art, european

Traces the various art trends which emerged and developed between the late 1960s and ended in the early 1990s and looks at some of the period's influential artists, their works, and the social and cultural context of the times.

Explores the role of the Romanov dynasty as collectors of fine and decorative arts and profiles the works of art in the Romanov's collection.

Brings together a collection of art works that focus on the themes of the surreal, along with profiles of each artist and an interpretation of each work.

A survey of contemporary art in the post-World War II years, focusing on the relationship between American and European art, exploring different trends, and looking at the work of Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, and others.

Sister Wendy Beckett, an art authority who lives under the protection of a Carmelite monastery, offers her insights into great works of art from the past selected from the many she viewed during a tour of ten European cities.

A thematic account of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century art in Europe, exploring the impact of the concepts of national and supra-national identity upon the visual arts, and examining the debate over whether the art world was dominated by commissions and patrons, or consumerism.

Presents the art of Flanders, the Netherlands, France, and Germany in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with themes of the church and state, Protestant and Catholic, man and woman, artist and patron, and city life and court life.