Recounts the events surrounding the discovery of Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio's masterpiece "The Taking of Christ", which went undiscovered for decades in a dusty attic, and explores the controversy surrounding the painting's discovery and restoration.
Surveys the life and work of sixteenth-century Italian artist Caravaggio, analyzes his masterpieces, explains them in their historical and social context, and includes more than 300 full-color reproductions of his paintings.
Explores the range of Leonardo's achievements and his varied careers. Also covers his personal life but focuses primarily on his paintings and sketches.
Discusses the work of Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico, considered a forerunner of the Surrealist movement, who switched from modernism to classicism midway through his career.
Surveys the life and work of Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci; provides analyses of his masterpieces; discusses the historical and social context in which da Vinci worked; and includes over three hundred color reproductions of his paintings, sculptures, and inventions.
Surveys the life and work of sixteenth-century Italian artist Titian; provides analyses of his masterpieces; discusses the historical and social context in which he painted; and includes over three hundred color reproductions of his art.
