Art & design styles: Classicism books

Hilary Ballon portrays the brilliance and controversy of LeVau's late career through an exploration of this masterpiece,...  Read More >>

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The desire for things which are inspired by, imitate, or indeed are Greek, or Greco-Roman has been felt throughout...  Read More >>

The painter who was almost single-handedly responsible for clothing the revolution in the mantle of the classical...  Read More >>

First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art...  Read More >>

This is a study of the national significance of the classical revival which marked English and French art during...  Read More >>

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This book provides a picture of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century art in Europe. Matthew Craske engages with...  Read More >>

The political and personal influences which dictated the choice of themes in David's art are explored in this book....  Read More >>

This catalogue contains over 800 drawings of Sir William Chambers (1723-1796) an important architect of the 18th...  Read More >>

Empire, the style of the Napoleonic era, is at the heart of the revival of classical themes in interior design....  Read More >>

Michael Levey, former Director of the National Gallery in London, traces the major trends of European painting in...  Read More >>

Antonio Canova invented a new genre with his Ideal Heads. They were intended as gifts for close friends and persons...  Read More >>