Portraits in art books

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Featuring fifty portraits of the leading names in the hip-hop world from Prince Ken Swift and Crazy Legs to Jay-Z...  Read More >>

Portraits of the earliest actresses and what they convey about a once-disreputable profession  Read More >>

Accompanying a major international exhibition, this catalogue features outstanding portraits in a variety of media,...  Read More >>

A magnificent review of Lee Friedlander’s life and career, shown through his self-portraiture  Read More >>

Unique volume of 45 splendid self-portraits encompasses pen, ink, and charcoal renderings as well as etchings and...  Read More >>

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This wide-ranging survey, spanning four centuries, illuminates shifting perceptions of female beauty through works...  Read More >>

Masterpieces of drawing from the great schools and traditions of Italy and northern Europe, spanning four centuries...  Read More >>

Forty-four of Holbein's finest portrait drawings, created while he worked as court painter to Henry VIII, including...  Read More >>

The Beauty Book for Brain Cancer is a collectable hardcover coffee-table book that features over 140 celebrities...  Read More >>

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English description: With fundamental essays by renowned specialists, this catalogue volume honors masterpieces...  Read More >>

Describes the September 11th terrorist attacks, and the events that followed, through the voices of almost forty...  Read More >>

Hounded by the Czech Communist regime in the 1960s, the controversial photographer Miroslav Tich∆ (born 1926) has...  Read More >>

With its impressive number of masterpieces, biographies, and commentaries on works, this resource presents and analyses...  Read More >>

Presents the seven known panels, 60 paintings, drawings, and prints by Rembrandt and his pupils. This title includes...  Read More >>

Among the most popular images in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' rich collection are self-portraits and...  Read More >>

English Description: Group portraits are an exceptional form of Dutch painting that particularly took hold in the...  Read More >>

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Eric Kennington produced during the Second World War established him as 'among the most capable draughtsmen' of...  Read More >>

"In illustration, the single most challenging and captivating subject has been the portrait, frequently used in...  Read More >>

Back in print by popular demand, How to Paint Living Portraits has been updated to help today's artists discover...  Read More >>

Freud is one of the most widely acclaimed British artists, this book offers Freud's lesser-known etchings deservedly...  Read More >>

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