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Covers art from the Middle Ages to contemporary movements, describing major works and their cultural contexts, and offering brief sketches of prominent artists for each period.

A history of painting since the end of the Roman Empire. The chronological text covers major artists, movements and styles of Western art, and discusses ways of looking at paintings. There are detailed time-lines, artists' biographies, and feature boxes on notable artists, techniques and schools.