Art in Chicago illuminates a rich and ultimately countercultural legacy

This splendid book uncovers the Dutch painter who brought the lowliest creatures of the forest ecosystem to life

This fascinating survey offers both detailed commentary and lavish illustrations

These two books—very different in approach—analyse the process and works of the Italian Renaissance painter

A short but fascinating book about a man immortalised through architecture

New book exploring work's provenance is a must-read for those interested in the contentious field of art restitution

Large gaps in the material and a lack of thorough explanation make this volume less useful than it could be

The 88-year-old artist, who gets the institute’s inaugural show, was deeply involved in the publication

Book provides a sampling of personalities, acquisition strategies and collections that many Europeans may not know

While its terminology is unsteady, the scholarship and production values of this sequel volume are exceptional

Princeton University's Theodore K. Rabb says more visual materials—not only written records—should be explored

Volume on pioneering curator takes an admiring, rather than a critically analytical, approach

Illuminating historical overviews and a mass of documentary research covers an under-studied subject

A rich and fascinating book on what can rightly be called the art of philosophy

A pair of publications shed new light on profoundly socially committed artist

After “Capability” Brown’s tercentenary in 2016, this volume looks at the places the landscape architect is often accused of destroying

An enlightening survey on the story of English architecture and the quintessential country house

New book argues that artist bought Japanese prints “not for pleasure but to deal in them”

Volume produced for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition of the artist is "a lasting contribution to scholarship"

The novelist and journalist was also an outspoken art critic

For those looking for something a little more pocket-sized to take home from the fair

The German-born artist was a key member of the St Ives artistic community—but why does his work matter?

More than just bronzes, this collection of essays captures 100 years of scholarship on the 19th century's most famous sculptor

Her work straddles the territories of art and science, bugs and flowers

We speak to Thomas Laird about his new book on the murals of Tibet and to Michael Rakowitz about his fourth plinth commission unveiled next week

This is the view of a former Getty chief, who says the problems of the Serenissima are a paradigm for other historic cities

Buccaneering, brilliant, art-loving—he created the power of Sotheby’s (and Christie’s learned by imitation)