Explore a global history of art in this impressive compendium of the Met's renowned collection. A grand tour of the world's greatest paintings, it chronologically presents 500 masterpieces from the past 5,000 years created everywhere from Asia, India and Africa to Europe and the Americas.

• Features 1,100 lavish illustrations.
• Includes introduction and commentary on each piece, written by Kathryn Calley Galitz, a curator and educator at the Met.
• Hardcover, 544 pages.