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The birth of photography opened the doors to a new kind of art, one that recorded events with the immediacy not possible with painting and drawing....

Throughout the history of art most of the world's greatest artists have produced portraits at some point in their careers, whether commissioned by ...

This beautifully produced, richly detailed, and comprehensive survey of fifty influential women artists from the Renaissance to the Post-Modern era...

From two of the world's leading experts on watch collecting, this supremely elegant and informative selection of one hundred watches traces the tim...

Its difficult to grasp the enormous changes life on Earth has undergone since it first came into existence, but this marvelously illustrated book m...

A woman ahead of her time, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was an intrepid explorer, naturalist and scholar, as well as a magnificent artist. This...

Set in Casa Batlló, one of Antoni Gaudís most renowned buildings, this joyful story introduces young readers to the architects work, inciting their...

For centuries the garden has served as a central element in Muslim culture. In that tradition, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture has been rehabilitati...

Launched in time for a major exhibition of Virgil Abloh''s work, this flip book shows images from the original video created to launch the sophomor...

A perfect gift for art lovers or anyone interested in Impressionism, this collection of 365 pictures gathers the best of the genres masterpieces fr...

World traveler and acclaimed photographer Scott Mead documents evocative vistas from above the clouds. Mead views this series as an attempt to shar...

In turn inspirational and extraordinary, these profiles in female courage, determination, and adventure are illustrated with breathtaking photograp...

For decades, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has been working to revitalize the social, cultural, and economic strength of communities in the...

This collection of rare and exquisite textiles from Central, Northern and West Africa includes weavings from Ghana, Nigeria and the Ivory Coast; em...

Everything is art. Everything is politics, says internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei. His statement informs this comprehensive book that featu...

Albrecht Durer's prints and drawings have inspired hundreds of artists, both during his life and after his death. Yet his talent as a painter and c...

During his lifetime, Dürer found tremendous success as a printmaker and painter, taking commissions from prominent figures such as Frederick the Wi...

For his largest solo museum exhibition, Alex Da Corte takes over all of MASS MoCA''s second-floor galleries, presenting a selection of existing wor...

A must-have for Alexander von Humboldt fans and botanic enthusiasts, this gorgeous collection of frameable posters of his studies is filled with na...

Recording Alexander von Humboldt''s historic expedition to the Americas and Cuba-hailed by many as the scientific discovery of America -these intr...

At the dawn of the 19th-century, the Prussian explorer Alexander von Humboldt was granted permission to charter an expedition to Spains colonies in...

Alice Neel was one of the great American painters of the twentieth century and a pioneer among women artists. A painter of people, landscape and st...

The leaves are blowing off the trees and the birds are flying south in Bustletown. Farmers are preparing the fields for winter and kids are back in...

Its springtime in this charming, busy town and there is a lot going on! A house gets a top-to-bottom spring cleaning and farm fields are being prep...

Its summer and that means flowers, picnics, thunderstorms, and bike rides. Its a busy time for construction workers, farmers, and house painters. P...

Winter has arrived and everywhere you look people are embracing the season. At home theres baking, reading, and sleeping in, while on the farm the ...

Alphonse Mucha is known largely for having originated Art Nouveau, when his poster of the actress Sarah Bernhardt became a legendary icon of the mo...

One of the most recognizable artists of his era, Amedeo Modigliani is also perhaps one of the least understood. In this thorough, yet refreshingly ...

For years, Britains much-loved gardener Monty Don has been leading us down all kinds of garden paths to show us why green spaces are vital to our w...

Siegel's work is often characterised by duplication and repetition, by appropriation and adaptation, and not least by remaking. In 2011 and 2016, t...