The seventeenth century was an era of absolute monarchs, the Habsburgs of Spain and Louis XIV of France, whose patronage of the arts helped furnish their opulent palaces. But it was also the beginning of a new era of commercialism, in which artists increasingly...
In the sixteenth century, the humanist values and admiration for classical antiquity that marked the early Renaissance spread from Italy throughout the rest of the continent, resulting in the development of a number of local artistic styles in other countries....
In the fourteenth century, Europe was a place ravaged by the effects of war and famine and then devastated by the Black Death. These multiple crises lead to a widespread mystical religiosity, which emphasised both ecstatic joy and extreme suffering. This in...
This guide covers Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Austria, and Slovenia. Like a sharp-eyed great uncle, Central Europe tells a gripping story – one of east meets west, imperial grandeur, menacing fortresses and...
In this path-breaking new history, Maja and Reuben Fowkes introduce outstanding artworks and major figures from across central and eastern Europe to reveal the movements, theories and styles that have shaped artistic practice since 1950. They emphasize the...
This is a truly unique publication dedicated to the legacy of one of the most significant architects of Central Europe. The book presents Plečnik in an international context and demonstrates the timelessness of his work – from his key realizations in Vienna,...
Influenced by a revival of interest in Greco-Roman ideals and sponsored by a newly prosperous merchant class, fifteenth-century artists produced works of astonishingly innovative content and technique. The International Gothic style of painting, still popular...