McLanathan, Richard B. K

Covers American painting, sculpture, and architecture from early colonial times to the present day.

Illustrated biography of Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, whose painting was said to be the least of his talents, discussing not only his successful career, but his work as a diplomat and happy family life.

A biography of the Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, whose greatest work may have been the Sistine Chapel in Rome's St. Peter's Cathedral.

Follows the life of the versatile artist Leonardo da Vinci, from his childhood near Florence to his death in France.