The period between 1750 and the end of the 19th century was a time of upheaval. Industrialization in England, the French Revolution, Napoleon and the formation of states in Germany and Italy are just a few historical events that define this period. All these developments were also reflected in European painting: from the rediscovery of antiquity in classicism, through Romanticism with its various national forms, to realism, which discovered completely new themes for art. Containing more than 500 works, this volume is an overview of the most important paintings of these and other styles of this exciting epoch.

1750年至19世纪末是一段动荡时期。英国的工业化，法国大革命，拿破仑以及德国和意大利的国家形成只是定义这一时期的一小部分历史事件。 所有这些发展也反映在欧洲绘画中：在古典主义中重新发现的古代，到各种民族形式的浪漫主义，再到发现了全新的艺术主题的现实主义。本书对这个激动人心的时代中的这些风格和其他风格的最重要的画作进行了一次概述，介绍了500多件作品。