Every kind of art book brings with it its own sort of thrill. Art historical texts and fictional recreations often bring to the reader a culture and society that have since passed, but have left to the world an impressive body of work.
Art Books covers titles related to a variety of topics including visual expression, such as painting, sculpture, architecture, drawing, calligraphy, photography and textiles. The website's subject matter spans globally and covers periods that range from antiquity to modern times.In addition, general and scholarly volumes from museums, other academic publishers and independent presses are discussed in this section as well as not-so-scholarly depictions of art through the historical fiction lens.
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Jane Johnson's The Princess and the Painter
Jane Johnson recounts a fictional recreation of the Infanta Margarita's sitting for Velazquez's Las Meninas. more...
A collection of intimate portraits from a variety of artists beautifully showcase the life of one of Mexico's most famous artists. more...
From her youth during the Mexican Revolution to her affair with Leo Trotsky, Frida is an elaborate and in-depth view of one of Mexico's most famous artists. more...
In an escape from a mechanical and urban society, Victorians turned to the belief in fairies to fill the void of a culture steeped in the unromantic day-to-day life. more...
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art gives its readers a completely new view of the economics of the art world. more...
In Real Life – Six Women Photographers
Following six women photographers who were pioneers in the field, Sills delivers a strong compilation of some of art history's most well-known women photographers. more...
Seven Days in the Art World – A Review
Sociologist Sarah Thornton delivers a comprehensive inside view of the inner workings and society behind one of the world's largest auction houses. more...
Set between ancient Greece and the height of the Napoleonic Wars, Essex delivers another strong art historically based novel steeped in the mystery of the Elgin Marbles. more...
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Maharaja – the Splendour of India's Royal Courts
In: Visual Art Books
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Frances Spiegel
Frank Auerbach The London Building Sites 1952–62
In: Visual Art Books
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Frances Spiegel
Moctezuma Aztec Ruler – Catalogue Review
In: Visual Art Books
By:
Frances Spiegel
Masterpieces of World Ceramics – Book Review
In: Visual Art Books
By:
Frances Spiegel
Transcendental Values and the Photographer
By: Katelyn Aronson
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