The word 'maharaja' - literally 'great king' - conjures up a vision of splendour and magnificence. This book examines the real and perceived worlds of the maharaja from the early eighteenth century to 1947, when the Indian Princes ceded their territories into the modern states of India and Pakistan.

J M W Turner is regarded as the greatest painter Britain has ever produced. This book explores the fascinating aspect of his career, revealing detail on the debts and rivalries that shaped his work in often unexpected ways. It accompanies a major touring exhibition that brings together works by Turner with masterpieces by Claude and Canaletto.

This is a pocket-sized A-Z guide to 500 great painters and sculptors from medieval to modern times. Each artist is represented by a full-page colour plate of typical work, accompanied by information on each image and its creator. Artists, styles and subject matter are cross referenced.

Includes 500 great works of art from different periods and regions in the world. This book reveals the diversity of man's artistic achievements through time and around the globe. It includes both fine and decorative arts - most commonly painting and sculpture, but also textiles, masks, ceramics and jewellery.

A comprehensive compendium of contemporary art at the beginning of the 21st century.

Grayson Perry, famous for his ceramic vases decorated with shocking and unconventional imagery, is one of a generation of contemporary British artists to have emerged on the international stage. This monograph explores Perry's work through a discussion of his major themes and subjects, such as class or conflict.

The pictures are preceded by an account of theartists life together with many photographs of theartist at work demonstrating and painting.This is atrue collectors publication, not only for the manythousands of followers of the artist but also for allwho appreciate the work of a true professional.

Offering coverage ranging from Impressionism to the Harlem Renaissance, from Cezanne to Post modernism, this book presents an introduction to modern art.

Following in the tradition of Phaidon's The Art Book , this is an illustrated dictionary which presents in alphabetical order the work of 500 great artists from the 20th century. Each artist is represented by a full-page colour plate of a key work and a short text about the work of the artist.

This work offers comprehensive representation of the theories which underpinned developments in the visual arts during the 20th century. As well as writings by artists, the anthology includes texts by critics, philosophers, politicians and literary figures.

Examines how certain artists, from Salvador Dali to Damien Hirst, have wholeheartedly embraced both the cult of celebrity and the commercial cut and thrust of the art market. This book examines those who have engaged directly with trading their own wares. It accompanies a major exhibition at Tate Modern.

A guide to a range of art 'isms', it covers the isms of the Renaissance to the isms of now. It gives a practical introduction to the significant isms that have shaped art history. For each ism, it contains a definition, an introduction to the topic, lists of key artists, key words, and key works.

Hugh Stoneman was one of the world's most important printmakers during the second half of the 20th century and this superb publication contains works purchased by Falmouth Art Gallery through the support of the Art Fund. This archive of 99 works, known as the Art Fund Collection, is a selection of prints made at his studios in London and Penzance. The majority of the prints were produced at his ..

Buddhism and its art is the one truly unifying factor of the entire Asian continent and has become a fundamental part of our shared world heritage. This book offers an introduction to Buddhist beliefs and practices. It contains beautiful photography, plans and reconstructions of the monuments and their magnificent works of art.

A career-spanning monograph on mid-century illustrator John Rombola. It reveals his spirited, playful style to a fresh generation of art buffs, illustration mavens, and fans of good design.

The first book given over to the entirety of Jackowski's work.

Explores the interplay between art and cuisine during the Italian Renaissance. This book considers the many, often surprising, ways that cooks and artists converged and drew from each other's worlds. It also considers the significance of culinary images in Renaissance art.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is renowned as a painter, designer, draftsman, architect, engineer, scientist, and theorist. His work as a sculptor is not commonly acknowledged, and many have argued that Leonardo believed that sculpture was an inferior art form ('of lesser genius than painting').