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This volume of Pyotr Gnedich's "History of Art" is devoted to European art of the 19th century. and in particular the work of French, English, Spanish and German painters. Its main feature is the amazing variety of manners of execution and the abundance of masterpieces from the heyday of European art; these are works that still form the basis of the exposition of the leading galleries of the world. Among those who have been given special attention are the magnificent draftsman Jean Auguste Ingres, the multifaceted master Eugene Delacroix, the wonderful landscape painter John Constable, the exquisite colorist William Turner, the portrait painter of all Europe, the inimitable Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, the tireless worker Ernest Meissonier, the passionate and phantasmagoric Francisco Goya , one of the most prominent impressionists Edouard Manet. The "History of Art" by Pyotr Gnedich is an opportunity to see with your own eyes the best of what has been created by human genius over the past millennia. A brief comprehensive commentary allows you to get answers to inevitable questions without resorting to specialized literature and professional advice.