Focusing on the rich heritage of art-making in the eighteenth century, this lushly illustrated book positions both well-known painters and unknown artisans within the framework of their economic lives
Lovell (art, U. Cal. Berkeley) explores images of Venice produced by American artists between 1860-1915. A number of talented Americans found in Venice the occasion for some of their most successful p
In this volume, scholars from various disciplines show how physical objects can expand our comprehension of how people lived, worked, and thought during the colonial and early national periods. Inspir