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Michelangelo: the last decades
Tracing the final 30 years of Michelangelo's career, this book examines how the great master used art and faith to explore the common human experience of ageing in a rapidly...
The National Gallery: An Illustrated History
The National Gallery started life in 1824 when the British government purchased the collection of 38 pictures belonging to the estate of wealthy banker John Julius Angerstein. As there was...
Women in the Picture: Women, Art and the Power of Looking
'I'm glad this book was written because it felt like the scales were falling from my eyes as I read it. Women will continue to be objectified in art and...
Women on the Walls: Women as Subjects in Street Art around the World
The first book to focus exclusively on women as subjects in street art, this study, part travelogue and part dialogue, examines these depictions of women artistically, politically, and culturally across...
Freeze Frame: Second Cut
Freeze Frame: Second Cut is the highly anticipated, expanded edition of the bestselling collection, featuring additional photographs and new accompanying text. Shot by legendary on-set photographer Douglas Kirkland and spanning...
Kings and Queens of England: Illustrated from the Collections of the National Portrait Gallery
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
The Narrative of Trajan's Column
When the last fire goes out, time too will be finished Taken from his Collection of Sand, these marvelous essays are not great ideas in themselves but commentaries on great...
The Mirror of Venus: Women in Roman Art
Though images of women were ubiquitous in the Roman world, these were seldom intended to be taken simply at face value. The importance of marriage, motherhood and political stability was...
In Praise of the Human Form: Arts of Africa, Oceania and America
While the foundations of the Josette and Jean-Claude Weill Collection lie in painting, their passion for seeking out exciting new forms soon led them to embrace the infinite diversity of...
Picturing People: The New State of the Art
Author: Charlotte MullinsFormat: Hardback, 230mm x 275mm, 1270g, 192 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2015Figurative art is currently riding high. Contemporary works of figuration grace the walls of...