In the early 1850s, John Ruskin published The Stones of Venice, a history of Venetian architecture. He asserted the mora......more

From the acclaimed author of Albert and the Whale, a revelatory and joyous meditation on the iconic William Blake. Willi......more

- A richly pictorial introduction to the birthplace of 18th-century artist Thomas Gainsborough, now both a museum and a ......more

An engaging account of Britain’s greatest painter, told through works from the Yale Center for British Art’s extensive c......more

Filled with brilliant reproductions and engaging texts reflecting latest scholarship, this portable and attractively pri......more

The Stereoscopic Picturesque is an interdisciplinary study of nineteenth-century 3D photography and its relation to the ......more

"Bringing together a diverse group of historians, art historians, and museum professionals, and spanning two centuries a......more

A critical biography of the eighteenth-century painter. Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) was one of the eighteenth century’s mos......more

From porcelain to betel leaves, Chumash hats to natural history cabinets, this book examines how objects embody imperial......more

Overlooked stories of the female painters and subjects of Pre-Raphaelite art When the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood exhibit......more

The Art and Thought of John La Farge: Picturing Authenticity in Gilded Age America offers an unprecedented portrait of o......more

A necessary contemporary reframing of a classic nineteenth-century artist. Josef Mánes (1820-71) was a creator on whom t......more

In art history, the Belgian romantic artist Antoine Joseph Wiertz (1806-65) is often considered as the prototype of the ......more

Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) is renowned as the Romantic painter par excellence, his works icons of an age of majo......more

The Arabesque from Kant to Comics tracks the life and afterlife of the arabesque in its surprising transformation from a......more

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"This book examines the art gallery at Cleveland House, known in the 19th century as the ’Louvre of London’ due to its i......more

Dive into the seductive world of art with the the Dark Vintage Collection. Created by gay Canadian artist Astra Zero. Th......more

Dive into the seductive world of art with the the Dark Vintage Collection. Created by gay Canadian artist Astra Zero. Th......more

Since Plato’s Republic, mimesis -- the artwork’s tacit claim to reflect or imitate real life -- has faced a near-constan......more

A handy introduction to the quintessential Romantic painter A popular artist in his own lifetime, German Romantic painte......more

William Morris (1834-96) was an English poet, decorative artist, translator, romance writer, book designer, preservation......more

This book argues that the provenance of early modern and medieval objects from Islamic lands was largely forgotten until......more

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The essays in this pathbreaking collection consider the significance of varied early American fragmentary genres and pra......more

During the French Revolution of 1830, insurgents raised some four thousand barricades. Afterward, lithographs of the str......more

Easter hues for the soul: Relax, color, and embrace serenity! Our Easter Coloring Book is designed for adults and teens ......more

Objects of Liberty explores the prevalence of souvenirs in British women’s writing during the French Revolution and Napo......more

A beautifully produced facsimile of the last known intact sketchbook by J. M. W. Turner J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) seld......more

Featuring multidisciplinary research by an international team of leading scholars, this volume addresses the contested a......more

An innovative examination of encounters between humans and lions and representations of these charismatic animals in the......more

Literary look at "Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers Vol. Thirteen" by Elbert Hubbard takes readers on an exci......more

William Bell Scott’s screen, The King’s Quair, was commissioned by James Leathart, an important collector of Pre-Raphael......more

Winner of the Klaus Heyne Award for Research in German Romanticism *Includes 47 images In the nineteenth century, a clus......more

"Abbé Aubain and Mosaics" is a group of charming quick stories authored with the aid of Prosper Mérimée, an outstanding ......more

"Mr. Isaacs" is a singular written by using F. Marion Crawford, an American creator known for his diverse frame of work.......more

"Bebee" is a novella written by Ouida, the pen name of Maria Louise Ramé, an English novelist. "Bebee" is a touching and......more

A visually stunning art book devoted to the radical Rossetti generation. The Rossettis approach to art, love, and lifest......more

Dive into the seductive world of art with the the Dark Vintage Collection. Created by gay Canadian artist Astra Zero. Th......more

Dive into the seductive world of art with the the Dark Vintage Collection. Created by gay Canadian artist Astra Zero. Th......more

Though his father had faced bankruptcy, James Clarke Hook (1819-1907) nevertheless managed to paint himself into country......more

- Fascinating watercolor sketches of Oman and Persian Gulf in the 1840s and 1850s by the maritime surveyor Charles Goldi......more

This is a study of the relation between the fine arts and philosophy in France, from the aftermath of the 1789 revolutio......more

The twenty-first century has seen a surge of interest in English art of the interwar years. High-profile exhibitions hav......more

Exhibiting Antonio Canova: Display and the Transformation of Sculptural Theory argues that the display of Canova’s sculp......more

The classic book on William Blake as prophet of the New Age William Blake (1757-1827) inhabited a remarkable inner world......more

This book aims to explore how the Alexander Romance entered the Persian literary tradition and to understand precisel......more

Focusing on the creation of the concept of Whiteness, this study links early photographic imagery to the development and......more

Discover the pastoral beauty and lyrical power of the Barbizon school of painting with this authoritative study of its l......more

Sir David Wilkie was one of the most important British painters of the 19th century, and this collection of 26 engraving......more

This lavish volume showcases the stunning landscapes and waterways of France as seen through the eyes of nineteenth-cent......more

This book is a biography of the prominent Polish painter Aleksander Orlowski. The book provides a detailed account of th......more

As a leading art critic of his time, John Ruskin provides readers with his unique insight into Pre-Raphaelite art. In ad......more

Sir Francis Chantrey was one of the most celebrated sculptors of the 19th century, known for his striking portraits and ......more

Discover the pastoral beauty and lyrical power of the Barbizon school of painting with this authoritative study of its l......more

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the works of Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, an English painter and sculptor kn......more

Turner’s stunning visual journey along the Loire river captures the essence of the French countryside in all its glory. ......more

This lavish volume showcases the stunning landscapes and waterways of France as seen through the eyes of nineteenth-cent......more

Explore the world of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood with this captivating collection of essays by Lucy Elizabeth Lee Ewi......more

As a leading art critic of his time, John Ruskin provides readers with his unique insight into Pre-Raphaelite art. In ad......more

Sir Francis Chantrey was one of the most celebrated sculptors of the 19th century, known for his striking portraits and ......more

This book provides a detailed look at the lives and works of three influential figures of the Victorian era: artist Geor......more

Turner’s stunning visual journey along the Loire river captures the essence of the French countryside in all its glory. ......more

In the nineteenth century France became fixated on infant sleep. Pictures of sleeping babies proliferated in paintings, ......more

Mist and fog engender fascination and mystery, enticing with their wispy veils and vapourous moods, and they are the stu......more

A study of theatrical portraiture through the work of William Hogarth and David Garrick. In 1770 Georg Christoph Lichten......more

The seventeenth-century Baroque synthesis of the divine-human relationship emphasized the primacy of the Christian God i......more

Published to accompany an exhibition at the Ary Jan Gallery in Paris in October 2022 Showcases masterpieces of 19th cent......more

Following official protection of natural environments for public benefit in Fontainebleau Forest in France (1861) and in......more

This glorious, authoritative, and unprecedented retrospective of Doré’s prints and paintings, drawn from an oeuvre of mo......more

Spanish artist Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) lived through an era of profound societal change. One of the transformation......more

The English poet T. E. Hulme said that the root of Romanticism is man’s "infinite reservoir of possibilities." Between t......more

Things change. Broken and restored, reused and remade, objects transcend their earliest functions, locations, and appear......more