Artists in Antarctica by Patrick Shepherd (editor)
79.99 NZD
Category: Art History | Reading Level: near fine
What transformation happens when writers, musicians and artists stand in the vast, cold spaces of Antarctica? This book brings together paintings, photographs, texts and musical scores by Aotearoa New Zealand artists who have been to the ice. It explores the impact of this experience on their art and ar ...Show more
A Journey Through Art: A Global History by Aaron Rosen
29.99 NZD
Category: Art History
A child's introduction to art history through the centuries and across the globe
The Upside-Down World: Meetings with the Dutch Masters by Benjamin Moser
84.99 NZD
Category: Art History
A charming and highly personal introduction to the artists of the Dutch Golden Age Twenty years ago, Benjamin Moser followed a love affair to an ancient Dutch town. In order to make sense of the place where he had ended up, Moser threw himself into the world of the painters of the Dutch Golden Age, Rem ...Show more
Artist's Mind: The Creative Lives and Mental Health of Famous Artists by KATHRYN VERCILLO
45.99 NZD
Category: Art History
Explore a new side of artists whose work you know by considering their mental health state and the ways it may have shaped their works. The Healing Power of Art Why is there a misconception that artists are a little bit "crazy"? Does having an artistic temperament mean that creative people operate in a ...Show more
Elysium - A Visual History of Angelology by Ed Simon
79.99 NZD
Category: Art History
A gloriously illustrated overview of angels across art, religion, and literature Ineffable, invisible, inscrutable--angels are enduring creatures across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and human experiences of the divine as mediated by spiritual emissaries are an aspect of almost every religious t ...Show more
Europe's 100 Best Cathedrals by Simon Jenkins
40.00 NZD
Category: Art History
From Toledo to Moscow and Stockholm to Seville, discover the continent's finest architecture with the Sunday Times bestselling author of Britain's 100 Best Railway StationsEurope's cathedrals are magnificent. They outstrip palaces and castles. They are the most sensational group of structures anywhere i ...Show more
A Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration. 40th Ed by H. Walter Lack
49.99 NZD
Category: Art History | Series: 40th Edition Ser.
In pursuit of both knowledge and delight, the craft of botanical illustration has always required not only meticulous draftsmanship but also a rigorous scientific understanding. This new edition of a TASCHEN classic celebrates the botanical tradition and talents with a selection of outstanding works fro ...Show more
See What You're Missing: 31 Ways Artists Notice the World - and How You Can Too by Will Gompertz
55.00 NZD
Category: Art History
'Art can amaze us into changing our minds. This remarkable book teaches us how' ES DEVLINArtists have learnt to pay attention. The rest of us spend most of our time on auto-pilot, rushing from place to place, our overfamiliarity blinding us to the marvellous, life-affirming phenomena of our world. But t ...Show more
Culture: A New World History by Martin Puchner
39.99 NZD
Category: Art History
Can anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing. It shows how art forms have crisscrossed continents over centuries to produce masterpieces. From Nefertiti's lost city and the Islamic Golden Age to twentiet ...Show more
The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich
60.00 NZD
Category: Art History
'Anyone looking for the most readable survey of the history of art from the [sic] cave paintings to the 20th century should buy the new, beautifully produced pocket edition of The Story of Art, still one of the great classics of art criticism.' - Independent A cornerstone of art history - in a compact ...Show more
National Treasures: Saving The Nation's Art in World War II by Caroline Shenton
29.99 NZD
Category: Art History
, 'Geeks triumph over the forces of darkness: nothing could have given me greater pleasure. Combining an exciting story with scrupulous research, Caroline Shenton has done her unlikely heroes proud' - Lucy Worsley As Hitler prepared to invade Poland during the sweltering summer of 1939, men and women f ...Show more
The Madman's Gallery: The Strangest Paintings, Sculptures and Other Curiosities From the History of Art by Edward Brooke-Hitching
55.00 NZD
Category: Art History
Enter The Madman's Gallery - the perfect gift book for any art lover. Discover an eccentric exploration through the curious history of art, to find the strangest paintings, sculptures, drawings and other artistic oddities ever made.From the author of the bestseller The Madman's Library (SundayTimes Lite ...Show more