I recommend the following books about artists which I have read recently.
Artists' Biographies
- "Turner" by Peter Ackroyd (2006)
- "Blake" by Peter Ackroyd (1999)
- "Leonardo da Vinci" by Charles Nicholl (2005)
- "Caravaggio" by Andrew Graham-Dixon (2011)
Historical Fiction about Artists
- "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier (2000)- Vermeer
- "Burning Bright" by Tracy Chevalier (2008) - William Blake