An anthology crackling with visual energy.-The Times
A fat, fun volume.-Newsweek
This season's most interesting and accessible reference book.-Harper's Bazaar
Big, fun, well-designed guide to 500 favorite painters and sculptors.-Wall Street Journal
A must for beginners and art critics alike - believe me!-What's On
The art book of the year.-Art and Craft Magazine
Beautifully designed. Thoroughly cross-referenced, the book presents a fresh perspective and is fantastic value.-The Good Book Guide
The Art Book which succeeded in bringing an enormously convoluted subject matter to a mass audience without... compromise.-The Inverness Courier
The ultimate art bluffer's book has arrived.-Options
It's an illuminating way of looking at art; and hard to put down!-Leisure Painter
This is the perfect book... Something which you can buy and never regret. Dip into it occasionally and you'll emerge with a slight edge in Trivial Pursuit, but it can also take you by the hand and explain what can seem like a whole different world. Ten stars, or something.-Oxford Student
As a visual source book, its first class and gives you a quick tour of art history without necessarily leaving your chair. If art is a new interest, it's a great place to start but it will also be welcomed by regular gallery goers and students of art history.-Brisbane News
It's so nicely executed that it's a pleasure to look at and flick through, and acts very well as a springboard to send you off to look for more of their work.-Mail on Sunday
A new way of looking at art.-Yorkshire Evening Press
Presents a fresh perspective for those new to the study of art.-The Good Book Guide
As close to perfection as you'll get.-The Bookseller
Brilliantly eccentric.-Marie Claire