Look inside ...    Stories of the Painters by Amy Steedman In this sweeping introduction to the great painters of the western canon, Stories of the Painters presents relatively brief biographical sketches of the men who shaped the world of art as it is known today. Each story underscores the style and signature techniques for which the artist was best known, and also provides insight into their upbringing, careers, and even the political climate in which they worked. In all, a wonderful collection of stories about a wonderful collection of painters.  Ages 10-14 441 pages $30.95

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Front Matter

THE ITALIAN SCHOOL OF PAINTING
Giotto
Fra Angelico
Masaccio
Fra Filippo Lippi
Sandro Botticelli
Domenico Ghirlandaio
Filippino Lippi
Pietro Perugino
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Michelangelo
Andrea del Sarto
Giovanni Bellini
Vittore Carpaccio
Giorgione
Titian
Tintoretto
Paul Veronese
THE SPANISH SCHOOL
Velazquez
Murillo
Goya
THE FLEMISH SCHOOL
Hubert and Jan Van Eyck
Hans Memlinc
The German School
Albrecht Dürer
Hans Holbein
THE DUTCH AND LATER FLEMISH SCHOOLS
Frans Hals
Peter Paul Rubens
Rembrandt Van Ryn
Anthony Van Dyck
THE FRENCH SCHOOL
Claude Lorrain
Antoine Watteau
Vigée le Brun
THE ENGLISH SCHOOL
Joshua Reynolds
Gainsborough
George Romney
Raeburn
John Constable
Turner

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