World-Famous Paintings

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[iv, 402 pp.] A collection of one hundred color reproductions of famous paintings, all on tipped in glossy paper stock, with brief biographical sketches of the artists and informat ion about each painting. Includes an introduction by Rockwell Kent, who earned fame as a woodcut artist, author, and book illustrator (the edition of Moby Dick bearing his cover design and illustrations is now particularly sought after by collectors). Artists featured include: Botticelli; Leonardo da Vinci; Michelangelo; Titian; Durer; Rubens; Holbein; Rembrandt; Vermeer; Velasquez; Van Gogh; Cezanne; Hogarth; Manet; Rossetti; Whistler; Homer; Sargent; etc. Show more