How did the tumult caused by German composer Richard Wagner result in the first modernist painting? In the first full-length book dedicated to the study of Edouard Manet and music, art historian There
Bringing forth fresh perspectives on Manet's art by established scholars, this volume places this compelling and elusive artist's painted Å“uvre within a broader cultural context, and links his artist
Both much loved and enigmatic, Manet was a central figure of the vibrant cultural world of late-19th-century Paris. The nine essays of this collection, written by senior art historians in the U.S. and
The women in Impressionist painting represent the full spectrum of faces of the 19th-century woman, from elite portraiture to working class scenes. Women and Impressionism examines the avant-garde pos
