Dictionary of Art & Artists

The Penguin Dictionary of Art and Artists is one of the most comprehensive and detailed one-volume reference works available on this rich and varied subject. An indispensable source of information for both artists and those interested in art in general, it contains entries on all the major artists of the last seven centuries—from Alberti to Matisse, Breugel to Picasso, Ingres to Toulouse-Lautrec—as well as incisive biographies of over 1,200 artists, including many entries on modern artists. It also provides evaluations of the works of the greatest artists and their location, expositions of the best-known groups or schools of artists, descriptions of artistic techniques and styles, and definitions of artistic movements.

Peter Murray and Linda Murray married in 1947, having both attended the Courtauld Institute. They have written extensively in this field, both together and separately. Many of their titles are available in Penguin. Peter Murray died in 1992 but his legacy remains in reprints, reissues and translations around the globe.