Books in The Primary Source Library of Famous Artists series

Introduces Leonardo da Vinci, one of the best-known artists and thinkers of the Renaissance, and one of the first artists in Italy to use oil paint and whose sketches include designs for a robot, bicycle, and helicopter.

Discusses the life, work, and legacy of nineteenth-century Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh.

Discusses the life and work of innovative artist Pablo Picasso.

Nichols, Catherine, Renoir, Auguste

Discusses the life and work of the Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor, Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Discusses the life, work, and legacy of nineteenth-century French Impressionist artist Claude Monet.

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Presents information about the life and voyages of the Italian merchant and explorer who was credited with being the first to reach the American mainland.

Presents information about the life and voyages of the Spanish explorer who discovered Florida in his search for the fountain of youth, and diplays relevant primary source documents and artifacts.

Discusses the life and works of Franz Schubert, an Austrian composer who only became famous after his death.

A biography of the composer who became known as the "father of the symphony" after creating more than one hundred in his lifetime.