De zonnebloemen-schilderijen behoren tot de bekendste werken van Vincent van Gogh. Hij maakte ze in Arles, in Zuid-Frankrijk, in 1888 en 1889. In stralende tinten geel schilderde hij vijf grote stillevens van zonnebloemen in een vaas, die nu in musea over de hele wereld hangen. In dit boek staat Zonnebloemen uit de collectie van het Van Gogh Museum centraal. Het meesterwerk is onderzocht met de nieuwste technieken, om erachter te komen welke materialen Van Gogh gebruikte, wat de conditie van ...

An in-depth visual guide presenting the captivating creative journeys behind the world's leading videogames.

This second litter of cultured cats delves further into the work of Susan Herbert, with another possé of our feline friends in much-loved works of art.

A behind-the-scenes look at the most famous works of art in the world.

How old is the oldest chat-up line between men? Who was the first lesbian? Were ancient Greek men who had sex together necessarily gay? And what did Shakespeare think about cross-dressing? This title deals with these questions.

A pictorial survey of the rich use of floral motifs in the details of India’s architectural wonders, depicted here in Henry Wilson’s fine photographs and breathtakingly precise drawings.

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) felt a profound empathy with the natural environment, and considered the spiritual essence of trees to be comparable with that of human figures. This book traces Van Goghs development as a painter of trees in the natural landscape from his home province of North Brabant, through Paris to Provence.

From the 1860s through to the early 20th century the rise of Japonisme and the Art Nouveau movement meant that few could ignore or resist the obsession with all things Japanese. This book includes examples of the designed and executed decorative arts of the Meiji periods from the Khalili Collection.

'I perhaps owe it to flowers', wrote Claude Monet (1840-1926), 'that I became a painter.' One of the leading figures of the Impressionist movement and perhaps the most celebrated landscape painter of his age, Monet dedicated his life to capturing the subtleties of the natural world. Trees - willows enveloped in the eerie mists of the Seine, palm trees beneath the bright Mediterranean sun or poplars heavily laden with snow - became a significant motif in his work, and he used them to experimen...