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A fascinating look at the emergence of natural science in the early modern period as told through natural history and botanical images.

Among the precursors of today’s public museums, perhaps the most important are collections of sculpture formed in the early modern era by royal families, aristocratic amateurs, and artists. In this, the first boo...

In this important study, fifteen distinguished scholars examine a range of genre paintings by Watteau, Chardin, Fragonard, Greuze, and other 18th-century French artists and offer new critical and historical analyses.

A fascinating look at how architects in the years around 1700, borrowing from the baroque tradition, worked to design and expand major capitals in both the old and new worlds.

This handsome volume discusses recent spectacular finds about the Olmec, precursors to the Maya and Aztec civilizations, providing a framework for understanding their history, art, and archaeology.

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Based on new discoveries from archaeological sites in Peru, this book analyzes Moche culture and presents the fascinating relationship between the visual arts and politics.

The first overview of the full range of the career of enigmatic painter, printmaker, and draftsman Jan Lievens, who worked closely with Rembrandt.

In the first book to critically examine the East Building, I. M. Pei’s celebrated addition to the National Gallery of Art, distinguished contributors consider the iconic building’s history, reception, and relationship to other museum designs.