(4) YA Art Masters series. Illustrated by L. R. Galante & Simone Boni. These revised large-format art books place their subjects in historical, social, cultural, and stylistic context. The pages are busy; each double-page spread addresses one aspect in a short main paragraph, then also includes sidebars, captions for the many color reproductions, and usually a central illustration. There's a lot of good information, but the books' organization is rather loose. Timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Art Masters titles: The Art of the Renaissance, Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and The Impressionists.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Art Masters series. Illustrated by Simone Boni & Francesca D'Ottavi. These revised large-format art books place their subjects in historical, social, cultural, and stylistic context. The pages are busy; each double-page spread addresses one aspect in a short main paragraph, then also includes sidebars, captions for the many color reproductions, and usually a central illustration. There's a lot of good information, but the books' organization is rather loose. Timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Art Masters titles: The Art of the Renaissance, Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and The Impressionists.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Art Masters series. Illustrated by Simone Boni & L. R. Galante. These revised large-format art books place their subjects in historical, social, cultural, and stylistic context. The pages are busy; each double-page spread addresses one aspect in a short main paragraph, then also includes sidebars, captions for the many color reproductions, and usually a central illustration. There's a lot of good information, but the books' organization is rather loose. Timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Art Masters titles: The Art of the Renaissance, Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and The Impressionists.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Art Masters series. Illustrated by Sergio. These revised large-format art books place their subjects in historical, social, cultural, and stylistic context. The pages are busy; each double-page spread addresses one aspect in a short main paragraph, then also includes sidebars, captions for the many color reproductions, and usually a central illustration. There's a lot of good information, but the books' organization is rather loose. Timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Art Masters titles: The Art of the Renaissance, Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and The Impressionists.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Art Masters series. Illustrated by Sergio & Andrea Ricciardi. These revised large-format art books place their subjects in historical, social, cultural, and stylistic context. The pages are busy; each double-page spread addresses one aspect in a short main paragraph, then also includes sidebars, captions for the many color reproductions, and usually a central illustration. There's a lot of good information, but the books' organization is rather loose. Timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Art Masters titles: The Art of the Renaissance, Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and The Impressionists.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Art Masters series. Illustrated by L. R. Galante & Andrea Ricciardi. These revised large-format art books place their subjects in historical, social, cultural, and stylistic context. The pages are busy; each double-page spread addresses one aspect in a short main paragraph, then also includes sidebars, captions for the many color reproductions, and usually a central illustration. There's a lot of good information, but the books' organization is rather loose. Timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Art Masters titles: The Art of the Renaissance, Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and The Impressionists.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 4-6 Masters of Art series. Arranged in chronological order, each double-page spread focuses on an architectural style (baroque, palladianism) or a specific era in history and its representative structures, including Hindu temples, European castles, and American skyscrapers. The detailed color artwork is effective, but the layout is busy with supplemental illustrations and captions, and the text is flatly written. Ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) YA Masters of Art series. These oversized volumes place their subjects in historical, social, cultural, and stylistic context. Each double-page spread addresses one aspect in a short paragraph, sidebars, captions for the many color reproductions, and usually an original, central illustration. 'Renaissance', organized chronologically and geographically, is easier to read than 'Chagall', which focuses mainly on cities he lived in and cultural developments of his time. Ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(4) YA Masters of Art series. These oversized volumes place their subjects in historical, social, cultural, and stylistic context. Each double-page spread addresses one aspect in a short paragraph, sidebars, captions for the many color reproductions, and usually an original, central illustration. 'Renaissance', organized chronologically and geographically, is easier to read than 'Chagall', which focuses mainly on cities he lived in and cultural developments of his time. Ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.