Portraits in Art

This is no ordinary book about drawing portraits, this is a book that may change your life and identity transforming you into a dedicated artist w...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...