Firstly I remember the way Lucassen used to look at things, his eyes so indescribably still and attentive. The eyes of a painter looking at things in order to make them still. Painters look with intense patience so that they will not disregard even the smallest of things. They look that way at a painting for a long time while it is being made – until the work is finished. It is finished when the painter no longer knows how to continue.

But still he goes on looking and peering to see what th...

Crowned the “Prince of Painters” by Giorgio Vasari, Raphael (1483–1520) was one of the most popular artists of the Italian Renaissance. Famous for his serene and harmonious series of Madonnas and his work at the Vatican Palace, he was an extremely influential painter, both during and after his own lifetime. Raphael in Detail shows his masterpieces in unprecedented, large-format details. The art historian and specialist of the Italian Renaissance, Stefano Zuffi, takes the reader on a voy...

An exploration of the Bauhaus school and its legacy in the context of the modernist period, including its wider influence on art, design, and education.

A new look at the ways van Gogh represented the seasons and the natural world throughout his careerThe changing seasons captivated Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), who saw in their unending cycle the majesty of nature and the existence of a higher force. Van Gogh and the Seasons is the first book to explore this central aspect of van Gogh's life and

An accessible, comprehensive, freshly updated celebration of the vast range of human artistry from 28,000 BC to today, newly released in a tactile and gift-friendly mini format Brought completely up to date for this revised edition and now available in a compact new format, this new edition of Phaidon’s groundbreaking book presents art differently from all other compendia by revealing the huge diversity – or in many cases, the similarity – of artistic achievements around the globe. Imag...

René Magritte died in 1967, exactly fifty years ago, but Belgium’s most famous surrealist continues to seduce and surprise us with his confusing images of birds that are clouds, men in bowler hats floating in the air, a bleeding statue and a train coming out of an open hearth.

Magritte unveiled: a biography in 50 pictures aims to penetrate the secret world of René Magritte and lift the veil to show the meaning of his works. Taken together, the fifty carefully selected works give a chronol...

René Magritte est mort en 1967, il y a juste cinquante ans, mais le plus célèbre des surréalistes de Belgique continue à nous séduire et nous étonner avec ses images troublantes d’oiseaux-nuages, de petits hommes à chapeau melon flottants, de statue qui saigne et de train qui sort de la cheminée.

Magritte dévoilé. Une biographie en 50 tableaux entend pénétrer le monde secret de René Magritte et dévoiler le sens de son oeuvre. Ces cinquante peintures soigneusement sélectionn�...