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This generously illustrated volume looks at Pop art from an international perspective from its beginnings in the 1950s to its revitalization in the 1980s. Lichtenstein, Warhol, Hamilton, and Hockney are...
Amazement Park: Stan, Sara, and Johannes VanDerBeek
This book, which accompanied a groundbreaking exhibition, presents a multilayered picture of influence and experimentation between a family of artists. A few years before his death in 1984, the conceptual...
Leonardo da Vinci and The Book of Doom: Bianca Sforza, The Sforziada
This in-depth investigation into the art, politics and murderous cynicism of Renaissance Milan is is an academic detective story sketched out with erudition and journalistic panache. Debunking the outrageous claim...
Clare Woods: Strange Meetings
British artist Clare Woods is internationally regarded as one of the most significant painters working today. Her paintings and works on paper are found in important public and private collections...
Zhang Hongtu: Expanding Visions of a Shrinking World
In this book, leading art experts, art historians, and critics review the life, career, and artistic development of New York based Chinese artist Zhang Hongtu. A pioneer in contemporary Chinese...
Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard.Part XVI. The Decorations for the Pompa Introitus Ferdinandi
$50.00 AUD
Author: John Rupert MartinBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon Press Ltd, 1972Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book showcases the elaborate decorations used in the grand ceremonial entrance of...
Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
The vivid and masterful story of Isabella Stewart Gardner-creator of one of America's most stunning museums-an American original whose own life was remade by art. Includes archival photos of Isabella's...
Duccio di Buoninsegna: L'Opera Autografa - 80 Slides
$100.00 AUD
Author: - Binding: HardbackPublished: Edizioni Scala, 1975Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book showcases the works of Duccio di Buoninsegna, featuring 80 color slides that...
Giotto: Scrovegni Chapel / all the frescoes - 96 Slides
$100.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Scala, Florenz, 1977Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book features a comprehensive collection of slides showcasing all the frescoes in the Scrovegni...
Fra'Angelico: Paintings in the Museum of San Marco Florence - 96 Slides
$100.00 AUD
Author: Edizioni ScalaBinding: HardbackPublished: Edizioni Scala, 1972Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book showcases the stunning paintings of Fra'Angelico housed in the Museum of San...
Piero della Francesca: The Complete Paintings - 96 Slides
$100.00 AUD
Author: Edizione ScalaBinding: HardbackPublished: Edizione Scala, 1973Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book features a comprehensive collection of the works of Piero della Francesca, presented...
Massaccio: Collected Works - 96 Slides
$100.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Edizione Scala, 1974Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a collection of 96 slides showcasing the works of the renowned painter...
L'opera completa di Paolo Uccello - 46
$20.00 AUD
Author: Lucia Tongiorgi TomasiBinding: HardbackPublished: Rizzoli, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a comprehensive overview of the works of Paolo Uccello, a significant figure in...
L'opera completa di Simone Martini - 43
$20.00 AUD
Author: Gozzoli, Maria CristinaBinding: HardbackPublished: Rizzoli, 1970Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the works of Simone Martini, an influential Italian painter...
A History of Far Eastern Art
$50.00 AUD
Author: Sherman E. LeeBinding: HardbackPublished: Harry Abrams Inc., New York, 1111Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive book explores the artistic traditions of East Asia, including China,...
Florentine Painting and Its Social Background: The Bourgeois Republic before Cosimo de Medici's Advent to Power: XIV and Early XV Centuries
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Author: Frederick AntalBinding: HardbackPublished: Kegan Paul, [1947]; 1948 Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the intersection of art and society in Florence during the late medieval period....
Vermeer's Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World
$20.00 AUD
Author: Timothy BrookBinding: HardbackPublished: Bloomsbury Press, 2008Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsTimothy Brook's book explores the global connections and transformations of the seventeenth century through the lens...
Giotto and the Orators: Humanist Observers of Painting in Italy and the Discovery of Pictorial Composition 1350-1450
$80.00 AUD
Author: Baxandall, MichaelBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford U. P., 1971, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the relationship between humanist thought and the development of pictorial...
Neoclassicism and Romanticism 1750-1850 2 Volume Set (Volume 1: Enlightenment/Revolution Volume 2: Restoration/Twilight of Humanism)
$50.00 AUD
Author: Lorenz EitnerBinding: SoftbackPublished: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1970; 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markings This comprehensive two-volume set explores the artistic and literary movements of Neoclassicism and Romanticism, covering key...
L'opera completa di Giotto
$20.00 AUD
Author: Edi Baccheschi; Vigorelli, GiancarloBinding: HardbackPublished: Rizzoli Editore, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive examination of the works of Giotto, including critical and...
Raphael: A Critical Catalogue of His Pictures, Wall-Paintings and Tapestries
$50.00 AUD
Author: Luitpold DusslerBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis critical catalogue provides an extensive overview of Raphael's works, including his paintings, wall-paintings, and tapestries. It...
Leonardo's 'Last Supper' (Art in Context)
$15.00 AUD
Author: Ludwig H. HeydenreichBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen Lane, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book offers an in-depth analysis of Leonardo da Vinci's iconic painting, 'The Last Supper'....
REMBRANDT, A Genius and His Impact
$25.00 AUD
Author: Albert Blankert and eleven specialist contributorsBinding: SoftbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis exhibition catalogue explores the life and works of...
The Grammar of Chinese Ornaments
$100.00 AUD
Author: Owen JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: Studio, 1987Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the intricate and rich tradition of Chinese ornamentation, providing insights into the cultural significance and...
Conrad Martens The Man and His Art
$20.00 AUD
Author: Lionel LindsayBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1968, REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITIONCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the life and artistic contributions of Conrad Martens,...
British Romantic Artists
$30.00 AUD
Author: John PiperBinding: HardbackPublished: William Collins, 1942Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsBritish Romantic Artists explores the works and contributions of notable British artists during the...
The Oxford Companion to Music
$20.00 AUD
Author: Percy A. ScholesBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Union & Oxford University Press, 1978, Tenth EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive reference book offers detailed information...
Esso Presents Rubens and the Italian Renaissance
$20.00 AUD
Author: Dana Rowan (editor)Binding: SoftbackPublished: Esso, Australian National Gallery, 1992Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book accompanies an exhibition showcasing the works of Peter Paul Rubens...
Leonardo
$15.00 AUD
Author: Bruno SantiBinding: SoftbackPublished: Constable, 1975Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a detailed exploration of the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci, covering...
Percy Leason: An Artist's Life
Who would have thought that a boy born in 1889 from the Victorian Mallee would become a successful artist on New York's Staten Island? This finely illustrated, exhaustively researched and...
Rodin
Art was more important than anything else for the founder of modern sculpture, who created sculptures that would enjoy a lasting renown, including The Kiss, The Thinker, and The Burghers...
Sensations: The Story of British Art from Hogarth to Banksy
The best-selling Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones presents a radical new story of British art."Sensations is a riveting story of art and science: thoughtful, provocative and persuasive" - The Times"Erudite,...
Arts and Crafts of Thailand
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The Lover's Companion: Art and Poetry of Desire
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Rubens: The Antwerp Altarpieces
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Author: John Rupert MartinBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis Norton Critical Studies edition of 'Rubens: The Antwerp Altarpieces' is a valuable...
The National Gallery Masters of Art Puzzle Book: Explore the World's Greatest Artists in 100 Stunning Puzzles
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Through Artists' Eyes
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The Rest is Silence: Zahoor ul Akhlaq - Art and Society in Pakistan
$25.00 AUD
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This is a Book for People Who Love Tattoos
Journey from ink to skin with This Is a Book for People Who Love Tattoos, a glorious full-colour celebration of the history and craft of tattooing.From the earliest known origins...
Total Expansion of the Letter: Avant-Garde Art and Language After
How cubism and Dada radically reimagined the social nature of language, following the utopian poetic vision of Stephane Mallarme.At the outset of the twentieth century, language became a visual medium...
Ancient Egyptian Statues: Their Many Lives and Deaths
A fascinating, richly illustrated study of the role and significance of ancient statues in Egyptian history and beliefWhy do ancient Egyptian statues so often have their noses, hands, or genitals...
Ferdinand Columbus: Renaissance Collector
Ferdinand Columbus, son of Christopher Columbus and author of the first published account of a voyage to the New World, was also the owner of one of the largest private...
Modern Art in Egypt: Identity and Independence, 1850-1936
Following a spectacular surge in interest for Egyptian masters, Modern Art in Egypt fills the void in Egyptian art history, chronicling the lives and legacies of six pioneering artists working...
All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art: [...]
'One of the hottest memoirs of 2024' Sunday Times StyleA Guardian 'Books to look out for in 2024' pick * A Financial Times 'What to Read in 2024' pick'An art...
Painter and Priest: Giovanni Canavesio's Visual Rhetoric and the [...]
Giovanni Canavesio, a Piedmontese artist-priest active in the last decades of the fifteenth century in the southern Alps, left behind a significant body of work, including pictorial cycles and altarpieces....
Rayne: Shoes for Stars
Royal Shoemakers Rayne was founded by Henry and Mary Rayne in London in 1885, and were the pre-eminent British ladies luxury shoe brand throughout the Twentieth Century Rayne is the...
Picasso and the Model: Sylvette, Sylvette, Sylvette
She was known as "the girl with the ponytail" and her image has become one of the art world's most iconic. Sylvette David was a shy girl when she met...