Great Paintings Explained: Learn to read paintings through some of art's most famous works (Looking at Art) Paperback – 12 April 2022

Looking forward to the next book in the series.

The author writes in an interesting and knowledgeable style. I found this top be a worthwhile purchase and enjoyed the read.

This (very) slim volume was a disappointment. The quality of reproduction is poor and the commentary is the usual dull, bland art gallery lift music. There's nothing here that you can't find on Wikipedia.

The writing and quality of the book is great, but it's tiny. I paid around £16 for a book that is roughly the size of a Ladybird kids book. It would be a good buy at around the £7 mark.

Love it and very interesting read Learned a lot and helps analyse paintings I seeSet across history and development of art

I really enjoyed the book. It is a quick read and provides a great introduction to how one might interpret and enjoy works of art.

Yes I had read many art books, but still I found this book pretty fun to read. It is very informative. Not only does it share the author's insight into some great paintings, but also it delivers great stories about the artists and the context of the paintings creation. I highly recommend the book. It costs just no more than a cup of coffee but it delivers much more pleasure to you than a coffee does.

This small paperback is a highly readable series of short essays on 16 masterpieces with color photos. It’s like going on a private tour with an art expert. His profound insights are simply amazing. It is well worth its purchase price. The other 2 books in the series are also excellent.

Very personal perspective on art, based on short essays about seminal western European paintings. Surprisingly good images on Kindle for iPad. Highly recommend for an afternoon read.

Initially I was disappointed that the illustrations were in black & white, but the context of the book is so good, I can easily overlook that. Items were easily explained.