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"The great Leviathan is that one creature in the world which must remain unpainted to the last."--Herman Melville Endlessly pursued but ever elusive, Moby-Dick roams freely throughout the American imagination. A fathomless

Oklahoma artist Charles Banks Wilson has assembled seventy-five remarkable pencil portraits consisting primarily of pureblood American Indians drawn from life and accompanied by narratives of his visits with each subject. The first

Parkett 76 features three rising stars of the international art scene: Julie Mehretu, Yang Fudong and Lucy McKenzie. As her marks and gestures are flung into motion upon the canvas, Julie Mehretu

The total number of extant Apulian red-figured vases cannot fall far short of 10,000, and the present work (the first of two volumes) is the first attempt to survey the history and

Composite statues of gold (chrysos), ivory (elephas), and other precious materials were the most celebrated artworks of classical antiquity. Greek and Latin authors leave no doubt that such images provided a centrepiece

Descartes believed that his analytic model applied to all fields of research and that all branches of science lead to truth. His many analogies with literature and art notwithstanding, Descartes offers an

John Wilde (1919-2006) was one of the most notable artists in the Magic Realist school of painting, garnering attention far beyond Wisconsin, his native state. Wilde's gift for drawing and painting

This study of Northwest Coast art outlines a history of ideas associated with Northwest Coast art objects from pre-Contact time to the 21st century. It examines the ways in which the physical

Bestiaries are a particularly characteristic product of medieval England, and give a unique insight into the medieval mind. Richly illuminated and lavishly produced, they were luxury objects for noble families. Their three-fold

Presenting unique and in-depth collaborations and editions with leading contemporary artists, Parkett No. 65 will be published at the end of September 2002, featuring collaborations by three of today's most exciting mid-career

A fascinating insight into an extraordinary artist, this analysis explores one of Wales' contemporary painters. This rich discussion reflects on the different media Burns uses—such as paint, layered Perspex, and encaustic wax—and

Pre-Raphaelitism was the first avant-garde movement in Britain. It shocked its first audience, and as it modulated into Aestheticism it continued to disturb the British public. In this fresh and original study,

This set reprints original Pre-Raphaelite fiction, prose, verse, literary criticism and illustration from key figures, and those less-known in the movement. A chronological table of reprinted texts is also included.