How to Read World History in Art

A survey of art inspired by historical or political reality: the conquests of Alexander the Great, the Arch of Constantine, the Bayeux Tapestry, Velázquez’ Surrender of Breda, David’s Death of Marat, Goya’s Third of May, Manet’s Execution of Emperor Maximilian, Picasso’s Guernica, and Tuymans’s Patrice Lumumba... a personal, idiosyncratic exploration of history.

English editions available through Thames & Hudson (UK) and Abrams (US).