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The book is mostly focused on the characteristics of major art movements, in order that viewers can rather easily understand the transition and development of art styles. The book contains 18 major art movements with 106 important painters and the 440 artworks the artists have created. The 18 art movements encompass wide range of historical masterpieces and renowned pieces produced by the great artists from Renaissance Periods through modern Abstract Expressionism. This work may help art-lovers acquire better understanding how reason and emotion take turns passing through the ages of the cultural movements.