A History of European Art

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Bibliography


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Places Rubens’s life in the context of the political and religious divisions of
the Netherlands.

Bellosi, Luciano. Duccio: The Maestà. London: Thames & Hudson, 1999.
Lavishly documents the work in more than 250 color plates.

Belting, Hans. Hieronymus Bosch: Garden of Earthly Delights. New York:
Prestel Publishing, 2002. Discusses the cultural and religious contexts of
Bosch’s art.

Bertelli, Carlo. Piero della Francesca: The Frescoes of San Francesco in
Arezzo. Geneva: Skira, 2002. Presents the entire cycle of frescoes after their
extensive restoration.

Bordes, Philippe. Jacques-Louis David: Empire to Exile. New Haven,
CT: Yale University Press, 2005. A modern reappraisal of David’s life
and career.

Borsch-Supan, Helmut. Antoine Watteau, 1684–1721. Cologne: Konemann,


  1. Explores the artist’s small-scale, playful pictures.


Brown, Jonathan, and Carmen Garrido. Velazquez: The Technique of Genius.
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003. Discusses the historical
background of the golden age of Spanish art, as well as the techniques
of the artist.

Casazza, Ornella. Masaccio and the Brancacci Chapel. New York: Riverside
Book Co., 1990. Well written and researched, with many color plates
showing the chapel frescoes.

Castellani, Francesca. Renoir: His Life and Works. Philadelphia, PA: Courage
Books, 1998. A comprehensive source exploring the artist’s evolution.
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