From the Renaissance to the Baroque

In front of you is a book by the famous series «Masters and Masterpieces» by Igor Dolgopolov, Honored Worker of Arts of the RSFSR, a writer and educator, and the chief artist of the magazine "Ogonyok," about outstanding masters of visual art. Noble Renaissance—which returned ancient ideals to humankind—and refined, emotional Baroque revealed to the world amazing artists, true geniuses of painting. In this book, the reader will encounter the immortal works of Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Raphael Santi, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Vermeer of Delft, Thomas Gainsborough, and Francisco Goya. You’ll go through the pages of their lives, feel their genius, and discover again their brilliant works of painting.