Literatura obcojęzyczna Yale University Press

Stuart Davis (1892-1964) made a mark on the art world early in his career, first with his Ashcan works and then with his highly personal...

This groundbreaking publication centres on a previously unknown variation of Eugene Delacroix's (1798-1863) dramatic masterpiece The Last...

Zoom sur le portrait de l'entre-deux-guerres de Man Ray, ainsi que sur les amitiés entre le photographe et ses sujets: l'avant-garde internationale...

From the leading Wellington historian, a fascinating reassessment of the Duke's most famous victory and his role in the turbulent politics...

L'artiste révolutionnaire Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) est vénérée pour ses peintures emblématiques de fleurs, de gratte-ciel, de crânes...

Pour la première fois, explorez la fascination de John Singer Sargent pour l'Espagne à travers des paysages époustouflants, des vues architecturales,...

William Nicholson (1872-1949) is among the most admired and elusive painters in the history of British art. Neither academic nor overtly...

A beautiful volume that brings to light the forgotten Le Nain brothers, a trio of 17th-century French master painters who specialized in...

Examples from jewelry, millinery, handbags, perfume, couture, and everyday dress show how the rose--both beautiful and symbolic--has inspired...

Les Tudor sont parmi les figures les plus connues de l'histoire. Ils continuent, encore aujourd'hui, d'éveiller notre curiosité et notre...

The first major retrospective of the Brazilian modernist architect's life and work

Amidst all the emotional uproar about democracy and the widespread talk of revolution comes this clear call to reason--a mind-stretching...

David Livingstone (1813-1873) is revered as one of history's greatest explorers and missionaries, the first European to cross Africa, and...

A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone This kaleidoscopic...

The definitive account of the life and music of Hungary's greatest twentieth-century composer This deeply researched biography of Bela Bartok...

The hidden costs of artificial intelligence-from natural resources and labor to privacy, equality, and freedom"This study argues that [artificial...

Published to coincide with the bicentenary/ies of the Peninsular War and its major battles, this is the first major biography of Wellington...

Saluée comme l'un des peintres les plus influents et les plus expressifs du XVIIe siècle, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 - vers 1656) a figuré...

A comprehensive survey examining the vibrant and sumptuous art of illumination during a period of profound intellectual and cultural transformation

This sweeping retrospective explores the oeuvre of an incandescent artist, revealing the ways that Mitchell expanded painting beyond Abstract...

The first in-depth investigation of Gauguin's portraits, revealing how the artist expanded the possibilities of the genre in new and exciting...

As in many postcommunist states, politics in Ukraine revolves around the issue of national identity. Ukrainian nationalists see themselves...

“Devotion is short enough to devour at one enjoyable sitting and thought-provoking enough to deserve re-reading.”―Suzi Feay, Financial Times...

Vladislav Zubok offers a major reinterpretation of the final years of the USSR, refuting the notion that the breakup of the Soviet order...

This biography provides a comprehensive reappraisal of Henry II, the man and king. W.L. Warren explores a whole range of contemporary sources...

Pol Bury (1922-2005) was a painter, sculptor, jewelry designer, writer, and graphic artist, but is perhaps best known to the general public...

A trusted economic commentator provides a penetrating account of the threats to China's continued economic rise Under President Xi Jinping,...

Une exploration approfondie de la façon dont l'artiste emblématique a créé ses œuvres tout au long de sa carrièreParmi les figures les plus...

Admittedly, as the last book in the "Old Testament", and a minor prophet at that, Malachi is often overlooked żeby Bible readers. Yet, Malachi's...

A riveting account of ancient Rome's imperial bodyguard, the select band of soldiers who wielded the power to make-or destroy-the emperors...

How was Great Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? This brilliant and seminal book examines how a more cohesive British nation...

From coast to coast, the English landscape is still richly studded with castles both great and small. As homes or ruins, these historic...

A comprehensive and revelatory history of modern Belarus - from independence to 2020's contested election In 2020 Belarus made headlines...

This biography of celebrated romantic poet John Keats explodes entrenched conceptions of his as a delicate, overly-sensitive and tragic...

What is it to be a work of art? Part philosophical monograph and part memoiristic meditation, this book challenges the popular interpretation...

Now available in paperback, a glorious illustrated edition of the international bestseller

An illuminating look at how the Pre-Raphaelite movement was embraced by a group of vanguard American artists

Eighteenth-century artist and court insider Mary Granville Delany is best remembered for her elegant collages of flowers and other flora....

Edward III (1312 - 1377) was the most successful European ruler of his age. Reigning for over fifty years, he achieved spectacular military...

An impressive overview of drawing in Venice, from the time of Titian and Tintoretto to that of Canaletto and Tiepolo

In the first book to argue for the benefits of boredom, Peter Toohey dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential...

This handsome book displays an extraordinary breadth of masterworks dating from the 1790s to the present, including over 140 artists in...

In this updated edition of his acclaimed history, Marcus Tanner takes us from the first Croat principalities of the Early Middle Ages through...

A broad-ranging study of Impressionism in the United States sheds new light on the American engagement with the French style.

Larger in area than the United States and Europe combined, Siberia is a land of extremes, not merely in terms of climate and expanse, but...

Louis Kahn (1901-1974), one of the most important architects of the postwar period, is widely admired for his great monumental works, including...

An Unprecedented Look At The Wide-ranging Artistic Work Of One Of The 20th Century's Most Significant Landscape Architects

Cet ouvrage richement illustré propose un nouveau bilan définitif de l'œuvre de Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948), figure centrale de l'avant-garde...

An accessible survey on a genius artist, published to accompany the 500th anniversary of Bosch's death

Biography of influential jazz pianist Bill Evans. 40 illus.

An overdue evaluation of the life and work of a prolific and significant contemporary artist

A gloriously illustrated volume that looks at the remarkable armor of a key Habsburg commander and its relationship to contemporary Renaissance...

Exploring the themes of leisure and entertainment that dominated the years of Impressionist painting between 1865 and 1885, the author shows...

One of the premier artists of Renaissance Venice, Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) enjoyed a successful career creating splendid and sophisticated...

Aldo van Eyck (1918-1999) was a Dutch architect, writer, and teacher who helped redefine Modern architecture in the second half of the 20th...

Beautifully designed and illustrated, this book reexamines the work of one of the most accomplished and few women to practice as a designer...

100 fabulous gowns from the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

A long-awaited survey of female Abstract Expressionist artists revealing the richness and lasting influence of their work

Restoring a gifted art photographer to his place in the American canon and, in the process, reshaping and expanding our understanding of...

Danish-born Jacob A. Riis (1849-1914) found success in America as a reporter for the New York Tribune, first documenting crime and later...

The comprehensive study of the Italian Renaissance altarpiece from the 13th to the early 17th century The altarpiece is one of the most...

An engrossing new biography of the musical revolutionary who was the world's first international megastar Hungarian composer Franz Liszt...

Une réévaluation sans précédent de Pierre Bonnard, explorant ses peintures, dessins, photographies et estampesEn tant que l'un des fondateurs...

Thoreau's literary classic, an elegantly written record of his experiment in simple living, has engaged readers and thinkers for a century...

A detailed look at a genre that combines virtuoso printmaking techniques, sophisticated imagery, and engaging, playful poetry

Une exploration révélatrice de la relation inspirée d'Edward Hopper avec la ville de New York à travers ses peintures, dessins, estampes...

This groundbreaking new history of Cubism, based on works from the most significant private collection in the world today, is written aby...

A revealing, interdisciplinary exploration of the brilliant visual quotations in the work of the celebrated grand-manner portraitist

An engaging scholarly examination of the intersection of landscape painting, self-exploration, and the life sciences in the mature work...

2-volume edition with slipcase, 150 colour images and 16 b/w images.

Today, it is commonly acknowledged that sexual abuse of children is a grave and pervasive problem. Yet 20 years ago many experts believed...

The Royal Collection, held at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, and Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, has been shaped żeby the personal tastes...

A new appraisal of intriguing and meditative figural works żeby one of the 19th century's great masters of landscape

"Each day of my life has been dedicated in part to drawing. I have never stopped drawing and painting, seeking, where I could find them,...

For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French...

Looks at Elizabethan London and the scientific revolution.

How an artist draws on fossil discoveries and forensic techniques to create transfixing reconstructions of long-lost human ancestors What...

The second book in the Why I Write series provides generous insight into the creative process of the award-winning Norwegian novelist Karl...

A generously illustrated look at the intricate narrative threads of three of the artist's earliest works, and their continued resonance...

Astrup's innovative, vividly colored paintings and woodcuts of the western Norwegian landscape come alive in this probing introduction to...

A unique work of fiction from the troubled streets of Ukraine, giving invaluable testimony to the new history unfolding in the nation's...

In this illustrated book, Martin Kemp examines the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice, from Brunelleschi's...

Célébrer 250 ans d'expression de soi masculine, enquêter sur le portrait et la garde-robe de l'homme britannique à la modeThe Dandy Style...

A nuanced and comprehensive study of the political dynamics between Russia and key countries in Southeast Europe

The best cartooning is efficient visual storytelling - it is as much a matter of writing as it is of drawing. In this book, noted cartoonist...

Un regard rétrospectif innovant sur le travail de l'un des artistes les plus emblématiques d'Amérique, utilisant les concepts de miroir...

Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in the Jewish Pale of Settlement in 1903. He immigrated to...