This title presents a gloriously illustrated exploration of 3,000 years of the iconography of death and resurrection in world art. As one of the unavoidable realities of human existence, death is also one of the oldest and most common themes in art....

These three colourful board books are filled with delightful images from the art gallery but not just any images: the first contains images of dogs, the second, cats and the third, children. Each book also has a read-aloud rhyme and is designed and w...

These three colorful board books are filled with delightful images from the art gallery but not just any images: the first contains images of dogs, the second, cats and the third, children. Each book also has a read-aloud rhyme and is designed and wr...

With elegance and wit, this volume recreates the vibrant culture of connoisseurship in Enlightenment England by investigating the multifaceted activities and achievements of the Society of Dilettanti – a group founded in 1732 devoted to the study, an...

"Departures" chronicles the exhibition of specially commissioned works produced by eleven acclaimed artists as each responds to an object in the Getty Museum. Using the Getty collections as a point of departure, the artists create new works spanning...

This complete guidebook describes the rich and varied cultural resources of Los Angeles. Organized by neighborhood, the book offers in-depth information on more than 200 cultural resources in the area, along with contact information and hours of oper...

Dosso Dossi has long been considered one of Renaissance Italy's most intriguing artists. Although a wealth of documents chronicles his life, he remains, in many ways, an enigma, and his art continues to be as elusive as it is compelling. In "Dosso's...