Author Ross King talks about the birth of Impressionism

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published January 30, 2006 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

Author Ross King talks about the most radical change in the history of art since the Renaissance - the birth of Impressionism. After writing books on both Brunelleschi and Michelangelo, Ross focuses

Author Ross King talks about the most radical change in the history of art since the Renaissance - the birth of Impressionism. After writing books on both Brunelleschi and Michelangelo, Ross focuses on Paris in: The Judgement of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade that Gave the World Impressionism .

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Ross King is the author of The Judgement of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade that Gave the World Impressionism .

Ross King will be signing copies of his book The Judgement of Paris tonight, 1/31/06, at 7:30 at Warwicks bookstore in La Jolla.