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Chronicles the life and work of French impressionist artist Claude Monet through captioned reproductions of three hundred of his paintings.

Profiles the life and art of Paul Gauguin, discussing his everyday activities, family, and friends, exploring his techniques, subjects, and themes, and examining his influence.

Explains what discipline-based art education (DBAE) is and explains how students K-12 can benefit from the teaching of art-making, art criticism, art history, and aesthetics.

Brings together a collection of art works that focus on the themes of the fantastic and surreal, along with profiles of each artist and an interpretation of each work.

Provides a chronological, illustrated overview of the life and work of post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin.

Examines the history of Americans bringing famous works of European art over to the galleries in the United States, which includes the transportation of pieces from Raphaels, Rembrandts, and Vermeers; and describes the lives of the wealthy buyers who bought them.

Profiles the life and work of Michelangelo, discussing both his popular and lesser-known artistic creations, his impact on the art world, and his inspirations. Includes full-color reproductions of his paintings and sculptures.

Discusses how art impersonator Han van Meegeren forged paintings and fooled Hermann Goering, a Nazi leader--and other people in the world--into believing his pieces to be the work of admired artists such as Johannes Vermeer.

Colorful illustrations and text tell a story about the fourteenth-century Italian painter Giotto di Bondone and his famous fresco "Nativity.".