Books
Despite its 'hybrid' approach, the Met's catalogue on French painting lacks detailed analysis
When used together, the New York museum’s print catalogue and supplementary website on their 18th-century French works make an excellent initial resource but offer little new information
The case is made for connoisseurs and their role in art history
The practice of connoisseurship, which, the author Frédéric Elsig argues, is a skill that can be learned, is examined in relation to 15th-and 16th-century painting
The full-colour beauty of the recently restored Catherine de’ Medici tapestries is revealed in this catalogue
Vibrant illustrations are accompanied by essays that discuss the history, creation and purpose of the textile works
Monet's beloved pottery cat comes to life in children's book
Story directly inspired by The Art Newspaper’s article on the artists’s Japanese ornament, which sat in the dining room at his Giverny home, will be published in May
This little book will help the Scottish Colourists find further fame south of the border
Well known between the two World Wars, the four French-trained artists are slowly coming back into critical attention
Revamped art book prize wants to become the Oscars of arts publications—is it succeeding?
A year on from its announcement, we look at whether the Richard Schlagman Art Book Awards is meeting its ambitions
Political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe tells the story of his life and work in new book
For more than 60 years the rapier-sharp pen has wounded his enemies deeply and he has met all the great and the good of our day
Beautiful book captures the colourful restorations of Georgian homes in London
The story of a collection of 18th-century houses in the East End that have been carefully saved after years of neglect
So you think you know your art? Brain teasers to test your knowledge of famous works
This puzzle book includes 36 of art history's best known pieces, from Botticelli’s Primavera to Van Gogh’s Starry Night
Book reveals the ways in which artists helped make scientific discoveries
From the 17th to the end of the 19th century natural history depended on illustrations for clarification
Book on Bellini proves more philosophical than art historical
Scholarly analysis of 15th-century Venetian painter aims to bring his work into the 21st century
Born of hate and contempt, how the Bargello's extraordinary collection of medieval ivories came to be
Book tells the tale of how Italian museum amassed such a vast array of important sculptures thanks to Frenchman Louis-Claude Carrand
The testimonies of 100 artists to the lasting influence of Mies van der Rohe on their work are compiled in this book
Book's well selected illustrations make clear the connections between the architect’s work and those of contemporary artists
How the Habsburgs conquered by having arms rather than using them
New book and exhibition shows that the arms and armour of the Emperor Maximilian I were the visible signs of his chivalry
Redefining Botticelli—from Post-Modernism to soft porn
Does putting the Renaissance artist's work in a modern context enhance or diminish his art?
A neuroscientist's view: how Bacon's paintings shake up the nervous system
Publication focuses on what neuroscience and psychology bring to the table with the late artist's works
Peter Kennard’s artistic political commentaries cloy when they are presented altogether as they are in this book
The artist’s unremitting commitment to the Left may be commendable, but has limited his development as an artist
This was the most prolific year for Leonardo scholarship in history—here is a detailed guide to the best books
At least 250 volumes in European languages have been published in 2019, the year that saw the world commemorate 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci's death
From the history of the festive putti to Arthur Jafa's hefty tome: the art world's favourite books of 2019
Regular contributors, scholars, curators and critics choose their favourite reads from the past year
Vienna museum's Caravaggio and Bernini catalogue presents the artist's studio as a theatrical site
Exhibition at Kunsthistorisches on the two Baroque heavyweights helps to clarify the relationship between Roman painting and sculpture of the period
Missing Leonardo link: writer discovers that Da Vinci's anatomy drawings were owned by Charles II
New book hopes research of papers belonging to the king's physician will lead to further "eureka" moments
Demanding artists and receptive architects in book about design and function of the studio
This book shows how, from the end of the 19th century to the Second World War, artists collaborated with architects to craft an image of themselves
Hidden daily lives of Hasidic Jews in Jerusalem are captured in marvellous book of photographs
Photographer was given privileged access to document scenes and to make portraits among the people of this conservative group
Culture of chivalry is not quite dead, but it certainly is not what it used to be, new book shows
Essays on the concept are useful for their discussions of arms, heraldry, castles and gardens as well as its long lasting effect on European culture
Book of discarded family pictures reminds us of our mortality
Personal collection of anonymous photographs made from Kodachrome slides shows the transience of our lives
‘If I don’t like your pictures, I can destroy everything': a photographer's intimate—but risky—shoots with Louise Bourgeois
In his new book the photographer Jean-François Jaussaud details how he gained the trust of the late French artist
Methodical, well read and—above all—human: what we learn from the myth-busting edition of Van Gogh’s letters
A decade after the publication of Vincent's trove of correspondence, here is how the remarkable project has contributed to scholarship on his art
Scholarly book on European coronation rituals supplies sound background to 11th-century art history
This book corrects the misleading impression given by historians that the High Middle Ages were a transition to secularisation of the royal state
New York's Morgan Library receives ‘transformational’ trove of manuscripts and bindings
Bequest comes from New York collector Jayne Wrightsman, who amassed an 18th-century library to complement her celebrated French furnishings
New book on Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi aims to be a definitive study—but it's not the last word on the controversial painting
Ahead of the blockbuster at the Musée du Louvre, we get an exclusive first read of the publication written by Martin Kemp, Robert Simon and Margaret Dalivalle