false 747683 2 A benchmark for intelligent, engaging nonfiction, this superbly designed book is written and illustrated with a lushness that takes the breath away. Robert Cumming is chairman of Christie's education department: he knows his art history. But he also knows how to seduce you with the sheer beauty of the material, and the well-placed pointer to telling details. Fifty double-page spreads cover artists from da Vinci and Rubens to Monet, Picasso, and Pollock. Each spread is a concentrated master-class on the life, the style, and the influence. Check out the luminous full-color reproductions of "Bacchus" and "The Conversion of St. Paul," then read the opening sentence above them--"One of the few great artists to have a criminal record, Caravaggio was violent, loutish, and frequently under arrest"--and see if you can resist the temptation to read on. <i>Great Artists</i> is a dream of a book that adults and their older children will fight over. (Ages 12 to adult) <I>--Richard Farr</I> 733825 1996 Great Artists: The Lives of 50 Painters Explored Through Their Work total:5|5:2|4:3| 5 22 8 0 0 0 false false Sun Sep 13 09:52:46 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 09:52:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 22 20:39:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 20:39:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 07 13:11:52 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 19:34:44 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 13:11:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 12 06:02:36 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 06:02:36 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Mar 22 14:34:58 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 14:34:58 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Dec 30 14:39:20 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 14:39:20 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Sun Jul 29 13:42:14 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 13:42:14 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Jul 29 07:43:34 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 07:43:34 -0700 2007