Emidio de Albentiis is a specialist in Pompeiian studies who currently teaches art history at the University of Perugia

a yeoman’s task to assemble given the volume of material from which to choose

methods of identification

The French reimagined it as a martyr of civilization

A brief but beautiful portfolio of images concludes each chapter of this book

Adolph Menzel: The Quest for Reality medieval gifts Emidio de Albentiis is aWerner Busch The work of Adolph Menzel (18151905) is widely regarded as the epitome of realist art. From the very beginning of his career, he captured the beauty and horror of reality with unflinching precision, and he was a consummate master of atmosphere. A man of very short stature, Menzel was excluded from many aspects of life, and so his struggle with reality was also a struggle to assert himself. Werner Buschs comprehensive new study sheds light