1000 Paintings of Genius

Description

Featuring 1,000 internationally recognized paintings, this collection spans the history of art from the 13th century to the present, from the early stirrings of the Renaissance movement in Italy to the boundary-pushing experiments of the Abstract Expressionists in post-World War II America.

Victoria Charles received her PhD in art history. She has published extensively on art history and is a regular contributor to journals and magazines. Her most recent publication is a monograph on Rembrandt.Joseph Manca received his PhD from Columbia University. He is a professor and Chairman of the Art History Department at Rice University. A specialized on the Italian Renaissance, Joseph Manca has published numerous works on this period.Megan McShane received her PhD from Emory University and specialises in European avant-garde art during First and Second World Wars.Donald Wigal is a retired art, history and theology professor from the University of Dayton. He specialises in modern and Western art. He was an indexer of the "Academic American Encyclopedia."