Art & Visual Culture

This title was first published in 2002: Accounts of the key artists who furthered the development of the art of watercolours have long been a feature of the history of British art, but this is the first book to place the watercolourists' achievement in the broader context of the emergence of a new p..

The Carthusian monks at San Martino began a series of decorative campaigns in the 1580s, transforming their church into a jewel of marble revetment, painting, and sculpture. These aesthetic qualities generate a moral conflict: few religious orders honored the ideals of poverty so ardently yet decora..

This multidisciplinary anthology is the first to explicitly address both the pedagogy and geographies of socially-engaged public art practice._x005F_x000D_ Topics include: constructing new models for developing and commissioning temporary and performance based public artworks; the social inclusivene..

This volume addresses the evolution of the visual in digital communities, offering a multidisciplinary discussion of the ways in which images are circulated in digital communities, the meanings which are attached to them and the implications they have on notions of identity, memory, gender, cultural..

"A sequel to the pioneering volume, Feminism and Art History: Questioning the Litany, published in 1982, The Expanding Discourse contains 29 essays on artists and issues from the Renaissance to the pre"..

The Fashion History Reader is an innovative work that provides a broad introduction to the complex literature in the fields of fashion studies, and dress and fashion history. _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ A comprehensive resource for those who wish to further their engagement with fashion as a contemp..

The Fashion History Reader is an innovative work that provides a broad introduction to the complex literature in the fields of fashion studies, and dress and fashion history. _x000D_ _x000D_ A comprehensive resource for those who wish to further their engagement with fashion as a contemporary phenom..

Drawn principally from primary sources, this book presents important new research which examines the contributions of Tudor women in the formation, distribution and popularization of the visual arts within an historical context. Susan James highlights women's contributions to the art world of sixtee..

Drawn principally from primary sources, this book presents important new research which examines the contributions of Tudor women in the formation, distribution and popularization of the visual arts within an historical context. Susan James highlights women's contributions to the art world of sixtee..

Drawn principally from primary sources, this book presents important new research which examines the contributions of Tudor women in the formation, distribution and popularization of the visual arts within an historical context. Susan James highlights women's contributions to the art world of sixtee..

Despite the importance of Chen Hongshou (1599-1652) as an artist and scholar of the late Ming period, until now no full length study in English has focused on his work. Author Tamara H. Bentley takes a broadly interdisciplinary approach, treating Chen's oeuvre in relation to literary themes and econ..

Despite the importance of Chen Hongshou (1599-1652) as an artist and scholar of the late Ming period, until now no full length study in English has focused on his work. Author Tamara H. Bentley takes a broadly interdisciplinary approach, treating Chen's oeuvre in relation to literary themes and econ..