Durer's prints and drawings inspired centuries of artists both during his life and after his death. Yet his talent as a painter and colourist, and his enthusiasm for the scientific world have not been widely appreciated. Durer's influence was both international and intergenerational; indeed Picasso [...]

The Art Nouveau movement became an international phenomenon at the beginning of the twentieth century that ushered in the era of modernity in almost every aspect of cultural life. For decades critics have argued that Art Nouveau was not an artistic period in its own right, but an amalgam of artists [...]

The Art Nouveau movement became an international phenomenon at the beginning of the twentieth century that ushered in the era of modernity in almost every aspect of cultural life. For decades critics have argued that Art Nouveau was not an artistic period in its own right, but an amalgam of artists [...]

Die wichtigsten Tonleitern für die Improvisation auf der Gitarre. Die übersichtliche graphische Darstellung macht besonders dem Anfänger den Einsatz dieser Tonleitern leicht. Ausgewählte Anwendungsmöglichkeiten und Tipps zum Fingersatz machen die ersten Improvisationsversuche erfolgreich. Beha[...]

An introduction to the German Expressionist painter, graphic artist and sculptor who, at the turn of the 19th century, was Germany's most influential artist.[...]

Albrecht Dürer

Germany’s greatest Renaissance artist

Though he is most famous for his engravings, Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was also a master painter and draftsman whose work exemplifies the spirit of German art. Dürer’s importance in the German High Renais[...]

The 18th century's Neoclassicist movement, with its white marble sculptures inspired by the art of the ancient world, has helped Greek art to remain vivid in our memories even today. But the reality of ancient art was entirely different, as surfaces were in fact much more brut. As author Michael Sie[...]

The landscape has been, for many centuries, one of the most important genres in painting. This book examines the landscape from the late Middle Ages to modern times, comprising a synopsis of the genre and covering a selection of the most important landscapes in the history of art. From Titian to War[...]

The 35 paintings that have come down to us from the hand of Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) place him beside Rembrandt and Frans Hals as one of the great masters of the golden age of Dutch art. Most of his pictures, all of which are reproduced in this text, show women about their daily business. Vermeer rec[...]

Endlich: Eine Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft, die allen Ansprüchen der neuen BA/MAStudiengänge entspricht. Geballtes Basiswissen, kompakt und dennoch leicht verständlich: - didaktisch aufgebaut - modular strukturiert - Literaturwissenschaft und Literaturgeschichte in einem [...]