What great paintings say : faces of power

"The intrigue, drama, and covert messages hidden in the faces of powerful men and women. Byzantine empresses, French revolutionaries, and Spanish generals: history's most impressive figures stare boldly out of the canvases in this collection of formidable paintings. Each individual represented in these images radiates with strength and splendor, be they an aristocratic widow in mourning, a murdered politician, or a jovial group of Ukrainian rebel...