Reprint of Treasures of the DIA presents 175 masterworks from the museum's encyclopedic collections: from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome to the present day and spanning the globe.Among the more notable works are Vincent van Gogh's Self-Portrait, James Abbott McNeill Whistler's Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, Bruegel's The Wedding Dance, a Kongo Nail Figure, the Mesopotamian Dragon Panel from the Ishtar Gate, and Diego Rivera's monumental Detroit Industry murals, and much more.With essays by Debra N. Mancoff and Salvador Salort-Pons

An encyclopedic survey of the world's art from the Detroit Institute of Arts' distinguished collection

"Treasures of a Lost Art presents 144 leaves, cuttings, and illuminated manuscript fragments from the collection of Robert Lehman (1891-1969), one of the largest and most impressive private holdings of Italian manuscripts assembled after the First World War. Discussed here - with many of them handsomely illustrated in full color - are important examples of the major schools of illumination in southern Italy, Umbria, Tuscany, Emilia, Lombardy, and the Veneto. Previously unpublished, and perhaps even unknown to scholars, are works by some of the foremost Italian painters of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, including a leaf here attributed for the first time to the Sienese master Duccio di Buoninsegna and cuttings by Stefano da Verona and Cosimo Tura. Lesser-known arists, such as Neri da Rimini, Belbello da Pavia, and Girolamo da Cremona, once renowned for their beautifully illuminated volumes, are also discussed in full."--BOOK JACKET.

Catalog of an exhibition organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts, held from March 15 - July 12, 2015, celebrating the famous Mexican artist couple Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo during the year they spent in Detroit while he completed the "Detroit Industry Murals".