and provides much-needed insight into what life was like for this trailblazing artist of seventeenth-century Spain

as well as the Indigenous perspective on ancient Maya writing and beliefs

Italy: Monuments Past and Present is an excellent resource for travelers and students alike

“Both “logic” and “copy” are carefully examined

ISBN 978-1-60606-642-3

Rosalba Carriera rabbit and provides much-needed insight intoAngela Oberer This stunning new volume is the first accessibly written, illustrated, English language biography of Rosalba Carriera, one of the most famous women artists in eighteenth century Europe. Born in Venice in 1673 to a lawyer and a lace maker, Rosalba Carriera began her career painting decorative objects and rose to international renown as a portraitist in Italy, Germany, France, and England. In 1757 she died nearly blind from cataracts, a