Why did Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel, or Rembrandt obsess over painting his own image? What's the secret behind the Terracotta Army, or Andy Warhol's soup cans? Art: Explained offers straightforward and satisfying answers to 100 of these fascinating questions. If you've ever looked at an art masterpiece in awe, but wondered just what it means, here is your guide.

50 of the world's greatest dog paintings, with an accompanying essay by an art historian.

Gives you an understanding of the ways in which modern art differs from realistic works of earlier centuries. This book examines 100 works of modern art that have attracted critical and public hostility from Cy Twomblys scribbled "Olympia", Jean-Michel Basquiats crude but spontaneous "LNAPRK", and more.

Art Heist is a gallery of the most famous stolen artworks that have never been recovered and an examination of the heists and their subsequent investigations.

Brimming with upbeat guidance, this accessible handbook shows how anyone can use art to enlighten, uplift, calm and ease stress and anxieties.

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

50 of the world's greatest cat paintings, with an accompanying essay by an art historian.

Packed with useful tips for gallery browsing, the Elements of Art takes the world's greatest artworks and makes them easy for anyone to understand.

Discover the astonishing world of art forgery, where nothing is quite as it seems and even the experts get it wrong. From million-pound scams to secret revenge plots, Art Fraud lifts the lid on the art world’s most shocking deceptions.