Human figures Depicted in Art

Although mastery of the representation of the human figure was central to art making as early as the fifteenth century in Europe, in the nineteenth...

It’s difficult to pinpoint the origins of cruising. While the term was used by men seeking casual encounters with other men in the parks and street...

Portraits are everywhere. One finds them not only in museums and galleries, but also in newspapers and magazines, in the homes of people and in the...

Cleopatra has been dead for twenty centuries, but her name still resonates in the west. Her story has the status of a foundation myth. As such, art...

Restoring the role of theatrical performance as both subject and trope in the aesthetics of self-representation, Staging the Artist questions how n...

The presence of the orthopedically impaired body in art is so pervasive that, paradoxically, it has failed to attract the attention of most art his...

This body of work is a contemplation of human beings' passage on earth and their intimate interrelation with the environment. This book attempts ...

Sometimes enjoying considerable favor, sometimes less, iconography has been an essential element in medieval art historical studies since the begin...

Due to popular demand, the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author, Hercule Van Wolfwinkle, is back with a second collection of ‘ultra realist...

Dedicated to the topics of eroticism and sexuality in the visual production of the medieval and early modern Muslim world, this volume sheds light ...

Drawing and Painting People - A Fresh Approach is about confident and defiant art. Written by a practising artist and tutor, it contains inspiring...

Women, Fertility, and Maternal Art in Renaissance Florence examines maternity-centered art to reveal women’s crucial function in saving Florence fr...

Barry Moser is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed wood engravers in the world. Portraits have long been a staple of his career, fr...

Women, Fertility, and Maternal Art in Renaissance Florence examines maternity-centered art to reveal women’s crucial function in saving Florence fr...

Learning to draw and paint portraits is a rewarding, fun, and fulfilling experience for any artist, but it can be a bit overwhelming to simultaneou...

This book redefines the history of modernity by focusing on how people used photography to affirm continuity and social stability during a time def...

Old Age in Art shows how aged individuals have been depicted from ancient Greece and Rome to the present century. It explores portraits, incl...

The 7th issue of Analog Cookbook, titled Analog Erotica, looks at sexuality, erotic imagery, and pornography's contributions to radical artistic pr...