The Art of Decadence - Hiroshi Unno

The Art of Decadence by Hiroshi Unno / ISBN 9784756248411 / A 360-page paperback, about 7.25 x 10 inches, from the publisher PIE International / Bilingual Japanese/English Very nice production touches on this series of books by Hiroshi Unno *** Across time and space, the motifs and images of Decadence are repeatedly depicted in literature, fine arts, music and other art forms. This book presents numerous historically important art works spanning from the 19th century to Surrealism, including notable European illustrators such as Odilon Redon, Gustav Klimt, and many more. Each chapter comprehensively showcases such art works, grouping them by stylistic category or artistic movement: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; Symbolism in France, Germany and Belgium; Wiener Secession; Art Nouveau and Art Deco; Eroticism; book illustrators; Surrealist artists and so on. This collection also explores the theme of the femme fatale through representations of Sirens, mermaids and witches, as well as charac