Jusepe Martinez's "Practical Discourses on the Most Noble Art of Painting" (ca. 1673-1675), though little known today, was highly influential on art, artists, and artistic practice and theory in Spain long after its publication. This volume is the fi...

This fiery and influential book, available for the first time in English, presents an Italian Futurist's radical ideas about art and architecture "Futurist Painting Sculpture (Plastic Dynamism)", a truly radical book by Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916),...

This lavishly illustrated volume offers a fascinating glimpse into Ruben's artistic process. The six glorious scenes that make up the Triumph of the Eucharist series by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) are highlights of the Museo Nacional del Prado's su...

This is a superbly illustrated survey of one of the most recognizable monuments of Aztec civilisation – the Calendar Stone. Analyzed by scholars, deployed by Mexican nationalists, beloved by the public, and reproduced in every medium and scale since...