Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed, affordably priced, compact paperbacks bring ideas to life and amplify our understanding of civilization in a new way.

This series acts as an introduction to key artists and movements in art history. Each title contains 48 full-page colour plates, accompanied by extensive notes, and numerous comparative illustrations in colour or black and white, a concise introduction, select bibliography and detailed source information for the images. Monographs on individual artists also feature a brief chro...(展开全部)

文字作者 乔治·罗达姆（George Roddam），在英国和美国的一些大学里教授艺术史。他的研究主要集中在英国现代主义艺术领域，并围绕这一课题发表了论文若干。他和他的妻子、两个孩子生活在英国东南部。 插画作者 施洛瓦·哈拉西莫维奇（Slawa Harasymowicz），一位在伦敦发展的波兰艺术家。继2012年《狼人》（据西格蒙特·弗洛伊德的著名案例完成的插画小说）出版后，她计划在伦敦的弗洛伊德博物馆做一个个人展。她取得了2008年艺术基金会奖学金和2009年维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆插画奖。 中文译者 吴啸雷，杭州人。毕业于浙江大学心理学系、北京大学艺术学系。曾供职于中国美术家协会，现为自由学人，主要研究领域为西方古典艺术和当代艺术。译有《艺术史写作原理》（合译）、《艺术的终结》等。

In 1894, Paul Gauguin left what he considered to be a culturally bereft Europe to live an unfettered life in a tropical paradiseTahiti. It was there that he produced some of his most beautiful and best-known paintings, as well as another masterpiece: this enchanting journal. Complete with sensuous woodblock prints and sketches, this exquisitely designed editionfirst published b...(展开全部)

From October to December of 1888, Paul Gauguin shared a yellow house in the south of France with Vincent van Gogh. They were the odd couple of the art world -- one calm, the other volatile -- and the denouement of their living arrangement was explosive. Making use of new evidence and Van Goghs voluminous correspondence, Martin Gayford describes not only how these two hallowed a...(展开全部)

From October to December of 1888, Paul Gauguin shared a yellow house in the south of France with Vincent van Gogh. They were the odd couple of the art world -- one calm, the other volatile -- and the denouement of their living arrangement was explosive. Making use of new evidence and Van Goghs voluminous correspondence, Martin Gayford describes not only how these two hallowed a...(展开全部)

Two artistic giants. One small house. From October to December 1888 a pair of largely unknown artists lived under one roof in the French provincial town of Arles. Paul Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh ate, drank, talked, argued, slept and painted in one of the most intense and astonishing creative outpourings in history. Yet as the weeks passed Van Gogh buckled under the strain, fo...(展开全部)

The mesmerizing true story of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin in the most celebrated cohabitation in art history. From October to December of 1888, Paul Gauguin shared a yellow house in the south of France with Vincent Van Gogh. Never before or since have two such towering artists occupied so small a space. They were the Odd Couple of art history--one calm, the other v...(展开全部)

Two artistic giants. One small house. From October to December 1888 a pair of largely unknown artists lived under one roof in the French provincial town of Arles. Paul Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh ate, drank, talked, argued, slept and painted in one of the most intense and astonishing creative outpourings in history. Yet as the weeks passed Van Gogh buckled under the strain, fo...(展开全部)

The mesmerizing true story of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin in the most celebrated cohabitation in art history. From October to December of 1888, Paul Gauguin shared a yellow house in the south of France with Vincent Van Gogh. Never before or since have two such towering artists occupied so small a space. They were the Odd Couple of art history--one calm, the other v...(展开全部)