The indispensable one-volume reference work on 19th-century art in Europe and America has been substantially updated and enlarged. In this edition, two completely new chapters examine the varied facets of architecture and design from 1790 to 1851, and from mid-century leading into the early twentieth century. In addition, there are new sections on challenges to academic painting in Russia and on the Vienna Secession, and Pre-Raphaelitism in England and the rise of naturalism in Germany are considered in greater depth. Many more illustrations are now in colour. A rich and diverse volume, "Nineteenth Century Art: A Critical History" will interest students, specialists and anyone fascinated by this dynamic period.