The Finger : A Handbook by ANGUS TRUMBLE
$44.99 AUD
Category: Art history
In this collision between art and science, history and pop culture, acclaimed art historian Angus Trumble examines the finger from every possible angle. His inquiries into its representation in art take us from Buddhist statues in Kyoto to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, from cave art to Picasso's Gu ...Show more
The Story of Art by E H Gombrich, E H Gombrich
$59.95 AUD
Category: Art history | Reading Level: very good
This text is the 16th revised and updated edition of this introduction to art, from the earliest cave paintings to experimental art. Eight new artists from the modern period have been introduced. They are: Corot, Kollwitz, Nolde, de Chirico, Brancussi, Magritte, Nicolson and Morandi. A sequence of new " ...Show more
Street Fight in Naples: A Book of Art and Insurrection by Peter Robb
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art history | Reading Level: very good
A journey through the history, culture and mean streets of Naples by the acclaimed bestselling author of Midnight in Sicily and M.
The Art Book by Phaidon Editors
$75.00 AUD
Category: Art history
The art book that has introduced millions of people around the globe to art An accessible, informative and fun A - Z guide to artists from medieval times to the present day Updated and expanded with 100 new works, including paintings, photographs, sculptures, video, installations and performance art Eac ...Show more
Masters: Leonardo Da Vinci by Peter Hohenstatt
$19.99 AUD
Category: Art history
The volumes in this series provide unique portraits of European art history. Authoritative texts illuminate the decisive stages in the artists' lives and the development of their styles, explaining their impact against the background of their social context as well as their significance for following ge ...Show more
Art 101: From Vincent Van Gogh to Andy Warhol, Key People, Ideas, and Moments in the History of Art by Eric Grzymkowski
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art history
Explore the beautiful and complex world of art! Too often, textbooks obscure the beauty and wonder of fine art with tedious discourse that even Leonardo da Vinci would oppose. Art 101 cuts out the boring details and lengthy explanations, and instead, gives you a lesson in artistic expression that keeps ...Show more
Strange Country
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art history
'Painting matters to Australia and Australians as it does in few other countries. It has formed our consciousness, our sense of where we come from, and who we are. It cries out for wider recognition and acknowledgement.' - Patrick McCaughey Why has Australia, an island continent with a small population, ...Show more
1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die by Stephen Farthing
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art history
1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die is the essential visual reference to the most sensational paintings around the world.
The Art Nouveau Poster by Alain Weill
$69.99 AUD
Category: Art history
In July 1881, bill-posting became legal in Paris. The result was an explosion of creativity over three glorious decades recognised as the golden age of poster advertising, stirring together elements of new printing technology, William Morris' attempts to reconcile medieval artistry with modern industry, ...Show more
Art: A Visual History by Robert Cumming
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art history | Series: Big Ideas
Art: A Visual History is the complete visual guide to Western art, now updated and repackaged in a themed slipcase. How to tell Impressionism from Expressionism, a Degas from a Monet, early Medieval art from early Christian? Art: A Visual History explains it all -- painting, sculpture, great artists, s ...Show more
Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743 by Ross King
$89.99 AUD
Category: Art history
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThis is the most comprehensive book on the paintings and frescoes of Florence ever undertaken, with nearly 2,000 beautifully reproduced artworks from the city's great museums and churches-produced in the same manner as BD&L's The Louvre and The Vatican. Every painted work th ...Show more
Think Like an Artist by Will Gompertz
$24.99 AUD
Category: Art history
Think Like an Artist by BBC Arts editor Will Gompertz - wisdom and smart thinking from Da Vinci to Ai Weiwei Why do some people seem to find it easy to come up with fresh, brilliant ideas? And how do they turn them into something worthwhile? After spending years getting up close and personal with some o ...Show more