Fashion Victims: Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette
The court of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette in 18th-century France was, and still is, one of the most…
Art History
Ever Yours, Van Gogh: 25 March 1888
Before his tragic death, Vincent van Gogh wrote numerous letters to his fellow artists, family members and friends….
Paul Durand-Ruel: Gambling on Impressionism
No figure, aside from the artists themselves, had such a profound and significant impact on Impressionism than Paul…
When Leonardo Met Michelangelo: The Art of the Figure
The early 1500s lay claim to some of the most impressive and important artists in history, with giants…
Rothko Roundup: Four Books on the Abstract Expressionist
‘A painting is not about an experience. It is an experience.’ – Mark Rothko Mark Rothko is often…
John Singer Sargent: A Portrait in Paintings
John Singer Sargent was one of the most celebrated painters of his generation, perhaps best known for his…
Before Pop… There was Folk
When we consider the term Pop Art, images that spring to mind might be Andy Warhol’s immortalising screen prints of…
Art and Architecture of Ireland: From Start to Finish
A new group of deeply researched books covering the Art and Architecture of Ireland (AAI) in 5 volumes, is…
John Singer Sargent: the Complete Paintings
Yale’s series of books cataloguing the complete paintings of John Singer Sargent nears completion with the release of…