Professor Gombrich's last book and first narrative work in over 20 years.

"People know me as the author of The Story of Art who have never heard of me as a scholar. But many of my colleagues have never read the book. They may have read my papers on ...

An accessible selection of Professor Gombrich's best and most characteristic writing.

Presents a brief, narrative history of the world for young readers, from the Stone Age up to the end of World War II.

Essays discuss Greek and Chineese art, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dutch genre painting, Rubens, Rembrandt, art collecting, museums, and Freud's aesthetics

Presents a brief, narrative history of the world for young readers, from the Stone Age up to the end of World War II.

These studies on the interpretation of images focus on the greatest artists of the Renaissance - notably Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo - and all reflect the ...