Books $20 and Under

Despite numbering at just 35, Vermeer's works have prompted a New York  Times best seller; a film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth;  record visitor numbers at art institutions from Amsterdam to Washington,  DC; and special...

 Michelangelo was a genius of unrivaled virtuosity.  Before reaching the age of 30, Michelangelo Buonarroti  (1475–1564) had already sculpted Pietà and David, two of the most famous  sculptures in the entire history of art. As a...

One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da  Vinci (1452-1519) remains a quintessential Renaissance genius. The  perfect companion to the Leonardo Complete Drawings edition, this book is a  compact catalogue...

Fables, folklore, and fantasy—this compendium of all things alchemical  and mystical gathers centuries of esoteric mythology in the form of  writings, drawings, paintings, and prints. From early Christian mystics  to the illustrations of...

 Like a bespoke global architecture tour, you’ll travel from Manhattan  skyscrapers to a Japanese concert hall, from Gaudí’s Palau Güell in  Barcelona to Lina Bo Bardi’s sports and leisure center in a former  factory site in São Paulo...

From the opening sequence of Killer’s Kiss to the final frames of Eyes  Wide Shut, this dazzling collection includes some of Kubrick’s most  unforgettable shots and revealing interviews, as well as abundant  material from his own archives,...

This gorgeous edition brings together 50 of the finest  medieval bible manuscripts from the Austrian National Library. With  examples from every epoch of the Middle Ages, the collection explores  visualizations of the bible in various...

Fall under the spell of Gustav Klimt. A century after his death, the Viennese artist still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. Master of 19th-century Viennese art and pioneer of the Secessionist...

A dazzling reprint of Hiroshige's views of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), one of the masterpieces of the ukiyo-e woodblock tradition and a paradigm of the Japonisme that inspired Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Art Nouveau artists, from Vincent van Gogh...

In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s  Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With  utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion  of fine art, craftsmanship, and...

Sprouting with fresh ideas and sunny outlooks, this compact edition brings together the best examples of contemporary green buildings today. Well-known architects like Frank Gehry and Norman Foster sit alongside young, up-and-coming creators. Each entry...

Notorious bad boy of Italian painting, Caravaggio is now considered one of the greatest influences in all art history.  This Bibliotheca Universalis edition offers a neat and comprehensive Caravaggio catalogue raisonné. Each of his paintings is...