Notes

96 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits Contents: Great artists: who and when -- Art in the beginning: from cave paintings to painted churches -- A grand task: Michelangelo -- Everyday life: Bruegel -- Drama in Rome: Caravaggio -- Fit for a king: Velazquez -- Life a home: Vermeer -- Making waves: Hokusai -- Wild nature: Friedrich -- Art and music: Whistler -- First impression: Monet -- To the point: Seurat -- Starry nights: Van Gogh -- Jungle king: Rousseau -- A new vision: Picasso -- Colour and shape: Kandinsky -- But is it art: Duchamp -- Dream worlds: Dali -- Self-portrait: Kahlo -- Modern shapes: Hepworth -- Drip painting: Pollock -- Factory-made: Warhol -- Movers and shakers: more exciting artists