Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Abbreviations xvii
6. 1. The Heart of Describing 3
7. 2. The Baby 14
8. 3. The Wise Men 28
9. 4. The Soldiers 45
10. 5. The Old Man 63
11. 6. The Virgin 82
12. 7. The Ethics of Painting 103
13. Appendix: THE BRUEGHEL PASSAGE IN PATERSONS 127
14. Notes 131
15. Index 155
16. Illustration 163