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In this survey of the achievement of women artists, the author evaluates and presents examples of the painting and sculpture of nearly 100 artists and provides information on many others, delineating the social and cultural context in which their work has been produced. Each chapter opens with an introduction to a period, with particular reference to women's education, status and accepted roles at the time, as well as to the possibilities open - and...

A chronologically organized overview of female artists through the centuries, with 110 illustrations.

In 1909, archeologists unearthed a room at a villa outside Pompeii with frescoes painted upon the walls. Historians and archeologists have interpreted the meaning behind the murals- some believe it to describe an initiation ritual into a Dionysian cult, while others suggest it is a secular wedding ceremony. Learn about the frescoes, historians interpretations, and Pompeii.

Surveys the lives and works of European and American writers, artists, and composers from the Renaissance into the twentieth century.

Assesses each stage of the American artist's development and her relations with Impressionism and individual Impressionist painters.

Claude Gellée, who was nicknamed Lorrain, is considered one of the greatest landscapist of the 17th Century. He first depicted the sun on a canvas, while creating an authentic skyline. Seaport at Sunset was sold with Landscape with Rural Dance as companion pieces. Learn about the artists influences, training, legacy, and life.

After the inquisition ordered him to change features in The Last Supper, Paolo Veronese decided against making any alterations and changed its name to The Feast of the House of Levi. When a fire destroyed the convent, a monk cut it into thirds and escaped with it out a window. Learn the history of the painting, the technique, its composition, and its legacy.

Viewers explore how Pierre Bonnard's home in La Cannet served as inspiration to over 200 paintings between 1927 and 1947. Studio with Mimosa, 1939-1946 is one of Bonnard's last great paintings. This video provides critical analysis of the seminal work as well as an overview of other paintings created at La Bousquet. Henri Cartier-Bresson's many photographs of the painter the house, his painting tools, and sketchbooks provide a deeper understanding...

Duke de Richileu commissioned Nicholas Poussin to create a series depicting the seasons. The Four Seasons was completed a year before the artist's death. Learn the author's inspirations, influences, technique, and legacy.