Chronicles the life of seventeenth-century Dutch painter Rembrandt, discussing such topics as his marriage, his studio, and his major works, and describes the world in which he lived.

Traces the life of artist Claude Monet from his childhood in northern France to his final years, focusing on his most famous works and including hands-on projects for experimenting with his techniques.

This is an overview of the geography, history, customs, beliefs, monuments, day-to-day life, and social structure of Europe, from the 1300s to the late 1500s.

Profiles major artists of the Impressionist era, which some say was the beginning of modern art, in the context of the political, economic, and other changes occurring throughout the world at the same time.

Profiles major artists of the European Renaissance, and provides glimpses of developments in art in other parts of the world during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.