This beautiful and informative book is an ideal introduction to the wealth of paintings on view in the great galleries of the western world.A hundred of the finest and most familiar pictures from seven centuries of western art are discussed in a straight-forward, lively way by one of Britain's leading art critics. Among the paintings included are world-famous works by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Constable, Renoir and Picasso, each one superbly reproduced and accompanied by a clear explanation of its significance in the history of art.Changes in style, subject matter and technique are examined in the context of the times that produced them, with biographical information on the artists and a brief account of the movements with which they are associated.
Marina Vaizey Books
