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medieval period.
Scribner, Charles. Masters of Art: Bernini. New York: Harry N. Abrams,- An excellent introduction to the life and work of the artist.
Selz, Peter Howard. Art in Our Times: A Pictorial History, 1890-1980. New
York: Harry N. Abrams, 1981. Highly recommended; offers interesting
comparisons of artworks.Slive, Seymour. Dutch Painting, 1600–1800. New Haven, CT: Yale
University Press, 1998. A perceptive study of the great masters and their
portrayals of the cultural context of the Netherlands.Snyder, James. Northern Renaissance Art. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice
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National Gallery of Art, 1986. The catalogue for a major exhibition at the
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illustrated; puts the artist’s life and work in historical perspective.Spurling, Hilary. The Unknown Matisse: A Life of Henri Matisse: The Early
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Conquest of Colour: 1909–1954. New York: Knopf, 1998 and 2005. A truly
monumental two-volume biography of the artist.Stechow, Wolfgang. Masters of Art: Bruegel. New York: Hary N.
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