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1) Claude Monet
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Introduces the life and work of Claude Monet, discussing his early years, life in London and various parts of France, and development as a painter.
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Vincent van Gogh's artistic career only lasted from about 1880 to 1890. During that time, he produced over eight hundred paintings and a huge collection of drawings. Virtually self-taught, van Gogh developed his own individual style, which continues to inspire many today. Few artists of his time regarded him as a great painter, but during the twentieth century, decades after his death, he ranked among the most popular of artists. His works reveal...
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Born Jacopo Comin, Tintoretto (ca. 1519-1594) was one of the great painters of the late Renaissance. This book presents the first biographies of Tintoretto, by Giorgio Vasari, Carlo Ridolfi, and Raffaele Borghini, as well as accounts from individuals who knew the artist personally. This volume also includes a translation of the marginal notes El Greco wrote in Vasari's 'Life of Tintoretto', which have never before been published.
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"Artemisia Gentileschi was the greatest female artist of the Baroque age and one of the most brilliant followers of the great Caravaggio. As a young woman she was raped by her tutor, and then had to endure a seven-month-long trial during which she was brutally examined by the authorities. Gentileschi was shamed in a culture where honour was everything. Yet she went on to become one of the most sought-after artists of the seventeenth century. Gentileschi's...
5) Botticelli
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Examines the life and work of the Italian painter of the early Renaissance, describing and giving examples of his art.
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