The Art Book

de Editors of Phaidon Press, Butler, Adam Artist

An A to Z guide to 500 great painters and sculptors from medieval to modern times. Each artist is represented by a full-page color plate of a typical work, accompanied by explanatory and illuminating information on each image and its creator. The entries are comprehensively cross-referenced and glossaries of artistic movements and technical terms are included, together with an international directory of galleries and museums to visit.