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New catalogs
Jacques-Louis David
$107.50
Pietro Bellotti e la pittura del Seicento a Venezia / Pietro Bellotti and 17th-Century Painting in Venice
$74.00
Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets
$55.00
Appiani. Il Neoclassicismo a Milano
$74.00
Leonora Carrington
$85.00
Lifeblood – Edvard Munch
$46.00
Unforgettable: Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600–1750
$55.00
Art & Court of James VI & I
$30.00
Die Neue Sachlichkeit / The New Objectivity: A Centennial Anniversary
$57.00
Joseph Siffred Duplessis: Le Van Dyck de la France
$94.00
Best catalogs
Caravaggio 2025
$45.00
Gabriele Münter
$72.00
European Realities: Realism Movements of the 1920s and 1930s in Europe
$52.00
Italian Expressionism: Works from the Iannaccone Collection and the Civic Museums of Rome
$60.00
In Gioco. Illusion and Fun in Italian Art 1850-1950
$46.00
Vilhelm Hammershøi: Silence
$25.00
Liberté! Ary Scheffer and French Romanticism
$44.00
Io sono Leonor Fini / I am Leonor Fini
$67.00
Kunstmuseum Basel: The Masterpieces
$123.50
Apocalypse. Hier et demain/Apocalypse. Yesterday and Tomorrow
$85.00
Collectible books
Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Volume 2
$145.50
Hieronymus Cock. De renaissance in prent
$105.00
Albrecht Altdorfer: Maître de la Renaissance allemande
$70.00
Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Volume 1
$155.75
Nadia Léger: L’histoire extraordinaire d’une femme de l’ombre
$119.00
Gottfried Lindauer’s New Zealand: The Maori Portraits
$100.50
L’héritage de Rogier van der Weyden : La peinture à Bruxelles 1450-1520
$175.00
Le mystère Le Nain
$75.00
Konrad Witz
$125.00
Modern Masters. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
$125.50
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Double Portrait of a Giant and a Dwarf
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Vittore Carpaccio’s Lion of Saint Mark: Venice’s Symbol in the Doge’s Palace
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Portraits of Power: Gentile Bellini Between Sultan and Doge
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Men in Windows, Women in History: The Art Exhibitions of July 2025
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FAQ
What is an exhibition catalog?
There are two types of exhibition catalogue (or exhibition catalog): a printed list of exhibits at an art exhibition; and a directory of exhibitors at a trade fair or business-to-business event.
Is an exhibition catalogue a book?
Now, exhibition catalogues often take the form of substantial books containing an introduction, essays, works shown, crisp colour images on glossy paper, a bibliography and sometimes an index.
Is an exhibition catalogue a primary source?
Here is an example. This is an exhibition catalog from an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art called Primitivism in 20th Century Art. This catalog documents the pieces that were on display in the exhibit, which would make it a primary source.
What are the kinds of exhibition catalogue?
There are two types of exhibition catalogue (or exhibition catalog): a printed list of exhibits at an art exhibition; and a directory of exhibitors at a trade fair or business-to-business event.
What is an Exhibition catalogue essay?
Catalogue essays are written to accompany a show, and are usually published in an exhibition catalogue as a survey or exploration of the artworks, curatorship, or themes. There can be some flexibility in how you approach the catalogue essay.