Konsthistoria / konst- & designstilar ca 1600 – ca 1800

A New York Times Best Art Book of 2019“A riveting book . . . few stones are left unturned.”—Roberta Smith’s “Top Art Books of 2019,” The New York Times This fascinating and …

Over 100 years of speculation and controversy surround claims that the great seventeenth-century Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura to create some of the most …

In 1772, upon the death of her second husband, Mary Delany arose from her grief, picked up a pair of scissors, and, at the age of seventy-two, created a new art form: mixed-media …

Artemisia Gentileschi is by far the most famous woman artist of the pre-modern era. Her art addresses issues that resonate today, such as sexual violence and women’s problematic …

Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was an intrepid artist and scientist who defied the conventions of her time to pursue her passion for documenting the natural world in all its …

This anthology presents classic and recent scholarship on Italian art from 1600-1750, highlighting the key debates with which art historians continue to grapple. Explores themes …

Geniale Entdeckungen wie auch gewohnliche Praxen aus den Formal-, Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften pragen die Gartenkunst der Neuzeit. Seit jeher reagierte die Gartenkunst auf …

The first monograph on the artist to be published in English, this book provides a long-overdue introduction to the life and work of Portuguese painter Josefa de Ayala, known as …

Winner of the 2023 Leo Gershoy Award 2023 Winner of The David H. Pinkney Prize Honorable Mention for The Mediterranean Seminar Best Book Prize 2023 Winner of the 2022 Kenshur …

Diego Velázquez spent his formative years at the center of artistic life in seventeenth-century Seville, a gateway to the New World characterized by intellectual debate, religious …