Portraits in art books

In the 1920s, Germany was in the grip of social and political turmoil. This book shows, these years of upheaval...  Read More >>

American painter Alex Katz has painted a series of portraits of his wife, Ada. This illustrated book focuses on...  Read More >>

This volume traces the artistic developments in European portrait painting from the middle of the 18th century to...  Read More >>

Argues that the modern subject did not emerge from psychoanalysis or existential philosophy but rather within early-twentieth-century...  Read More >>

Argues that the modern subject did not emerge from psychoanalysis or existential philosophy but rather within early-twentieth-century...  Read More >>

Internationally acclaimed photographer Jack Welpott grew up in southern Indiana, served in World War II, and returned...  Read More >>

Illustrates Rembrandt's four group portraits - The Nightwatch , The Syndics of the Drapers' Guild , The Anatomy...  Read More >>

From 1874 to 1882, John Singer Sargent produced more than 200 paintings and water-colours aside from portraiture,...  Read More >>

Seduction is the first book to explore the sensual style of the seductress, from Marie Antoinette and Madame de...  Read More >>

This inspired and original photographic narrative is composed from Liebovitz's personal pictures and her work as...  Read More >>

Five centuries after Leonardo da Vinci first painted La Gioconda , or the Mona Lisa , her mysterious smile retains...  Read More >>

Presents twenty full-colour miniatures from Scottish private collections. This work accompanies an exhibition at...  Read More >>

Brings together images of noble women, princesses, society ladies and Hollywood divas wearing pearls. Commentaries...  Read More >>

Intended for those interested in drawing the human face, this work introduces a traditional method of teaching that...  Read More >>

Learn the essential techniques of the masters.  Read More >>

Illustrates the finalists in the first Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Selected from more than 4,000 entries...  Read More >>

Presents a full catalogue of the items at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London. This book includes...  Read More >>

Daniel Webster, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Jefferson Davis, John Brown. We know their names and...  Read More >>

Lavishly illustrated, Medici Women: Portraits of Power, Love and Betrayal in the Court of Duke Cosimo I is an indispensable...  Read More >>

An insightful, lavishly illustrated history of self-portraits by well-known artists from early examples in classical...  Read More >>

A classic of simplicity! Portrait Drawing has guided and inspired a generation of artists to create beautiful, realistic...  Read More >>

Presents a visual record of changes in attitudes about relationships between gentlemen, soldiers, cowboys, students,...  Read More >>

This book explores English family portraiture in the eighteenth century. It offers important insights into both...  Read More >>

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Collects more than 10 years' worth of pointilliste portraiture of the world's most legendary scene makers. Portrait...  Read More >>