"Exploring the origins, designs and themes of over one hundred pictures from different periods and places, Susan Woodford artfully expands our appreciation of pictures. Woodford's riveting prose compares different artistic approaches, questions assumptions and introduces us to a wide range of stimulating ideas. Wether looking a Japanese woodcut, Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper or Picasso's Guernico, Looking at Pictures develops our eyes as well as our confidence to analyze pictures. This essential guide includes a glossary of key terms, ranging from art movement and technical terminology to religious and classical vocabulary, and gives invaluable suggestions for further reading."-- Front flap.