Art + travel. step into the lives of five famous painters : a curated guide to your obsessions. Europe
(Book)

"Van Gogh, Vermeer, Goya, Caravaggio, Munch."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Describes how five cities influenced five artists: Van Gogh's Arles, France; Munch's Oslo, Norway; Vermeer's Delft, the Netherlands; Caravaggio's Rome; and Goya's Madrid. This guide allows a tourist to stand where pictures were painted and see what the artist saw (albeit in the present setting). Packed with a crash course on the history of each artist, walking tours, information on where to stay, directions on how to get to the cities and around them, an index of artworks and museum locations, lists of books, music, and films related to the artists, and hotel and restaurant recommendations.