Now available in paperbackA major art historian reflects on a great tradition of European painting. "The Vexations of Art is an engrossing, passionate attempt to re-engage with painting as a mode of thought at a time when 'it is not clear in what form the resource of painting―for surely painting has been a singular resource of the greater European culture―will continue."―Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times "[A] fascinating book that will surely generate discussion for some time to come."―Mindy Nancarrow, Renaissance Quarterly