Books by Svetlana Alpers
“Current bedside table reading is a biography on American photographer Walker Evans, subtitled Starting from Scratch, by the notable art historian Svetlana Alpers. Evans approached his craft with the sensibility of a painter, Alpers argues, which may be why he is so close to my heart.” Read more...
Romas Viesulas, Five Books Editor
“This is a wonderful book, but it is not an easy read. She’s arguing that maps and mapping are a way of understanding much of Dutch art. She’s absolutely brilliant in the way that she shows that Dutch art is, in many ways, following the mariners, the tradition of seagoing.” Read more...
The Best Art History Books for Teenagers
John Harrison, Art Historians, Critics & Curator
“Alpers is the dominant figure in American art history working on Dutch art in recent years” Read more...
The best books on The Dutch Masters
Adam Eaker, Art Historians, Critics & Curator
Interviews where books by Svetlana Alpers were recommended
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Still Life with Oysters and Lemon: On Objects and Intimacy
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The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
by Simon Schama -
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Vermeer
by Lawrence Gowing -
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Rembrandt's Enterprise: The Studio and the Market
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Art of the Everyday: Dutch Painting and the Realist Novel
by Ruth Bernard Yeazell
The best books on The Dutch Masters, recommended by Adam Eaker
The best books on The Dutch Masters, recommended by Adam Eaker
The past may be a foreign country, but the world portrayed in the art of the Dutch Masters is not so very far from our own, says Adam Eaker of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. For a society that struggles with materialism and consumption, there are a lot of lessons to be learnt from the 17th century Golden Age.
The Best Art History Books for Teenagers, recommended by John Harrison
Which are the best books to get a teenager excited about art history? We turned to veteran art history teacher John Harrison, formerly head of the art history department at Eton College, for his top five picks of the most illuminating and accessible books for getting a broad overview of the history of art.
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Aby Warburg: Bilderatlas Mnemosyne
by Aby Warburg, edited by Roberto Ohrt and Axel Heil -
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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Fly In League With The Night
by Andrea Schlieker, Elizabeth Alexander, Isabella Maidment & Lynette Yiadom-Boakye -
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Walker Evans: Starting from Scratch
by Svetlana Alpers -
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Albers & Albers
by Nicholas Fox Weber -
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Cairo Since 1900: An Architectural Guide
by Mohamed Elshahed
The Best Art Books of 2020, recommended by Romas Viesulas
The Best Art Books of 2020, recommended by Romas Viesulas
Which art, architecture and photography books have we added to our library in 2020? Romas Viesulas, art & architecture editor at Five Books, takes us through his personal choice of beautiful reference books and biographies to add visual and conceptual interest to any well-appointed bookshelf.
