This well illustrated book surveys the dance, art, music and cultural worlds of the Ballets Russes. It begins with Diaghilev's early life, followed by discussion of his tangled relationship with...

An examination of developments in British printmaking which started in the middle of the 19th century with the Etching Revival and continued into the middle of the 20th century with the experimental...

What is art's relationship to play? Those interested in this question tend to look to modern philosophy for answers, but, as this book shows, the question was already debated in antiquity by...

Taiwan's specific situation in Asia is the source of its thorn past. Situated in the South East of China, Taiwan was at the crossroads of many maritime routes and squeezed between its neighbors,...

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Study of the statue of Pauline Bonaparte as Venere vincitrice by Antonio Canova, now exhibited at the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

A unique anthology of articles on contemporary sculptors drawn from the 25-year history of Sculpture magazine, A Sculpture Reader offers a valuable overview of three dimensional art since 1980...

It is unfashionable to talk about artistic truth. Yet the issues traditionally addressed under that term have not disappeared. Indeed, questions concerning the role of the artist in society, the...

In Family Fictions in Roman Art, Natalie Kampen reveals the profoundly de-naturalized ways in which family could be represented in the interests of political power during the Roman Empire. Her study...

The influence of John Ruskin (1819-1900), both on his own time and on artistic and social developments in the twentieth century, cannot be over-stated. He changed Victorian perceptions of art, and...

The poster as we know it dates back no further than 1870, for it was then that the perfection of techniques in colour lithography first made mass production possible. Yet in little more than a...

Surveying Rauschenberg's varied contributions to postmodern art, from his "Combines" to his metal works and everything in between Published with Kunsthalle Krems/Robert Rauschenberg...

A deep dive into an artistically fecund period in Van Gogh's life spent in a serene commune of Southern France Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) created some of his most famous works during the time he...

Repositioning early American women's samplers, needleworks and watercolors within their rightful art historical context Before Thomas Cole climbed along the Catskills or Frederic Edwin Church...

A lucid guide to psychedelics and their many uses, from the author of the bestselling Research For People Who (Think They) Would Rather Create A study trip is a psychedelic journey you embark upon to...