History of Art & Design Styles titles - 22,042 results

The Cambridge Companion to Australian Art

Jaynie Anderson

Art & Architecture; Art styles not defined by date

Paperback

From rock art to Australian modernism, from bark paintings to the Heidelberg School, The Cambridge Companion to Australian... [more]

Heysen to Heysen: Selected Letters of Hans Heysen and Nora Heysen

Catherine Speck

History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Biography; Diaries, letters & journals

Paperback

Heysen to Heysen is a showcase of letters between Nora and Hans Heysen from the collection of the National Library of Australia.... [more]

Girl in a Green Gown: The History and Mystery of the Arnolfini Portrait...

Carola Hicks

Art & Architecture; History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs

Hardback

The Arnolfini portrait, painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, is one of the world's most famous paintings. It intrigues all who... [more]

Vincent Van Gogh: The Life

Gregory White Smith, Steven Naifeh

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism; Individual artists, art monographs

Hardback

This is a definitive biography, based on new materials, by the bestselling, prize-winning authors of Pollock . Vincent van... [more]

Sistine Chapel

Art & Architecture; Renaissance art; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs

Hardback

The chapel's outstanding beauty lies above all in its vast cycle of paintings covering the entire vault, featuring stories... [more]

Art Nouveau

Norbert Wolf

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Art Nouveau

Hardback

The Art Nouveau movement became an international phenomenon at the beginning of the twentieth century that ushered in the... [more]

The Art Museum

Phaidon Editors

Art & Architecture; History of Art & Design Styles

Hardback

The Art Museum is the finest art collection ever assembled between two covers. This revolutionary and unprecedented virtual... [more]

A Banksia Album: 200 Years of Botanical Illustration

Alex George

Art & Architecture; Art styles not defined by date; Botanical art; Illustration

Paperback

With their bold flowering and fruiting spikes, banksias remain a favourite among artists and gardeners alike. A Banksia Album... [more]

The Art of the First Fleet

Lisa Di Tommaso

Art & Architecture; Colonial art; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes)

Hardback

In 1788, nearly 1,500 people on 11 sailing ships came ashore at Port Jackson in Australia after a gruelling four-month journey... [more]

Faberge's Eggs: The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces That Outlived...

Toby Faber

History of Art & Design Styles; History; European history

Hardback

In Stradivari's Genius, Toby Faber charted the fascinating course of some of the world's most prized musical instruments.... [more]

The Quest for Immortality: Hidden Treasures of Egypt

Betsy M. Bryan, Erik Hornung

History of art: ancient & classical art; History; African history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

Hardback

This volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which includes artefacts from nearly 2000 years before the Christian... [more]

R Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection

Robert Crumb

Art & design styles: from c 1960; Decorative arts; Music; Society & Social Sciences

Hardback

Robert Crumb first began drawing record covers in 1968 when Janis Joplin asked him to provide a cover for her album Cheap... [more]

Pop Art

Martina Angelotti

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Pop art

Paperback

From Andy Warhol to Roy Lichtenstein, the top Pop Art painters come together in this breathtaking compendium. Gathering nearly... [more]

Lucian Freud:Painting People

National Portrait Gallery

Art & Architecture; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs

Paperback

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Cave Art: A Guide to the Decorated Ice Age Caves of Europe

Paul G. Bahn

History of art: pre-history; History; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides

Paperback

The decorated Ice Age caves are some of mankind's greatest artistic achievements, and there is no substitute for seeing the... [more]

Ngaanyatjarra: Art of the Lands

John Carty, Tim Acker

Art of indigenous peoples; Naive art; History

Paperback

Ngaanyatjarra: Art of the Lands is a glorious illustrated book documenting the six art centres (Warakurna, Papulankutja, Tjarlirli,... [more]

Rethinking the Renaissance: Burgundian Arts Across Europe

Marina Belozerskaya

Renaissance art; History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; History

Paperback

In this study, Marina Belozerskaya re-establishes the importance of the Burgundian court as a center of art production and... [more]

South from Ephesus: Travels Through Aegean Turkey

Brian Sewell

History of art: ancient & classical art; History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art; Travel & holiday; Travel writing

Paperback

Weary of what he called the tyranny of western art, Brian Sewell first visited Turkey - a country that had captivated him... [more]

Man With a Blue Scarf: On Sitting for a Portrait by Lucian Freud

Martin Gayford

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: from c 1960; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs

Paperback

A beautifully produced paperback edition of the literary art book hailed as one of the best and most continually fascinating... [more]

William Morris: and the Arts & Crafts Home

Pamela Todd

Art & design styles: Arts & Crafts style; Individual artists, art monographs; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design

Paperback

Now available in paperback, Pamela Todd's book celebrates William Morris' genius, presenting a thorough overview of his life... [more]

Renaissance: 15th and 16th Century Italian Paintings from the Accademia...

Ron Radford

Art & Architecture; Renaissance art; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections

Paperback

Renaissance: 15th and 16th century Italian paintings from the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, features paintings by some of the... [more]

Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition

Brandie Ratliff

History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art; History

Hardback

This magnificent volume explores the epochal transformations and unexpected continuities in the Byzantine Empire from the... [more]

100 Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces

Gordon Kerr, Stephanie Cotela Tanner

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Pre-Raphaelite art; Painting & paintings

Paperback

Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, 100 Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces brings together the best of Rossetti, Burne-Jones,... [more]

Pre-Raphaelite Drawing

Colin Cruise

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Pre-Raphaelite art; Drawing & drawings

Paperback

The paintings of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood are widely known and loved, but this book newly available in paperback presents... [more]

Lucian Freud: Portraits

National Portrait Gallery

Art & Architecture; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Individual artists, art monographs; Portraits in art

Hardback

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