Imagine walking into an art gallery and looking at a painting. What does it mean? What is it trying to say? This book will help you answer these questions.

From paintings by Botticelli to Van Gogh, Great Paintings Explained explores what the pictures actually show by delving into the myths, symbolism and stories behind fifteen different works of art.

The Night Café by Vincent van Gogh

Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons) by Wassily Kandinsky

Proserpine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

At the Moulin Rouge by Toulouse-Lautrec

Judith and Holofernes by Gustav Klimt

Self-Portrait by Rembrandt

... and many more.

Great Paintings Explained is an accessible tour of some of the most beautiful objects in art. Whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced art-lover, this book has something for everyone.