BookArt: 30 Stunning Classic Paintings of Reading People

Ars longi, vita brevis For centuries, artists all over the world have demonstrated the amazing ability to capture the diverse moments of human life. Earlier I have already featured here the set of pictures that showed reading kids. This time let’s continue the journey without any limitations: today’s collection captures readers of all ages and…

Book in arts

Ars longi, vita brevis

For centuries, artists all over the world have demonstrated the amazing ability to capture the diverse moments of human life. Earlier I have already featured here the set of pictures that showed reading kids. This time let’s continue the journey without any limitations: today’s collection captures readers of all ages and in a variety of environments. The presented artworks have been painted by the artists of different times and moved through decades keeping the magic of the moment when readers are absorbed with a world opened by the books. Welcome to enjoy.

Just click or tap on any illustration to see them in the gallery mode.

By Steven Christopher Seward

By Emil Brack