The art gallery / Wilkinson, Philip

A color-illustrated guide to the stories behind the works of ten famous painters from the fifteenth through the twentieth centuries, plus other famous works of art and techniques from throughout the ages.

Explains the historical and literary backgrounds of the subjects of paintings by Paolo Uccello, Fra Angelico, Raphael, Titian, Pieter Bruegel, Joseph Wright of Derby, Jacques-Louis David, Turner, Millais, Picasso, and several other artists from ancient times through the twentieth century.