Recs if you like The Agony and the Ecstasy...

an introduction to various artistic traditions throughout europe and asia, as well as a general guide to getting started with art history. recommendations are very welcome, as always!

note: books are mostly grouped according to period/tradition, but there are inevitable outliers

Stories about artists, their work and the times that influenced them, from a fictional perspective.

Rather than a TBR I like to have a list of menu options

Below are the #1 bestselling fictional novels in the United States for each year from 1900 to 1999, based on annual sales data (traditionally compiled by The Bookman and later Publishers Weekly).