The Usborne book of art

What is art?

Looking at paintings

Story paintings

Portraits

Landscapes

Still lifes

What is modern art?

Looking at modern art

Ancient and medieval art: Before 1400: Art and magic

Classical art

Patterns and monsters

Saints and sinners

Wilton Diptych

Art and prayer

Courtly delight

Renaissance: 1400 to 1600: Making it real

Born again

Renaissance portraits

Arnolfini portrait

Fresh look

Telling stories

Venus and Mars

Outdoor scenes

Baroque and Rococo: 1600 to 1800: Dramatic art

Supper at Emmaus

Wars of religion

Fit for a king

Peace and war

Town and country

Everyday life

Making arrangements

Flights of fancy

High society

Vacation snapshots

Revolution: 1800 to 1900: Making history

Sun and storm

Dreams and legends

City life

Rain, steam and speed

Great outdoors

Colorful views

Getting away from it all

Breaking away: 1900 to 1914: Running wild 100

Express yourself

Seeing things differently

Les Demoiselles

Bright lights, big city

Into the future

Shapes and colors

Dreams and conflicts: 1914 to 1945: Going to war

Travoys arriving

World gone mad

In your dreams

Building the future

Power of persuasion

Aftermath

New directions: 1945 to 1969: New York, New York

Shaping up

On the streets

Being popular

Bigger Splash

Famous faces

Anything goes: 1970 onward: Beyond the frame

Cold dark matter

Outside the gallery

Religious visions

Model relationships

Taking pictures

Me, myself and I

Behind the scenes: Artists' materials

Tricks of the trade

Preserving pictures

Fame and fortune

Faking it

Timeline

About the artists.