A selection of the works of Leonardo the artist, the scientist and anticipator of the modern age of technology and invention is accompanied by a text which presents and analyzes the stages of Leonardo's life and growth, including numerous quotations from his own notes and writings.

Surveys the life, career, works and times of German painter Albrecht Dürer, with background information on other painters of the time.

Stresses the career and artistic style of the Dutch painter of the Counter Reformation and includes numerous color reproductions.

Surveys the life, works and times of Antoine Watteau, the greatest painter of 18th century France.

Traces the life, career and paintings of the Spanish court painter, Francisco Goya, with information on the times in which he lived and other artists of that era.

Surveys the life, work and times of Marcel Duchamp, one of the most influential of the 20th century artists.

An account of the life, work and times of the most famous painter of 16th century Venice.

An account of the life, career and works of Henri Matisse, the French artist who changed the course of Western art, with background information on the times in which he lived and other artists of his era.

This book is about the works of J.M.W. Turner.

Surveys the life, work and times of Diego de Silva Velazquez, the master 17th century Spanish painter.