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This new volume gives readers an intimate look at the life of one of history's most brilliant and accomplished men. Filled with more than 100 full-color illustrarions.

Introduces the fundamental concepts and techniques of perspective and demonstrates their practical application step by step.

Presents an engaging study of Leonardo's life and works and the historical context in which he lived.

An account of the major movements that have influenced and affected the face of India since ancient times.

India's cultural legacy is extraordinarily rich and diverse, as well as profoundly influential. This is the cradle of two of the world's greatest religions (Budhism and Hinduism) and the holy language of Sanskrit--.

The Musee d'Orsay contains one of the most magnificent collections of 19th- and early 20th-century art in the world. Limited to the years between 1848 and 1914, the collection showcases Impressionist and Postimpressionist favorites by Monet, Renoir, Cassatt, Van Gogh, Seurat, and Signac. In addition, Realist, Nabis, Symbolist, and Fauvist movements are represented in works by Millet, Gauguin, Redon, and Matisse.

This book showcases the art of China in all its glory - from the invention of writing to the Tang dynasties. Presents a pictorial record of Chinese civilization. Sets the art of ancient China against the broader background of Chinese wisdom, spirituality, and mythology.

Reveals the messages that great artists conveyed through symbolic methods. Examining fifty of the world's great masterpieces, including da Vinci, Caravaggio and Brueghel, it provides the key to unlocking those symbols.