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Is it a plane? A bird? Or a woman's face with features all mixed up? Welcome to the world of twenty greatest artists who taught people to view the familiar and the everyday, in ways that were new, revolutionary and never imagined before. From the Old Masters of perspective and chiaroscuro,ike Vermeer and Da Vinci, to innovators and experimenters of form,ine and material,ike Monet and Amrita Sher-Gil, these artists have shown that when it comes to art, there are noimitations on what is beautiful or evocative. This book explores theives”at times tragic and misunderstood; at times exuberant and scandalous”of these great pioneers of art, candidly describing the highs andows each went through. In doing so, it also traces influential artistic movements down the ages and how they impacted the wider world of politics, culture and history. 20 Greatest Artists offers a peek into the colourfulives of great artists and their works of art.

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Kalyani Mookherji is an alumnus of Jadavpur University, Kolkata, from where she finished her post-graduation in English Literature. She has been a writer and educator for over ten years now.

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