This one-volume edition contains both text and plates and includes corrections in the text and bibliography made since the books publication in 1987. There are

"The 418 plates illustrate the main movements of the period--Neoclassicism, Riomanticism, Realism, Academics and Salon Painters, and Impressionism"--Back cover.

Presents the historical context behind the 19th-century's artistic movements, including Romantic Painting, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Realist Painting , Ac

This survey explores the history of nineteenth-century European art and visual culture. Focusing primarily on painting and sculpture, it places these two art fo

"The 418 plates illustrate the main movements of the period--Neoclassicism, Riomanticism, Realism, Academics and Salon Painters, and Impressionism"--Back cover.