J. M. W. Turner:
Painting Set Free

Edited by David Blayney Brown, Amy Concannon, and Sam Smiles

Turner’s later works departed significantly from his earlier ones—and many of his contemporaries found them to be indulgent. This lavishly illustrated book reconsiders these misunderstood paintings and argues that in their use of abstraction they anticipated Impressionism and Modernism.

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The Brilliant History of Color in Art

Victoria Finlay

Finlay’s book brims with an all-star cast of characters, eye-opening details, and unexpected detours through the annals of art history and scientific discovery. Red ocher, green earth, cobalt blue, lead white—no pigment from the artist’s broad palette escapes her shrewd eye in this breathtaking exporation.

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Spectacular Rubens:
The Triumph of the Eucharist

Edited by Alejandro Vergara and Anne T. Woollett

This exquisite volume offers a fascinating glimpse into the artistic process of Peter Paul Rubens. The authors explore and celebrate the making of his The Triumph of the Eucharist series—monumental tapestries that are considered among the finest of their kind.

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The Berthouville Silver Treasure and Roman Luxury

Edited by Kenneth Lapatin
With contributions by Mathilde Avisseau-Broustet, Cécile Colonna, Isabelle Fauduet, Gaëlle Gautier, Susan Lansing Maish, Ruth Leader-Newby, and Eduardo Sánchez

In 1830 a farmer in the north of France made a remarkable discovery: a trove of ancient Roman silver objects. This sumptuous volume unveils this ancient treasure to modern day readers and considers the colorful history behind its creation.

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The Museum of Augustus:
The Temple of Apollo in Pompeii, the Portico of Philippus in Rome, and Latin Poetry

Peter Heslin

This fascinating work of scholarship makes the precise and detailed argument that painted illustrations of the Trojan War, both public and private, were an essential inspiration for the Augustan poets.

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The Visions of Tondal

Thomas Kren and Roger S. Wieck

A fifteenth-century illuminated manuscript brought to life in a new format. Winner of the Publishing Innovation Award for Best Ebook Reference/Academic from Digital Book World.

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Looking East:
Rubens's Encounter with Asia

Edited by Stephanie Schrader
With contributions by Burglind Jungmann, Kim Young-Jae, and Christine Göttler

Scholars explore the mystery that surrounds Man in Korean Costume, one of Rubens's most intriguing drawings.

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The J. Paul Getty Museum Highlights of the Collections

From treasures of the ancient world and medieval manuscripts to Renaissance drawings, French furniture, Impressionist paintings, iconic American photographs, and much more, this app gives you access to 150 of the most beloved objects in the Getty's collection.

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Ancient Carved Ambers in the
J. Paul Getty Museum

Faya Causey
With technical analysis by Jeff Maish, Herant Khanjian, and Michael Schilling

A unique online catalogue of fifty-six Etruscan, Greek, and Italic carved ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum—the second largest collection of this material in the United States and one of the most important in the world.

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