Discover the motifs, masterpieces, and driving forces behind the artist Pablo Picasso. Picasso was arguably the most influential artist of the 20th century....

Delve into this impressive reference book on the life and works of Michelangelo Buonarroti - sculptor, painter, architect and poet. Including a fascinating exploration of the artist\"s life, his role in the Italian Renaissance and the influence he had on European art. Beautifully illustrated with 500 outstanding reproductions and photographs....

The story of modern art begins with a revolution when the realists started rejecting romanticism in favor of depicting life as it really was. Since that movement began in the mid 19th century, painters have been rebelling, rethinking, deconstructing,......

Perhaps no individual is more associated with the 20th century art deco revival than Russian born French artist and designer, Erte. Although his talent spanned many creative fields, Erte is perhaps best-known for his theatre and fashion designs, which......

The renowned Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn was born in the 17th century at a time known as the Golden Age of Dutch Art. After leaving university to study painting, he worked on scenes of contemporary life in Amsterdam that soon demonstrated his mastery of light and shade, as well as his rich sense of colour....

A fascinating biography of the Renaissance artist and inventor, and gallery of paintings and drawings....

Vincent van Gogh is considered one of the world\'s greatest painters, his work having had a huge and far-reaching influence on 20th-century art as well as remaining visually and emotionally powerful to this day....

William Morris was an outstanding character of many talents, being an architect, writer, social campaigner, artist and, with his Kelmscott Press, an important figure of the Arts and Crafts movement. Many of us probably know him best, however, from his......

This glorious book allows the reader to revel in Hopper\'s most well-known and masterful works, reproduced one after the other at full page, in full colour; but it also enables you to rediscover the artist, to delve further than the obvious paintings in order to fully understand his motivations, and then to reassess his works in a fresh light....

Though very much an individual and spiritual artist, Alfonse Mucha was a defining figure of the Art Nouveau era and is loved for his distinctive lush style and images of beautiful women in arabesque poses among the plethora of paintings, posters,......