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A Wordly Art, the Dutch Republic 1585-1718, by Mariet Westermann, Yale University Press   A great account of Dutch art in its golden age, w...

Modern Art 1851-1929 by Richard R. Brettell A period marked by significant historical, social and economic events, among them World War I, s...

Courbet by James Rubin (Phaidon)   A basic text for the work of one of the most important realist painters. Rubin manages to discuss not onl...

Renaissance Siena: Art for a City by Luke Syson, Alessandro Angelini, Philippa Jackson and Fabrizio Nevola, Yale University Press I have no...

The Art of Ancient Egypt by Gay Robins, Harvard University Press  An excellent introduction to the basics of ancient Egyptian art covering t...

The Northern Renaissance by Jeffrey Chipps Smith (Phaidon) The Northern Renaissance is often a neglected style as it coincides with the Ita...

Dialogues in Art History, from Mesopotamian to Modern: Readings for a new century Published from Yale University Press, this book includes ...

Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man and his times by William Wallace (Cambridge University Press, 2009) One can find many faults at biograph...

Gardner's Art through the Ages A good book that introduces the student and/ or art lover to the history of art through the ages. It...