Art & Art History (ARTA): Reference Books

This searchable archive of 2,300 images of works of art housed at the National Gallery in London is part of the Credo Reference e-book database. The works shown here represent all major traditions of Western European painting, from the artists of late medieval and Renaissance Italy to the French Impressionists.

This book introduces art lovers to one of the richest and most representative collections of Western European paintings in the world, including famous works by the greatest painters -- Piero della Francesca, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velazquez, Ingres, Degas and many others, as well as masterpieces by less familiar artists. Through her commentaries on 200 of the National Gallery's finest works of art, author Erika Langmuir enables the visitor and reader to trace the history of European painting from the 13th to the 20th century; to develop an eye for style, technique, imagery and genre; and to appreciate the talents of individual artists producing paintings for different locations and patrons, in a variety of artistic and cultural contexts.