Fully revised for this seventh edition, The Penguin Dictionary of Art
and Artists is one of the most comprehensive and detailed reference
works available on the subject. It contains: entries on all the major
artists of the last seven centuries; short, incisive biographies of over
1,200 artists, including many new entries on modern American artists;
evaluations of the works of the greatest artists and their location;
expositions of the best-known groups or schools of artists; descriptions
of artistic techniques; and styles and definitions of artistic
movements.