Leonardo, Frida and the Others: The History of Art, 800 Years - 100 Artists

by Camille Jouneaux (Author), Jean André (Illustrator)

Born from the author’s curiosity about how to truly understand paintings, this richly illustrated and highly accessible book introduces the fundamentals of eight centuries of art. It explains how museums work, how painters use proportion and perspective, and how to read the anatomy of a painting. Through clear explanations and unexpected comparisons—such as Botticelli and Cassatt or Monet and Mitchell—it demystifies major movements including Baroque, Cubism, Ukiyo-e, and De Stijl. With strong representation of non-Western traditions and long-overlooked women artists, the book combines authoritative text with timelines and hundreds of images to make art history engaging and easy to decode.

Harcover, 360 pages