The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

Imago Dei: The Byzantine Apologia for Icons by Jaroslav Pelikan

Imago Dei: The Byzantine Apologia for Icons

The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

Jaroslav Pelikan

196 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art history religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern by Mary Beard

Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern

The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

Mary Beard

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction art classics history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A History of Building Types by Nikolaus Pevsner

A History of Building Types

The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

Nikolaus Pevsner

352 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative medium-paced
The Use and Abuse of Art by Jacques Barzun

The Use and Abuse of Art

The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

Jacques Barzun

160 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction art history philosophy informative reflective fast-paced
The Art of Sculpture by Herbert Read

The Art of Sculpture

The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

Herbert Read

416 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

nonfiction art history
The Villa: Form and Ideology of Country Houses by James S. Ackerman

The Villa: Form and Ideology of Country Houses

The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

James S. Ackerman

304 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Christian Iconography: A Study of Its Origins by André Grabar

Christian Iconography: A Study of Its Origins

The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

André Grabar

432 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

nonfiction art history
The Sack of Rome, 1527 by André Chastel

The Sack of Rome, 1527

The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

André Chastel

344 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history dark medium-paced