Surveys the life and work of seventeenth-century Dutch artist Jan Vermeer; provides analyses of his masterpieces; discusses the historical and social context in which Vermeer painted; and includes over three hundred reproductions of his work.
Surveys the life and work of seventeenth-century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez; provides analyses of his masterpieces; discusses the historical and social context in which Velazquez painted; and includes over three hundred color reproductions of his work.
Surveys the life and work of nineteenth-century Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, analyzes his masterpieces, explains them in their historical and social context, and includes more than three hundred full-color reproductions of his paintings.
Surveys the life and work of early Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca; provides analyses of his masterpieces; discusses the historical and social context in which Francesca painted; and includes over three hundred reproductions of his work.
Surveys the life and work of twentieth-century French artist Henri Emile Benoit Matisse; provides analyses of his masterpieces; discusses the historical and social context in which Matisse created; and includes over three hundred color reproductions of his art.
Surveys the life and work of eighteenth-century Spanish artist Francisco Goya; provides analyses of his masterpieces; discusses the historical and social context in which Goya created; and includes over three hundred color reproductions of his art.
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.
Surveys the life and work of fifteenth-century Flemish artist Hieronymus Bosch; 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.
Surveys the life and work of seventeenth-century Dutch artist Rembrandt; 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.