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In 'Hortus Inclusus’ by John Ruskin, readers are immersed in a contemplation on the beauty of nature and the role of art in society. Ruskin’s writing style is characterized by his eloquent prose and …

This book contains 262 high-quality annotated reproductions with details of prints and drawings by Katsushika Hokusai. Some people say that the 'devil’s in the details’ and generally, they are right. …

Felicien Rops was a Belgian artist who spent most of his life in Paris. He worked in many mediums and was also a master printmaker utilizing various techniques. Rops was originally trained in lithogr …

Henry Fuseli is famous for his paintings and drawings of nude figures caught in strained and violent poses suggestive of intense emotion. He also had a affinity for inventing chilling fantasies. His …

James Abbott Mc Neill Whistler was The American painter, etcher, and lithographer who created a new set of principles for the fine arts, favored 'art for art’s sake’, and introduced a delicate style …

In 'A Letter to a Gentleman in the Country, from His Friend in London, ’ the author navigates the complexities of early 18th-century English society through a correspondence that balances wit and ear …

Maxime Maufra was a French landscape and marine painter, etcher and lithographer. He first began painting at 18 but didn’t fully embrace his painting career right away. Being a businessman, he only p …

Alfred Sisley was French impressionist landscape painter, born in Paris to English parents. He was a founding member of the Impressionist group. In his early education years he took the opportunity t …

The following lectures were really given, in substance, at a girls’ school (far in the country); which, in the course of various experiments on the possibility of introducing some better practice of …

One of the most brilliant and original artists of the eighteenth century, Antoine Watteau had an impact on the development of Rococo art in France and throughout Europe lasting well beyond his lifeti …