This inspiring volume assembles a remarkable global collection of 180 objects that showcase the human instinct to challenge authority.Across millennia, dissent has been an essential ingredient in the development of human civilization, acting as a driving...

An approachable guide to Old Master paintings from a new perspective that offers a simple aid to looking at and demystifying the often obscure strategies of the greatest painters of all time.This book engages with some of history’s greatest art, from the...

One of the most important collections of medieval sculpture and metalwork ever assembled, available to the public for the first timeThis is the definitive catalogue of one of the most important collections of medieval art that exists in private hands,...

An informative introduction to Viking history that also provides an impressive collection of artifacts and new insights on the Norse people. The culture of the Viking world speaks of both violence and of beauty. This extensively illustrated volume brings...

A beautiful and dynamic new way of looking at the work of Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest painters, inventors, and scientists of all time.Experience the most famous Renaissance artist and inventor in a brand-new way. Courtney Watson McCarthy has...

This book is an accessible and visually rich study of Japanese photography since 1945 by an experienced curator specializing in Japanese art and culture. This rich volume provides one of the first overviews of Japanese photography to be published in...

An exciting new critical voice explores what it is that makes great art great through an illuminating analysis of the world’s artistic masterpieces.From a carved mammoth tusk (ca. 40,000 BCE) to Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights (1505–1510) to Duchamp’s...

The first full-scale biography of the great 20th-century artist, craftsman, and thinker Josef Albers, whose influence is still felt today. Drawing on extensive unpublished archival writings, documents, and illustrations, this is the first full-scale...

John Shearman makes a plea for a more engaged reading of art works of the Italian Renaissance, one that will recognize the presupposition of Renaissance artists about their viewers. His book is the first attempt to construct a history of those...

Approaching the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, the world- renowned da Vinci expert recounts his fifty- year journey with the work of the world’s most famous artistA personal memoir interwoven with original research, Living with Leonardo takes us...

Martin Gayford’s masterful account of painting in London from the Second World War to the 1970s, illustrated by documentary photographs and the works themselvesThe development of painting in London from the Second World War to the 1970s has never before...

A fascinating look at how Classical sculpture inspired Rodin and his workRodin, famous for The Thinker and The Kiss, was captivated by the sculptures of Classical antiquity and he constantly reworked and assimilated the forms of ancient Greek and Roman...

A glittering collection of jewelry emulating the human form, from the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in ParisJewelry has always been a vehicle for the deepest of human emotions: remembrance, faith, devotion, love, belonging, and mourning...

A dynamic look at the potential of disguise seen in masks, installations, and performances by contemporary artists of African descent While masks are a major art form in many parts of Africa, their use has taken new turns in the 21st century. Disguise:...

The Greeks and Romans lived according to a distinctively Hellenic conception of time as an aspect of cosmic order and regularity. Appropriating ideas from Egypt and the Near East, the Greeks integrated them into a cosmological framework governed by...

Introduces the “Smart Light” movement that is illuminating and enriching our urban spaces and nighttime surroundings with spectacular new lighting technologyIn recent years, new lighting technologies have been used to illuminate cities and towns in...