Ceramics: An Atlas of Forms by Glenn Barkley
$79.99 AUD
Category: Art
What can we learn about the Roman empire from an amphora made in 200 BC? How can a simple, unadorned cup made in 1945 tell us so much about history? And what will an artwork comprising a vast collection of clay spheres tell our descendants about the act of making? Once fired, clay has the strength to ...Show more
Rossetti's Portraits by SYLVIE BROUSSINE
$59.99 AUD
Category: Art
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet, painter, aesthete, founder member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, was one of the most influential British artists to have lived. His extraordinary and obsessive vision was fuelled by the tortured love he felt for three muses: the tragic Lizzy Siddal, into whose coffin Ro ...Show more
15-minute Art Painting: Learn to Paint in 6 Steps or Less by Hannah Podbury
$29.99 AUD
Category: Art
Explore the pure joy of paint with fifty 15-minute projects inspired by nature. From leaves and houseplants to flowers and fungi, 15-Minute Art Painting encourages you to explore painting in a relaxing, free and fun way. Each project can be completed in no more than six steps and will include practice p ...Show more
A Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration. 40th Ed by H. Walter Lack
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: 40th Edition Ser.
In pursuit of both knowledge and delight, the craft of botanical illustration has always required not only meticulous draftsmanship but also a rigorous scientific understanding. This new edition of a TASCHEN classic celebrates the botanical tradition and talents with a selection of outstanding works fro ...Show more
Helmut Middendorf: Berlin SO 36 Revisited by Helmut Middendorf (Artist); Michael Stoeber (Text by)
$160.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
A selection of work from a prolific period in the career of one of Germany's most renowned paintersDuring the 1970s and '80s, German painter Helmut Middendorf (born 1953) lived in the SO 36 district of Berlin's Kreuzberg. This catalog presents a wide selection of his works from that era, many of which w ...Show more
The Medieval Body by Jana Gajdosová; Matthew Reeves
$105.00 AUD
Category: Art
An impeccably illustrated exploration of the human body in medieval European art. For thinkers and artists of the medieval era, the body was a dynamic source of religious and philosophical significance. While the early Middle Ages kept representations of suffering figures at the margins, the later Middl ...Show more
World History of Art - Revised 7th by FLEMING John
$99.99 AUD
Category: Art
Since its first publication this book has been hailed as the most up-to-date and wide-ranging history of art ever published in a single volume. This quote from Andrew Graham Dixon describes the book: 'Spanning continents and millennia, ranging from man's earliest cave paintings to the works of Picasso a ...Show more
Fools & Folly: In Flemish Art by LARRY SILVER
$125.00 AUD
Category: Art
According to medieval theologians, faith is a deadly serious business. Humour and virtue are irreconcilable, because laughter is uncontrollable and escapes the control of reason. A modest smile is permitted. But laughing loudly, grinning and grimacing: these are the playing field of the devil just as pe ...Show more
A Year in Impressionism (HB) by Prestel Publishing
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art
Featuring 365 great Impressionist paintings, this book offers a beautiful and inspiring way to celebrate art every day of the year.A perfect gift for art lovers or anyone interested in Impressionism, this collection of 365 pictures gathers the best of the genre's masterpieces from around the world. Cove ...Show more
Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting by Blaise Ducos
$87.95 AUD
Category: Art
A landmark exploration of the engaging network of relationships among genre painters of the Dutch Golden Age The genre painting of the Dutch Golden Age between 1650 and 1675 ranks among the highest pinnacles of Western European art. The virtuosity of these works, as this book demonstrates, was achiev ...Show more