Australian Notebooks by Betty Churcher
$44.99 AUD
Category: Art history
In Australian Notebooks, Betty Churcher revisits some of the artworks she most cherishes—a seminal Picasso, early works of the Heidelberg School, a striking portrait by Lucian Freud—and invites us to look afresh at the treasures that can be found in Australian galleries. Taking in the glorious work of A ...Show more
The History of Colour: A Universe of Chromatic Phenomena by Neil Parkinson
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art history
This comprehensive, beautiful book delves deep into the complex but fascinating story of our relationship with colour throughout human history. Color is fundamental to our experience and understanding of the world. It crosses continents and cultures, disciplines and decades. It is used to convey inf ...Show more
Body of Art by Phaidon Editors
$75.00 AUD
Category: Art history
Body of Art is the first book to explore the various ways the human body has been both an inspiration and a medium for artists over hundreds of thousands of years. Unprecedented in its scope, it examines the many different manifestations of the body in art, from Anthony Gormley and Maya Lin sculptures t ...Show more
Art as Therapy by Alain de Botton; John Armstrong
$24.95 AUD
Category: Art history | Reading Level: very good
" What is art's purpose? In this engaging, lively, and controversial new book, bestselling philosopher Alain de Botton and art historian John Armstrong propose a new way of looking at familiar masterpieces, suggesting that they can be useful, relevant, and - above all else - therapeutic for their viewer ...Show more
Art Nouveau by Klaus-Jürgen Sembach
$55.00 AUD
Category: Art history
Organic reform: Reactionary tendrils, flowers, and flowing linesFor a fruitful period between the 1880s and the First World War, European and North American culture deferred to nature. With a symphony of flowing lines and organic shapes, Art Nouveau ("New Art") inflected architecture, design, painting, ...Show more
The Illustrated Story of Art by Dorling Kindersley
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art history
Great art movements and the paintings that inspired them. The Illustrated Story of Art is an innovative approach to understanding the history of art, from cave painting to the modern day, with pivotal works of art examined in the context of history, culture and the lives of their creators. This invaluab ...Show more
Pop to Popism by Wayne Tunnicliffe
$55.00 AUD
Category: Art history
From the emergence of pop art in the 1950s through to its reinvented forms in the 1980s, Pop to popism explores the dynamic engagement of art with popular culture. Drawn from major public and private collections around the world, Pop to popism includes 195 works by 73 artists including pivotal works by ...Show more
The Jewish World: 100 Treasures of Art and Culture by Alla Efimova
$85.00 AUD
Category: Art history
A fascinating survey of Jewish art and history from one of the most comprehensive Jewish collections. The Jewish World represents an overview of Jewish art that spans the multiple dimensions of Jewish life across the globe. Through beautiful photographs and insightful texts, this richly illustrated book ...Show more
Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered by Dianne Hales
$22.99 AUD
Category: Art history
Everybody knows her smile, but no one knows her story: Meet the flesh-and-blood woman who became one of the most famous artistic subjects of all time—Mona Lisa.A genius immortalized her. A French king paid a fortune for her. An emperor coveted her. Every year more than nine million visitors trek to view ...Show more
Crucial Interventions - An Illustrated Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Nineteenth Century Surgery by Richard Barnett
$45.00 AUD
Category: Art history
The nineteenth century saw major advances in the practice of surgery. In 1750, the anatomist John Hunter described it as “a humiliating spectacle of the futility of science”; yet, over the next 150 years the feared, practical men of medicine benefited from a revolution in scientific progress and the inc ...Show more
50 Paintings You Should Know by Kristina Lowis
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art history | Series: 50 You Should Know Ser.
Spanning seven centuries, this selection of fifty iconic paintings offers readers a crash course in art history while presenting gorgeous color reproductions that are a pleasure to contemplate. Starting with Giotto's Arena Chapel frescoes and continuing through Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, da Vinci' ...Show more
Art: The Whole Story by Stephen Farthing
$39.95 AUD
Category: Art history
If you've ever found yourself transfixed by a Renaissance painting, fascinated by an Inca textile, or filled with wonder by an exquisite piece of Ming porcelain, this is the book for you. Venture inside its pages and discover exactly what the great artistic periods and movements of the world were all ab ...Show more