Art + Travel Europe

Van Gogh, Munch, Vermeer, Caravaggio, and Goya are five iconic European artists whose inspirational works have been obsessed over by art lovers and travelers for years. To see masterpieces such as "Starry Night" and "The Scream" up close is awe-inspiring, but this guide offers true devotees even more. The book provides detailed walking tours of Van Gogh s Arles, France; Munch s Oslo, Norway; Vermeer s Delft, Netherlands; Caravaggio s Rome, Italy; and Goya s Madrid, Spain; as well as meticulously researched articles on the artists lives. It is packed with useful sidebars, suggested itineraries, museum locations, and an extended index of artwork, and features color photographs of more than 150 paintings.