Human figures Depicted in Art

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...

From its establishment in 1648 until its disbanding in 1793 after the French Revolution, the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture was the ce...

Few devotees of the form can approach Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijns radical contributions to self-portraiture. Challenging the conventions enshri...

'We live within a spectacle of empty clothes and unworn masks'In this series of remarkable pieces from across his career, John Berger celebrates an...

Largely self-taught as an artist, Francis Bacon (19091992) developed a unique ability to transform interior and unconscious impulses into figurativ...

Nothing excited early modern anatomists more than touching a beating heart. In his 1543 treatise, Andreas Vesalius boasts that he was able to feel ...

What does it mean to be nude? What does the nude do? In a series of constantly surprising reflections, Jean-Luc Nancy and Federico Ferrari encounte...

A groundbreaking and richly illustrated account of the importance of Manets family to his artAll families are complicated, but the family of Édouar...

Migrating the Black Body explores how visual mediafrom painting to photography, from global independent cinema to Hollywood movies, from posters an...

A pacy legal thriller, packed with a colourful cast of characters TelegraphLong-time art critic Richard Dorment reveals the corruption and lies of...

We owe a great debt to Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery (17971849) for his Atlas of Anatomy, which was not only a massive event in medical history, but ...

The first extended study of Frank Auerbach's remarkable portrait drawings reveals their complexity and ambition as works of graphic art This book o...

This fresh look at photorealism argues for its continued relevance today This volume, Ordinary People, recovers the social art history of the long...

We have grown accustomed to the ubiquity of corporate influence in retail outlets, restaurants, and even higher education-but what happens when cor...

What images come to mind with the words women, aging, old, even elderly? Are they stereotypes? Are there any positive associations? The thirteen co...

Consuming the Body examines contemporary consumerism and the commodified construction of ideal gendered bodies, paying particular attention to the ...

How to Make the Body: Difference, Identity, and Embodiment brings together contemporary and historical readings of the body, exploring the insights...

The portrait has historically been understood as an artistic representation of a human subject. Its purpose was to provide a visual or psychologica...

The art of Donald Andrus defies categorization. Although principally known for his abstract paintings, Andrus has, throughout his career, combined ...

Grab Your Pencil and Get Ready to Draw the World Around You! Learn how to sketch absolutely anything from with this all-in-one guide for budding ...