coffee table books

By Gaylord Torrence with Ned Blackhawk and Sylvia Yount This landmark publication reevaluates historical Native American art as a crucial but under-examined component of American art history. The Charles and…

A Met Museum catalogue is the perfect gift for art lovers. Edited by Alison Manges Nogueira Many small Renaissance portraits were richly adorned with covers or backs bearing allegorical figures,…

By David Pullins and Vanessa K. Valdés With essays by Luis Méndez Rodriguez and Erin Kathleen Rowe Diego Velázquez’s portrait of Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670) has long been a…

Bring the art home with a Met Museum publication. By Andrea Myers Achi Medieval art history has long emphasized the glories of the Byzantine Empire, but less known are the…

Emily Braun and Elizabeth Cowling with contributions by Claire Le Thomas and Rachel Mustalish The age-old tradition of pictorial illusionism known as trompe l’oeil (“deceive the eye”) employs visual tricks…

By Sabine Rewald with an essay by Ian Buruma This overdue investigation of George Grosz’s (1893–1959) most compelling paintings, drawings, prints, and collages offers a reassessment of the celebrated German…

By Anna Jozefacka with Lauren Rosati In 1910, Pablo Picasso began a series of 11 decorative paintings intended for the Brooklyn residence of American artist, collector, and critic Hamilton Easter…