Minerva Brace Norton visited Berlin in the 1880's and wrote this charming observation of her time spent there little realising that in 40 years time all would change.

Preface-It will be readily understood that this little volume does not affect to set forth anything like a formal history of the rise and progress of Art in England.

A comprehensive look at the history of painting, from the Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, to the Renaissance, to the beginnings of the Modern age.