This in-depth examination of a painting by noted Impressionist Camille Pissarro, produced during a stay in South London, provides a window into the artist's life, surroundings, and artistic development.

A stunning and comprehensive volume on the Netherlandish old master who successfully assimilated Italian Renaissance style into the art of 16th-century northern Europe.

The Metropolitan Museum's outstanding collection of German, Swiss, Austrian, and Bohemian drawings from the 15th to the 18th century is showcased in this richly illustrated book featuring new research and insightful commentary.

An intriguing look at the artistic relationship between one of the most powerful and interesting women of the Italian Renaissance and one of the most celebrated artists of all time.

This magnificent book focuses on Renoir's use of the traditional full-length portrait format, eschewed by other leading impressionists, to capture the faces and fashions of Belle Époque Paris.

A close look at 15 superlative North Italian paintings from 1450 to 1550, revealing the far-reaching influence of the Accademia Carrara and its founders on the connoisseurship of Italian art.

Sumptuously illustrated and fully revised, this new edition of a classic book offers a detailed study of all of the drawings by one of the greatest draftsmen of the 17th century.

A fascinating exploration of artistic culture in Paris before World War II, Edouard Vuillard establishes the artist as one of the masters of the modern portrait.

Over fifty exquisite icon paintings from The Menil Collection, many published here for the first time, showcase the history and artistry of these holy images from the 13th to the 18th century.

Surveying works in a variety of media, this catalogue investigates the development of Italian portraiture and its links to Renaissance society and politics, ideals of the individual, and concepts of beauty.

A fascinating look at how printmakers of the Northern Renaissance participated in scientific investigations, and how prints themselves served as instruments of observation, measurement, and discovery.

Featuring Hals's much admired and important paintings in the Metropolitan Museum, this book provides fresh analysis of the artist's style and importance.

This appealing volume features about 90 notable examples of German stonewares and explains the evolution of their brilliant colors and bold designs from the 14th through the 20th century.

The leading authority on Michelangelo presents a major new biography of the artist, shedding fresh light on the years when he built his reputation with the Pietá, the Sistine Ceiling frescoes, and many other masterpieces.

With sumptuous illustrations, this book offers a completely new way of looking at the art of Vincent van Gogh, by exploring the artist's approach to nature through his innovative use of the close-up view in the last four years of his life.

This lavish and richly researched catalogue investigates Renoir's role in the development of modern art and the Barnes Foundation's importance in establishing his reputation as one of the most significant painters of the 20th century.

This beautifully illustrated volume juxtaposes photographs produced by late-19th-century Post-Impressionist painters and printmakers with works by these artists to demonstrate the role of photography in their artistic practice.

Presenting new scholarship on an outstanding private collection of Old Master drawings, this catalogue features works by Raphael, Bandinelli, Pontormo, and Guercino.

Representing years of meticulous research, Bernini's Beloved reveals the story of Costanza Piccolomini, the woman whose intelligence and passion inspired one of Bernini's most breathtaking marble portraits.

An engaging look at the myriad ways in which European artists have addressed changing styles, themes, and approaches in portraiture from the 15th through the 19th century.

This beautiful book brings together paintings, drawings, pastels, prints, and sculpture on one of the most important subjects in Degas's oeuvre.

This mesmerizing new biography of Strindberg, named the "greatest genius of all modern dramatists" by Eugene O'Neill, uncovers the full story of his chaotic life and his revolutionary writings.

A trio of masterpieces by Gauguin, Cézanne, and Matisse placed in the context of works by other major artists allows a new exploration of the continued vitality of the theme of Arcadia in the decades before the First World War.

A groundbreaking examination of the restoration of Orsanmichele and its art, with special emphasis on its monumental niche sculptures.

A survey of some of the finest Dutch drawings still in private hands, this catalogue explores the role of drawings in the creative process in Rembrandt's studio and wider circle.

A new examination of Leonardo's career that illuminates his time as court painter to the Duke of Milan, an experience that fundamentally changed his outlook and his legacy.

This striking publication examines two masterful armors for man and horse recently acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, situating them within German art and culture in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Beautifully designed and illustrated with all new photography, this volume presents the best of the Metropolitan Museum's magnificent collection of European sculpture from the Renaissance through the 19th century.

Detailing the complete range of works by one of the most celebrated Dutch painters, this volume unearths Metsu's little-known personal life while paying tribute to his substantial oeuvre.

Focusing on the extraordinary Lacemaker from the Musée du Louvre, this beautiful book investigates the subtle and enigmatic paintings by Johannes Vermeer that celebrate the intimacy of the Dutch household.

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