Now available in a reduced format edition, here is the ultimate book on Rembrandt’s art and life by one of the world’s best-known writers on Dutch art.

Today's artists have an unprecedented level of choice with regard to materials and methods available to them, yet the processes involved in making artworks are rarely addressed in books or exhibitions on art. This title sets out a history of trends in artistic production and the possible catalysts for the proliferation of production strategies.

A groundbreaking reference covering the key styles and schools in contemporary tattoo lettering. This book includes step-by-step guides to lettering design from a wide array of leading tattoo artists.

Beneath the original Venetian glass and rosewood case at La Specola in Florence lies Clemente Susini's Anatomical Venus (c. 1790), a perfect object whose luxuriously bizarre existence challenges belief. This title reveals the evolution of the enigmatic sculptures from wax effigy to fetish figure and the embodiment of the uncanny.

Analyses the visual approaches and techniques of 100 great artists, and shows readers how to weave some of this magic into their own drawings.

A fascinating look at the genesis and meaning of Van Gogh's famed paintings of his bedroom