Decent book if you want an over-view of art history. What I didn't like was that most of the prints were small and in black and white. ( )

Indispensable coffee table book for the artistically impaired (like me). A compendium of western art with fabulous reproductions of famous paintings from the Renaissance to the present day, and their accompanying short critiques, often with biographical information on the artist. A short course in Art Appreciation for those of us who, for one reason or another, aren't able to travel to see the actual works. ( )