How many stories can a book about painting and its evolution over the centuries contain? Many and varied. One of a sinful moneylender seeking divine forgiveness, another of a lustful monk who never repented, the journey and struggles of a woman painter on her path to independence and professional recognition, as well as that of another woman, a vain beauty who became the model for a famous portrait and a victim of her own beauty. Through these narratives, the student of art history learns about the complex relationships between artists and patrons, the desperate attempts of painters to win the favor of their audience, the constant search for the new in their art and beyond. For some of the greatest creators of world art were not only involved in painting, but also in sculpture, mathematics, and geometry. Over the centuries, art movements succeeded one another, painting shifted direction and explorations, and its creators carved their unique paths while struggling with personal as well as collective difficulties and obstacles. Yet, amidst the dense web of information about art and its creators, the political and social environment of their time clearly stands out, which at times restricted, at times liberated, and in every case marked artistic creation. So, in how many stories can one read the different facets of the life and art of Leonardo da Vinci, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Rembrandt, Jacques-Louis David, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Andy Warhol, among others? In 32 more stories of painting. From the Renaissance to pop art.
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