Painting. The art is understood

Western European painting is thousands of names of famous artists and their masterpieces. Coming to the gallery or museum, you walk around the halls, trying to find out at least a little about every picture and its author. Want to easily understand all the styles, eras and names?
This perfectly illustrated reference book:
To introduce the art of Western European painting in all the variety of its genres, techniques and styles.
will provide an opportunity to make a fascinating trip in time, trace the whole history of the development of fine art - from primitive times to the beginning of the 20th century - and find out how and why its forms changed and which of the great artists played the most significant role in this.
will reveal the secrets of picturesque techniques and techniques of famous masters.
Talk about how the picture is born