In this gorgeously illustrated book, trained artist Betty Churcher leads a personal tour of masterpieces by Rembrandt, Goya, Manet, Velázquez, Courbet, Vermeer, and Cézanne. Detailed and passionate, this account describes the paintings’ kinship to other works and their places within art history, providing the insight of a significant contributor to the Australian art world as she embarks on an international journey to commit beloved artworks to memory before further degeneration of her eyesight. It also includes Churcher’s sketches, which reveal the secrets within the famous artworks and the processes involved in their creation.