Art

This richly illustrated examination of visual arts in the European tradition shows how the great masters employed the Golden Mean and other geometrical patterns to compose their paintings. Up-to-date examples...

Complete with an Introduction by James Gurney, the author of Dinotopia, this guide introduces not only the techniques of oil painting but also the underlying principles of figure drawing. A...

This sumptuous gallery gathers breathtaking artwork from rare early editions of such popular tales as "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," and "The Snow Queen." More than 180 elegant images - most in...

One of the last great names in the Japanese ukiyo-e style, Kuniyoshi was an undisputed master of the warrior woodblock print - and these 18th-century illustrations represent the pinnacle of...

Readers of all ages will cherish this unique book and its splendid combination of art and literature. Eighty-six stunning images by a master of watercolor techniques depict scenes from Japanese,...

Along with Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac, Kay (pronounced "kigh") Nielsen was one of a triumvirate of great artists from the golden age of illustration. Known for his soft yet...

A prominent Symbolist and a precursor to the Surrealists, Redon transformed common subjects into fantastic images, depicting serpents, skeletons, and monsters with a distinctive style of realism. This modestly priced...

Vasari's colorful and detailed portraits of the most representative figures of Italian art trace the flowering of the Renaissance across three centuries. This single-volume edition of selections from Vasari's immense...

These 55 masterworks by one of the most influential - and most prolific - illustrators of children's books during the early 20th century include exquisite images for "The Sleeping Beauty,"...

Superb collection of 55 lovely plates, reproduced from rare, early editions, includes a rich selection of fairy tale images by one of England's leading illustrators of the early 20th century....

Perspective, the author tells us, is easy; yet surprisingly few artists are aware of the simple rules that make it so. This easy-to-follow book - the first devoted entirely to...

Comprising the finest plates from the great illustrator's work, this collection features outstanding engravings from such literary classics as Milton's Paradise Lost, The Divine Comedy by Dante, Coleridge's The Rime...

Rather than building up a drawing from lines, this innovative method encourages students to begin with tonal masses. Suitable for experts as well as beginners, its step-by-step demonstrations feature over...

Over 150 motifs reflecting the eye-catching intricacies of Celtic design, ideal for use in graphics layouts, needlework designs, and other art and craft projects. Often incorporating sinuous interlacements of animal,...

"A joy to read, as well as a constant reference library . . . thoroughly inspiring." - Workbench. Thorough step-by-step guide discusses anatomy of horse, lion, and bull; methods of...

Offering meticulous descriptions of the body's anatomical features, Lanteri - an intimate friend of Rodin - covers modelling from casts and live models; measurements; frameworks; scale of proportions; composition in...

Comprised of 40 full-page, two-color plates of finished drawings in several media, this new volume reproduces Mucha's extraordinary 1905 style book, Figures Decoratives, a summation of Art Nouveau art and...

By the time he created these images, Rackham was England's leading illustrator, famous throughout the world for his interpretations of fairy tales and myths. These illustrations from the original 1911...

Rare design portfolio by high priest of Art Nouveau. Jewelry, wallpaper, stained glass, furniture; figure studies; plant and animal motifs, much more. This complete one-volume edition features all 72 stunning...

This classic study probes the geometric interrelationships between art and life in discussions ranging from dissertations by Plato, Pythagoras, and Archimedes to examples of modern architecture and art. Other topics...

Detailed plates from the Bible: the Creation scenes, Adam and Eve, horrifying visions of the Flood, the battle sequences with their monumental crowds, depictions of the life of Jesus and...

Some of the most ingenious and attractive modern motifs. 746 designs.

Gustave Dore (1832-83) was perhaps the most successful illustrator of the nineteenth century. His Dore Bible was a treasured possession in countless homes, and his best-received works continued to appear...

Timeless work by one of the greatest art critics of all time begins with bare fundamentals and offers brilliant philosophical advice from sketching to the laws of color and composition....

Considered Goya's most brilliant work, this collection combines corrosive satire and exquisite technique to depict 18th-century Spain as a nation of grotesque monsters sprung up in the absence of reason....

Eighty-three moving works from the four great print cycles - The Weavers, The Peasant War, War, Death - and more. "To see the beautiful examples of her work reproduced in...

The 4,789 photographs in this definitive selection show the human figure - models almost all undraped - engaged in over 160 different types of action: running, climbing stairs, tumbling, dressing,...

Art students at every level will benefit from this profusely illustrated guide. It covers every aspect of trees and how to depict them with unusual clarity and precision. Topics include...

Stanley Plumly explores immortality in art through the work of two impressive landscape artists: John Constable and J.M.W. Turner. Seeking the transcendent aesthetic awe of the sublime and reeling from...