Kenneth Clark books in order
English art historian, museum director, and broadcaster
- Lived
- 1903–1983
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 29
Kenneth Clark published 15 non-fiction books and 14 other books, beginning with The Nude (1956).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Kenneth Clark
Start here
The Nude
Kenneth Clark's most-read book.
Non-fiction in order
The Gothic Revival (1928)
Leonardo Da Vinci (1939)
Landscape into Art (1949)
Moments of Vision (1954)
The Study of Art History (1956)
Provincialism (1962)
Ruskin Today (1964)
Rembrandt and the Italian Renaissance (1966)
Civilisation (1969)
The Romantic Rebellion (1973)
The Romantic Rebellion: Romantic Versus Classic Art (1973)
Another Part of the Wood (1974)
The Other Half (1977)
An Introduction to Rembrandt (1978)
What Is a Masterpiece? (1979)
Other books in order
John Constable (1940)
Ruskin at Oxford (1946)
Landscape Painting (1950)
Piero Della Francesca (1951)
The Nude (1956)
Looking at Pictures (1960)
The Blot and the Diagram (1962)
The Drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle (1968)
Civilization (1969)
Animals and Men (1977)
Feminine Beauty (1980)
The Art of Humanism (1981)
The Potter's Manual (1983)
Discovering the Bible (1989)
About Kenneth Clark
Kenneth Mackenzie Clark, Baron Clark was a British art historian, museum director and broadcaster. His expertise covered a wide range of artists and periods, but he is particularly associated with Italian Renaissance art, most of all that of Leonardo da Vinci. After running two art galleries in the 1930s and 1940s, he came to wider public notice on television, presenting a succession of programmes on the arts from the 1950s to the 1970s, the largest and best known being the Civilisation series in 1969.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Kenneth Clark FAQ
- How many books has Kenneth Clark written?
- Kenneth Clark published 15 non-fiction books and 14 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Kenneth Clark's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Nude.
- What is Kenneth Clark's last book?
- What Is a Masterpiece? (1979).
- What is Kenneth Clark's most famous book?
- The Nude (1956) is Kenneth Clark's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.