From ...

Celebrated around the world as a literary monument, The Divine Comedy, completed in 1321 and written by Dante Alighieri (12651321), is widely consi...

Munich was one of the earliest and most important centres of Art Nouveau in Germany. After the founding of the first Secession here (1892), the ma...

Celebrated around the world as a literary monument, The Divine Comedy, completed in 1321 and written by Dante Alighieri (12651321), is widely consi...

While anchoring his practice in the traditions of antiquity and the Renaissance, Auguste Rodin (18401917) paved the way for modern sculpture. From ...

The myth of Van Gogh today is linked as much to his extraordinary life as it is to his stunning paintings. His biography has often shaped the way t...

In a New Light is the first permanent collection catalogue in the Palmer Museum of Arts fifty-two-year history. Made possible by a generous grant f...

In a New Light is the first permanent collection catalogue in the Palmer Museum of Arts fifty-two-year history. Made possible by a generous grant f...

The beauty of nature and mans loneliness are dominant themes in the work of Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840). The artist often places a small hum...

The beauty of nature and mans loneliness are dominant themes in the work of Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840). The artist often places a small hum...

The beauty of nature and mans loneliness are dominant themes in the work of Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840). The artist often places a small hum...

The beauty of nature and mans loneliness are dominant themes in the work of Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840). The artist often places a small hum...

With more than 280 entries, this architectural AZ, now part of our Bibliotheca Universalis series, offers an indispensable overview of the key play...

In the 1890s, French poet and playwright Alfred Jarry founded pataphysics, the absurdist science of imaginary solutions, a concept that has been no...

Brussels is well known for its wide variety of buildings in the Art Deco style, which were built in the aftermath of the Great War in the 1920s and...

Pulitzer-winner Sebastian Smee relives the remarkable birth of Impressionism from the ashes of war 'Enjoyable... a fine portrait not only of impre...

This is the story of one of the world s most iconic images. Martin Bailey explains why Van Gogh painted a series of sunflower still lifes in Proven...

Dive into the mesmerising world of Emile Claus (1849-1924), a master of Impressionist Luminism, with this stunning monograph celebrating the artist...

Edward Hopper (18821967) is something of an American success story, if only his success had come swifter. At the age of 40, he was a failing artist...

This is my latest booklet and describes dozens of crafts which were made in the UK by Romanies and other Travellers and then hawked door to door. ...

For Marc Chagall (18871985), painting was an intricate tapestry of dreams, tales, and traditions. His instantly recognizable visual language carved...

More than other painters, the Impressionists wanted to shake off the dust of the studio, and swarmed the noisy streets of Paris, filling the cafés ...

Brings to light the evolution of Sikh art from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Breaking fresh ground in the study of Sikh art, after the ...

An ideal introduction to the painter s work, Sargent: The Masterworks features 100 of his most beloved paintings. Illustrating all aspects of his d...

Focusing on the design, decoration, and reception of a range of elite and middling class homes from 1750-1840, this book demonstrates that the mate...

The work of Henri Matisse (18691954) reflects an ongoing belief in the power of brilliant colors and simple forms. Though famed in particular for h...