The authoritative text takes into account new research in art history. Over 100 full-color illustrations are complemented by tinted information panels providing specific reference to each major painting, its background and critical interpretations. Among the artists in this book are Fouquet, Clouet, Le Brun, Poussin, Claude, de la Tour, Chardin, Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, David, Delacroix, and Ingres.