Beckett, Wendy

A detailed account in text and illustrations of the lives of peasants and nobles through the changing seasons as found in the calendar pictures from the book of hours owned by Duc de Berry, a fourteenth-century French nobleman.

Presents a collection of meditations on peace based on the inspirational messages Sister Wendy Beckett finds in some of the world's greatest works of art.

Sister Wendy Beckett offers her meditations on the different forms of love as inspired by nineteen works of art created since medieval times.

Presents a collection of meditations on joy based on the inspirational messages Sister Wendy Beckett finds in some of the world's greatest works of art.

Art criticism which reproduces over fifty of the best works by contemporary women artists.

Presents paintings that illustrate important values of life, such as love, respect, and forgiveness, selected by Sister Wendy Beckett.

Sister Wendy Beckett, an art authority who lives under the protection of a Carmelite monastery, offers her insights into great works of art from the past selected from the many she viewed during a tour of ten European cities.

Overview of painting over the last 800 years, including more than 450 color reproductions and an in depth analysis of over 30 of the most famous paintings.