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Each book in this ongoing series focuses on a major painting by a well-known artist. Crammed full of facts, the books explore key points concerning the production of the painting and its interpretation, using the painting itself as a gateway to a broader discussion of the artist's life and work. Based on conversations with the late, noted Italian art historian Zeri (Italian Paintings: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art), these slim volumes offer distilled insights soundly based on recorded knowledge. For example, Mont Sainte-Victoire, which treats one of the many paintings C zanne did on the subject, highlights the salient points of his life, relationship with his father and Emile Zola, admiration for Manet, and friendship with Pissarro ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More