Famous Paintings in the History of Art

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Famous Paintings on Flashcards

Curious about famous paintings? Learn with 250 Masterpieces in Western Painting, handheld art history study cards featuring:

  • Famous paintings produced from Renaissance painters to modern ones, with

  • Explanations of each artwork by an art historian (or 2).

Featured famous paintings are those most discussed in leading art history books. Like Bellini's St. Francis in the Desert, one of the most famous paintings in the world:

analysis of famous paintings

Two famous art historians weigh in with insight into this Bellini masterpiece:

 

 analysis of famous paintings

Marilyn Stokstad, Art History.  2nd Edition. | Laurie Schneider Adams, Art Across Time, 2nd Edition.  

There's a lot to miss without this art analysis from the pros!

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