Human figures Depicted in Art

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 ...

Mastering the human form for portraiture is one of the most challenging subjects for a beginning artist to learn. Packed with practical instruction...

Wellington Portrayed is a new, extended and up- to-date version in colour of The Iconography of the 1st Duke of Wellington published in 1935: the b...