A new edition of a groundbreaking classic – one of the bestselling World of Art titles, updated for this urgent moment for women artists, and feminist history in general.

Small, smart, essential – an incisive overview of Surrealism, introducing the movement’s key artists and capturing its essential and enduring concepts.

A much-needed straightforward introduction to the ever-evolving story of abstract art, as told through the work of 55 pioneering artists.

An accessible guide to the finer details of 100 masterpieces of Western art.

Analyzes the most important people, places, and concepts of the early Renaissance period, whose explosion of creativity was to spread throughout Europe in the 16th century. In this book, important facts are called out in the margins of each entry, and key elements are pointed out on each illustration.

The story of art told simply and entertainingly through its pioneering 'firsts' - from the first kiss depicted in art, to the first smile, gay embrace, feminist portrayal and self-portrait.

Whether a marketing campaign or a museum exhibit, a video game or a complex control system, the design we see is the culmination of many concepts and practices brought together from a variety of disciplines. Because no one can be an expert on everything, designers have always had to scramble to find the information and know-how required to make a design work-until now. Universal Principles of Design is the first comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia of design. Richly illustrated and ...

First publication in English of three of the most illuminating contemporary assessments of Rubens' spectacular art and career.

Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is het eerste geheel publiek toegankelijke kunstdepot ter wereld. Het depot, ontworpen door MVRDV, staat naast Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in het Museumpark in Rotterdam. Bezoekers zien het resultaat van ruim 170 jaar verzamelen: meer dan 151.000 objecten beeldende kunst en vormgeving zijn ondergebracht in veertien depotruimtes en gerangschikt op materiaal, formaat, en soms op chronologie of geografie. Naast de objecten zijn alle werkzaamheden die komen kijken b...