Lives of Painters
October 24, 2007 Collectible No CommentsJohn Canaday-Lives of Painters-Set-COMPLETE WITH PLATES
The Lives Of Painters
by
John Canaday
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1969 Complete 4 Volume Second Printing Set W.W. Norton & Company Inc.
New York
Volume 1- Late Gothic to High Renaissance
Volume 2- Baroque
Volume 3- Neoclassic to Post Impressionist 
Volume 4-Plates and Index
In this lively and informative work John Canaday tells the history of the great tradition of Western painting through the lives of the creators of our artistic masterpieces from Giotto onward. Using the skills of the art historian and the resources of a superb writer. Mr. Canaday explores the lives of nearly 500 painters, their works and their place in history. It is an engaging and witty book. full of unexpected insights and rich in information.The lives of the Painters is a delight to read for information and for pleasure.
The four volumes of the Lives of Painters have 1,556 pages in all with over 500 illustrations,176 of them in color and 350 in monochrome. Biographies of the artists are woven into a continuous narrative that provides information on techniques, styles and periods. The illustrations are grouped together in a separate volume, making it possible for the reader to keep each painting before him as he reads the text discussing it. The inclusion of a full index makes the Lives of Painters a thoroughly practical reference book.
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