The name of Paola Volkova is known to everyone who is at least a little connected with art. Her deep knowledge helped many to understand how to understand and appreciate art. Giotto, Bosch, Da Vinci and many other names known to many people around the world, but not everyone knows who these people really were and what they took as the basis of their creativity. The book is based on Paola Dmitrievna's lectures on the most revolutionary and progressive period in the history of art. Clear and simple text will allow you to understand the ideas of paintings even for those who were previously far from art. The publication is accompanied by bright and beautiful illustrations on paper, fully capable of displaying the beauty of masterpieces of world art.