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Starting with artworks from the Middle Ages and Renaissance and ending with those created during the early 20th century, British art historian Clark (The Painting of Modern Life) investigates paintings depicting God's kingdom come, or heaven on earth. In essays on masterpieces that the author has discussed in lectures at universities including Harvard and Berkeley, he examines works by Giotto (d. 1337), Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525–69), Nicolas Poussin (...Log In or Sign Up to Read More