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Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69), the son of a well-to-do miller from the university town of Leiden, was by the age of 26 Holland's most celebrated painter and has remained an artist of universal appeal. Rembrandt made his name in Amsterdam, capital of the newly independent Dutch Republic and, as the ce..

"Art & Today" is an innovative and extensive survey of international contemporary art from the 1980s to the present. Over four hundred of the most significant contemporary artists from around the world are represented in this comprehensive overview - some emerging, some mid-career, and others lo..

Claudia Walde has spent over two years collecting alphabets by 154 artists from 30 countries.All of the artists in the book have roots in graffiti. Some are world renowned such as 123 Klan (Canada), Faith47 (South Africa) and Hera (Germany); others are lesser known or starting to get reputations..

Egon Schiele has a reputation as a bad boy of art.Rejected by his family and hounded by a scandalized society for his interest in young girls, he laced his drawings and paintings with fierce expressions of sexuality and death.This profusely illustrated book surveys Schiele’s extraordinary li..

Antoni Gaudi' and his inimicable fluid, organic style will be forever linked to Barcelona. His spectacular buildings – among them the Gu"ell Palace and the monumental La Sagrada Familia – have come to symbolize the city.This exciting book invites the reader to explore the visual richness of Gaud..

This book traces the extraordinary life of an artist whose unforgettable imagery combined cruelty and wit, honesty and insolence, pain and empowerment.Admired by the Surrealists and photographed by the greatest, Frida was most renowned for her self-portraits and unusual still lifes. She learned ..

GraffitiWorld is the ultimate graffiti book.With over 2,000 pictures of artworks from more than 180 international artists, no other book is remotely so comprehensive or up to date. Nicholas Ganz combines his own first-hand experiences with quotes from the artists themselves to offer a true insid..

The complex themes and characteristics of modern art can intimidate and baffle the casual observer.In this accessible, practical guide, Jon Thompson explores more than 200 works, helping readers to unlock each painting’s meaning. Beginning with the Barbizon school and the Realist movement of the..

For centuries, Bible stories and ancient Greek and Roman mythology were the main subjects of Western art. Old Masters such as Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt and countless others rendered these stirring, poignant, bloodthirsty and often erotic tales on panel or canvas, in the process creating a familiar w..

Every picture tells a story’ – but for many of us the subjects and themes of the great paintings of Western art are something of a mystery. What is the Judgment of Paris? Why does St Catherine have a wheel by her side, and St Jerome a lion? Who was crucified upside down?Written in a lively and e..

Throughout his life, Salvador Dali' produced a body of work both revolutionary and visionary. From the Purism of the twenties to the great mystical paintings of the fifties, Jean-Louis Gaillemin takes us on a complex journey through the life and career of an artist who turned paranoia into a way of ..

Based on the success of Tattoo Bible - Book One, ArtKulture Publishing brings to market Tattoo Bible - Book Two, another unique and colorful collection of flash art. Everything is here, from Skulls to Tribal, Americana to the avant-garde. Tattoo Bible includes flash images never before compiled in o..