This book on the art of the twentieth century is published almost ten years after the end of the so-called "short century"—which, in terms of art, was anything but short—and is a valuable tool for ref
From the classical ideal to contemporary icons, the male body is a symbol of perfection in art. This pocket-size volume, which offers a fascinating visual survey of the nude, features nearly sixty pai
During the 1870s and 1880s, a group of French artists, including Pissarro, Monet, and Renoir, adopted a style of painting and subjects that challenged the art of the Academie Francaise where "official
A revolutionary movement, founded in 1924 by Andre Breton, dedicated to expressing the imagination as revealed in dreams. The surrealist circle was made up of many great artists, including Jean Arp, M
Post-impressionism was the movement that represented both an extension of Impressionism, as well as a rejection of the limitation of it. The term "post-impressionism" was coined for the work of such p
A heightened form of illusionism, the art of trompe l’oeil flourished from the Renaissance onward. Both witty and serious, trompe l’oeil is a game artists play with spectators to raise questions about
The representation of the female body has inspired some of the finest works in art history. This volume, which aims to offer a fascinating visual survey of the nude, features nearly fifty paintings an
The myth of modernity told through the works of Balla, Depero, Boccioni and Prampolini. Paris, 20 February 1909. An article by the young Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti appears on the first pag
A richly illustrated and extremely enjoyable reference book on the historical evolution of the nude. From the Paleolithic "great mothers" to the Greek athletes, from the Venus of Urbino by Titian to
