50 Paintings You Should Know (50 You Should Know)

Now available in an updated edition, this generously illustrated book is a tour of the most important Western paintings since the Renaissance. Spanning seven centuries, this selection of 50 iconic paintings offers readers a crash course in art history while presenting gorgeous color reproductions that are a pleasure to contemplate. Starting with Giottos Arena Chapel frescoes and continuing through Botticellis The Birth of Venus, da Vincis Mona Lisa, Vermeers Girl with a Pearl Earring as well as works by Monet, van Gogh, Cassatt, Czanne, Dal, Kahlo, Hopper, Pollock, Rothko, and OKeeffe, nearly every important painter is represented in this book.