Salvador Dali (1904–1989), painter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, was one of the century’s greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics. This pocket-size book tells the history of his art and life, from
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
The life, style and colours of the great master of the 16th-century Venetian painting. Tiziano Vecellio was a remarkably versatile painter, equally comfortable with a wide range of genres and subjects
The genius of Italian painting, symbol of grace and beauty, Raphael is considered one of the greatest and most popular artists of all time. This title gives an introduction to the life of the artist.
