How to Read Paintings is a valuable visual guide to Western European painting. Through a gallery of artworks accompanied by informative commentary, it enables r

This charmingly illustrated, highly informative field guide to understanding art history is small enough to fit in a pocket yet serious enough to provide real a

How to Read Paintings provides a fascinating analysis of a variety of paintings made in the Western tradition. **Note: Images in paperback are printed in black

This companion volume to How to Read Paintings explores the context within which artists from the Middle Ages to the present day have worked. Major works of art

"Together the text and illustrations gradually reveal many of the major themes and characteristics of Chinese painting. To "read" these works is to enter a dial