The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty--tells the remarkable story of how, beginning 250

The seventeenth century was the beginning of a new era of commercialism, in which artists increasingly catered to affluent collectors. This title highlights the most important artists, works, concepts, and theories of the period, accompanied by 400 full-colour illustrations.

This study presents the complete works of the great Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer. The text includes a short essay and commentaries on each of the paintings, and incorporates new research on Vermeer's life and extraordinary artistic achievements.

In de schilderijen van Frieda Hunziker (1908-1966) buitelen alle denkbare kleurencombinaties over elkaar heen. De kleur is dienstbaar aan de vorm. In ruim 80 werken, direct afkomstig uit de familie, volgen we Frieda’s ontwikkeling vanaf haar oorlogsjaren tot haar laatste schilderij. Hunziker krijgt met deze catalogus, die de gelijknamige tentoonstelling in Ede begeleidt, eindelijk haar toonaangevende plaats in de recente belangstelling voor vrouwelijke Nederlandse kunstenaars. Wim Hazeu, be...