Arranged chronologically spanning a range of periods and styles, this book presents a description of thirty-five famous paintings.

A nun-turned-art expert travels to six American museums in search of masterworks of painting and sculpture.

Profusely illustrated account of the life, work and times of Paul Cezanne, great 19th century French painter.

"The Mona Lisa is widely recognized as one of the greatest paintings in the history of art. In 2003, the 500th anniversary of the painting, it will become the only work in the Louvre to occupy its own room. But the picture has also become an object of popular culture and consumption. Its image is used to sell everything from chocolate to champagne to automobiles, and appears on ashtrays, mouse pads, and T-shirts. More than any other art object, the...

Examines the lives of impressionist painters and the influences that shaped their work through re-created albums of letters, sketches, and photographs.

A.J. and his friends in the second grade learn that art can be made out of anything, even garbage.

This book interweaves artistic analysis with glowing color photography to provide a complete understanding of the topic. A unique album of artists' materials, sketches, equipment, and memorable quotes are presented alongside reproductions of more than 150 works of art.

Presents objects for the letters of the alphabet through paintings by such artists as Magritte, Picasso, Botticelli, and Vermeer.

Robert Oliver, a renowned painter, has brutally attacked a canvas in the National Gallery of Art. What would compel an artist to destroy something he values beyond all else? From the confines of his hospital room, Oliver maintains a stubborn silence, offering only the briefest explanation before he stops speaking altogether: "I did it for her." But who is she?

Examines the life and works of American impressionistic painter Mary Cassatt.