Books by Norbert Wolf

Now available in a new format, this lavishly illustrated volume explores Art Deco art and design from its origin to its present day influences.

Now available in a new edition, this sumptuous volume explores key aspects of Art Nouveau--decorative arts, architecture, fashion, dance, advertising and more - with an in-depth approach and stunning illustrations.

A luxurious and definitive exploration of how and why the Renaissance flourished in Italy for two centuries.

A glimpse into the world of the greatest German Romantic painter. Caspar David Friedrich is considered to be a genius in the history of landscape painting and this work shows us why.

This beautifully illustrated, expansive overview of Dutch and Flemish art during the 17th century illuminates the creative achievements of one of the most important eras in Western art.

Meet Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez, the leading light of the Spanish Golden Age and a giant of Western art history. From humble genre scenes to the ever-mysterious Las Meninas, this introductory book charts the compositional expertise, natural figuration, and masterful handling of tone that secured Velazquez's place as "the greatest...

Get to grips with the astonishing brushwork of Hans Holbein the Younger, a painter shaped by religion, Renaissance, and Reformation, whose remarkable canon includes commissioned devotional works as well as penetrating portraits, most famously of the Tudor court of Henry VIII.

An introduction to the German Expressionist painter, graphic artist and sculptor who, at the turn of the 19th century, was Germany's most influential artist.

Containing six chapters - The Brucke Group of Artists, Northern German Expressionism, The Blaue Reiter, Rhenish Expressionism, The City and Expressionism in Vienna - this work deals with a German artistic revolution, a phenomenon that has quite accurately been described as "the most significant German contribution to 20th century European art."