This book traces the history of how and why ancient Mesoamerican objects have been collected. Drawing upon archival... Læs mere
This innovative book looks at objects that once belonged to artists, revealing not only the fabric of the eighteenth-century art... Læs mere
This book provides the first exploration of the role that Persian cultures played in articulating the many ways power was... Læs mere
This book offers the first account of how European imports of East Asian textiles, porcelain & lacquers, along with newly... Læs mere
This volume situates the portrayal of a peasant bowed over by brutal toil in the arc of Jean-François Millet’s (1814-1875) career and traces its... Læs mere
Exploring case studies from Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany and the United States, this volume addresses connections & rejections... Læs mere
The rich history of blue paper, from the late 15th to the mid-18th centuries, illuminates themes of transcultural interchange, international... Læs mere
An intriguing look at secrecy during the Byzantine Empire and the role of the art historian in seeking truth
What is an epaulette? What is a keffiyeh? These clothing items-and hundreds more-are entertainingly explained and vividly illustrated in this accessible guide.
Reframing long-held assumptions about what distinguishes fine from decorative art, this innovative study explores a mode of making, seeing, and thinking that slices across eighteenth-century visual culture.
This volume explores the crucial role of art dealers in creating a transatlantic art market in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
This volume compiles a wealth of newly translated Latin and ancient Greek sources-treatises, letters, poems, histories, biographies, and other works of... Læs mere