Het is een opvallende trend de jongste jaren: de intense aandacht voor het late en laatste werk van grote schilders. Aan the late Rafaël, Tintoretto, Rembrandt, Goya, Turner, Manet, Gauguin, Monet, Matisse en Pollock werden recent belangrijke tentoonstellingen gewijd. Er vond ook nieuw onderzoek plaats naar het werk dat deze kunstenaars aan het eind van hun leven maakten. Vaak leidt dat tot verrassende ontdekkingen en een herwaardering van het late oeuvre. Het laatste schilderij brengt nieuw...

Homi Bhabha is one of that small group occupying the front ranks of cultural theoretical thought. Any serious discussion of post-colonial/postmodern scholarship is inconceivable without referencing Mr. Bhabha. - Toni Morrison

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 most authoritative and up-to-date introduction to Monet on the market, written by a world authority on Impressionism and 19th-century French art.

A classic monograph in the World of Art series, offering a a detailed insight into Rembrandt's life and work.

Rembrandt is among the few Old Master artists to retain universal appeal among art lovers today, his striking self-portraits lauded the world over - yet he remains an elusive, enigmatic figure.

Here, the distinguished art historian Christopher White carefully considers the known facts to build a sensitive and thorough account of the artist's life and work. He de...

This remarkable exploration of drawing as a medium in resurgence unites a global range of contemporary artists.

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.