On Each Masterpiece Card...

  • Color bands show location of each painting (take the orange-banded cards to England!)
  • Facts about each famous painting
  • Art analysis. Concise, meaty summaries. By pros.

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Famous Painters in Art History

Which famous painters stand out in the history of painting? And which of their famous paintings are deemed "masterpiece"?

Learn this (and more) from 250 Masterpieces in Western Painting, art history cards which have:

  • famous paintings faithfully reproduced on 4" x 6" cards, and
  • analysis of each famous painting by one of 40 art historians
It's the history of painting, at your fingertips!
famous paintings on cards

Uses? Discover:

  • what famous artwork to see in US and European art museums;
  • how each masterpiece has shaped the history of painting;
  • which famous paintings to see in cities with oodles of art museums (think New York, D.C., and Paris);
  • what cultural and political influences affected these Western painters.


Sample Art Analysis

Famous Artwork Analyzed

 

Art analysis provided by David Nolta, Ph.D., Professor, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA.