This is an excellent volume on the Golden Age of painting in Spain, culminating with an extended chapter on Francisco Goya, last of the great masters. With 100 color illustrations, a chronology and insightful text, it evokes the splendor of Spain and the glorious artists it produced including Rubens, El Greco, Velasquez, Zuraban, Murillo and others.  (SPN30, $24.95)

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ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1999 • PAPER  • 240 PAGES
From the cave painting at Altimira through the Golden Age, to the works of Picasso and Miro, this book documents the course of art in Spain, with 150 illustrations. (SPN102, $18.95)

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Jonathan Brown
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Velazquez and El Greco are but a few of the Spanish artists discussed in this in-depth study of the art produced during Spain's golden age. (SPN183, $40.00)