Human figures Depicted in Art

Character Design Quarterly (CDQ) is a lively, creative magazine bringing inspiration, expert insights, and leading techniques from professional ill...

An intimate history of the pornographic publisher behind some of the greatest works of the twentieth-century avant-garde.From the 1930s to the 1970...

For centuries, interest in Shakespeare's Hamlet has prioritised its brooding, melancholy prince. Yet, over time, the enigmatic Ophelia, his tragic ...

Breathe life into your portraiture with this inclusive guide to drawing the full range of human emotions, from fear to rage, grief to joy. An accur...

What is it about the characters we see in our favorite books, animated films, and games that make us laugh, cry, and respond to them? How do charac...

An exploration of the development of the art scene, its socio-political context, and the role of the fine arts in nineteenth-century Nordic society...

Dolly Parton is a superstar, singer, songwriter, actress, business mogul, and philanthropist. Since the 1960's Dolly has maintained an unparalleled...

This mystical book explores the otherworldly art of tarot cards, interpreted by a selection of talented professional artists.Modern tarot enthusias...

Kelogloops: The Art of Hieu Nguyen is the debut art book from the popular mixed-media artist. Though Hieu is based in Melbourne, Australia, his inc...

Long-time art critic Richard Dorment reveals the corruption and lies of the art world, and its mystifying authentication processLate one afternoon ...

The cultural milieu in the Age of Goethe of eighteenth-century Germany is given fresh context in this art historical study of the noted writers pat...

In Theophanies, award-winning poet Sarah Ghazal Ali testifies to women's capacity for piercing and musical exegesis and asks: what more might a wom...

The self as a subject is one of the most fascinating and fruitful of artistic enterprises. From the 15th century to today, this collection brings t...

The arresting pictures of Frida Kahlo (190754) were in many ways expressions of trauma. Through a near-fatal road accident at the age of 18, failin...

AIDS & Representation explores portraits and self-portraits made in response to the AIDS epidemic in America in the 1980s and 1990s. Addressing...

Lucian Freud (19222011) was interested in the telling of truths. Always operating outside the main currents of 20th-century art, the esteemed portr...

Lucian Freud (19222011) was interested in the telling of truths. Always operating outside the main currents of 20th-century art, the esteemed portr...

This book provides a timely reappraisal of one of the most enduring subjects in the history of art the naked body.Beginning with reflections on wh...

This book provides a timely reappraisal of one of the most enduring subjects in the history of art the naked body.Beginning with reflections on wh...