Nineteenth Century Art

Nineteenth Century Art: A Critical History, 5th Edition, examines nineteenth-century visual art through a critical framework. The textbook explores how historical shifts shaped major artistic developments across the era.

Coverage concentrates on how nineteenth-century concepts motivated artists and movements. The volume addresses ideas such as class and gender, race and ethnicity, modernity and tradition, and distinctions between popular and elite culture, while exploring key artists, their contextual backgrounds, influences, and legacies.

Published in 2020, this edition reproduces every featured artwork in original full color for the first time across more than 500 images.