'I perhaps owe it to flowers', wrote Claude Monet (1840-1926), 'that I became a painter.' One of the leading figures of the Impressionist movement and perhaps the most celebrated landscape painter of his age, Monet dedicated his life to capturing the subtleties of the natural world. Trees - willows enveloped in the eerie mists of the Seine, palm trees beneath the bright Mediterranean sun or poplars heavily laden with snow - became a significant motif in his work, and he used them to experimen...

A pictorial survey of the rich use of floral motifs in the details of India’s architectural wonders, depicted here in Henry Wilson’s fine photographs and breathtakingly precise drawings.

Occasionally, when something seems very familiar you lose sight of what makes it so special: Flemish Masters. From van Eyck to Bruegel sets out to counteract this effect and opens our eyes once again to the revolution that took place in the Low Countries in the 15th and 16th centuries that shaped the course of European art. In 48 lavishly illustrated analyses, Matthias Depoorter explores how painters such as Van Eyck, Van der Weiden, Massys, Bosch, and Bruegel reached unprecedented heights, a...

From Hello Kitty to Maneki Neko--Japan is the epicentre of global cat culture!

Whether lurking in corners or taking center stage, cats are a ubiquitous presence in Japanese art. Depending on the situation, they may invite good fortune, prompt the viewer to meditate on a tale or provide evidence of an unseen world of magic and supernatural happenings.

In 200 charming woodblock prints, paintings, screens and figurines spanning three centuries, Japanese art expert Rhiannon Paget celebrates the r...

Fall under the spell of Gustav Klimt. A century after his death, the Viennese artist still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. Master of 19th-century Viennese art and pioneer of the Secessionist movement, Klimt built up a shimmering legacy of lustrous tones and gold leaf textures, including...

TIJDENS TOURNEE DOE MAAR VERLAAGD IN PRIJS: VAN 3 OKTOBER 2018 TOT 3 DECEMBER 2018 VAN € 29,50 VOOR € 25,00.Topfotografen Bert Nienhuis en Kees Tabak legden in 1983 de meest succesvolle toernee van Doe Maar vast. Toch zou dit hoogtepunt de groep uiteindelijk doen besluiten te stoppen. Joost Belinfante levert anno 2008 met acht verhalen een prachtig commentaar op dat onvergetelijke jaar. Werden destijds uit hun duizenden foto's vooral de foto's van de bandleden gepubliceerd, vijfentwintig ...

Een lang gekoesterde wens van Peter Schipper, streekconservator van het Museum Stadskasteel Zaltbommel, is het organiseren van een kunstexpositie met als thema: 'Zaltbommel gezien door de ogen van kunstenaars'. Erik Vos (Foxy Design) opperde het idee om over dat onderwerp een boek samen te stellen. Peter Schipper en Majo Slosser, de samenstellers en schrijvers, ondersteund door Dick van Gameren wilden niet alleen kleurenreproducties van schilderijen uit het museum, maar ook van kunstwerken ui...