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This groundbreaking study focuses on John Singer Sargent's sustained, yet largely overlooked, involvement with Chicago's vibrant Gilded Age culture. Documenting the artist's personal connections to the city and the prominence of his work in Chicago collections, Annelise K. Madsen explores Sargent's (...)

An insightful overview of how Millet influenced and inspired many modernist artists that followed himJean-Francois Millet (1814-1875) was one of the most important artists of the Barbizon School. Through his publicly exhibited works and their critical reception, Millet was of crucial significance (...)

The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle. The Voynich Manuscript is produced from new photographs of the entire original and accompanied by expert essays that invite anyone to understand and explore the enigma. Many call the (...)

Esta obra es un ejemplo de la complejidad del trabajo de Goya; llevado a cabo en un lapso cronológico entre los años de la Guerra de la Independencia y los años siguientes de la represión de fernandina. El volumen incluye el texto crítico de José Manuel Matilla Rodríguez, historiador del arte y (...)

A detailed look at a genre that combines virtuoso printmaking techniques, sophisticated imagery, and engaging, playful poetryThis beautiful volume celebrates the tradition of the Japanese surimono print. Produced from around 1800 until 1840, during the Edo period, surimono ("printed things" in (...)