A collection of hardcover volumes from the Time-Life Library of Art series, published by Time-Life Books. The series consists of artist monographs, each bound in textured black material on the spine and rear board with gilt-stamped lettering. The front boards feature full-colour pictorial plates showcasing representative works by the subject artist, bordered by a black vertical band bearing the title in gilt. The base of each spine is gilt-stamped with the text TIME-LIFE LIBRARY OF ART. This assortment includes volumes dedicated to artists such as Dürer, Rubens, Duchamp, Goya, Giotto, Cézanne, Titian, Rodin, Michelangelo, Gainsborough, Bruegel, Delacroix, Van Gogh, Picasso, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Manet, Leonardo, and Velázquez. Each volume typically contains biographical and critical text accompanied by numerous colour and monochrome plates and illustrations.
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