Rosalind Ormiston

Paul Gauguin Masterpieces of Art by Rosalind Ormiston explores Gauguin's journey from his beginnings as an Impressionist in Paris to his development of a distinctive style that some have described as Symbolism. Yearning for a broader world view, Gauguin experimented with decorative art and bright colours. He briefly painted with Van Gogh but was strongly drawn to the "otherness" of...

The latest addition to Flame Tree's highly successful Masterworks series, this wonderful new book highlights the work of the Dutch Masters, including Vermeer, Rembrandt, Van Eyck, Frans Hals and their compatriots. Today we marvel at the shimmering light, the detail, and the hidden significances within the subtle techniques of Vermeer, Rembrandt, Van Eyck, Frans Hals, and their compatriots. The luminescent...

Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), Renaissance genius - artist, poet, writer, and theorist - was acknowledged across Europe. He was praised as the Apelles Germaniae ('German Apelles'), honoured by noble patronage, commissioned by the Elector of Saxony, Frederick the Wise and Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. He worked in many mediums - woodcut, etching, and engraving, drawing, watercolour and oil painting and...

The archetypal Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci’s genius expressed itself in almost every area of life. Best known now for his wonderful, evocative paintings, he was also a skilled scientist, engineer and architect, although many of his designs were not realised in his lifetime. The first part of this fascinating book contains an exploration of Leonardo’s life. Beginning with his...

New edition of the popular introduction to Paul Gauguin, part of the Flame Tree Masterpieces of Art series. Gauguin began his artistic life as an Impressionist in Paris, but yearning for a wider world view he experimented with decorative art and bright colours to create what some have termed Symbolism. He painted briefly with Van Gogh but was strongly drawn...