Painting by Numbers: Data-Driven Histories of Nineteenth Century ArtThrough the use of digital research and economic tools, this book presents a groundbreaking blend of art historical and social scientific methods to chart the sheer scale of nineteenth-century artistic production. With new quantitative evidence for more than five hundred thousand works of art, fresh insights into the nineteenth century, and the extent to which art historians have focused on a limited—and potentially biased—sample of artwork from that time are presented.
