The book "Great Artists: A Big Book of Masters and Eras" combines the two final volumes of the series "Bridge over the Abyss" - the legendary cycle of lectures by Paola Volkova - and tells us about the evolution of painting - from the decline of the Renaissance to the present day, from the ideal image to the momentary impression. Paola Dmitrievna invites us on a long journey across the bridge over the abyss - our path lies from baroque to surrealism.