Francoise Barbe-Gall studied history of art at the Sorbonne and also at the Ecole du Louvre, where she now teaches. She also directs an association called CORETA (Comment Regarder un Tableau), for whom she gives many lectures. She is regularly called upon to participate in management workshops, where her experience of analysing images in relation to publicity and marketing is called upon. Editions de l'Agenda de L'Empresa have published a collection of her articles, and she is the author of several articles on the work of the sculptor Tom Carr. She is the author of How to Talk to Children about Art and How to Understand a Painting , both published in English by Frances Lincoln.

Translator Karine Leroux studied art and European languages in France and lives in the UK. She regularly translates exhibition catalogues and wall texts for major art galleries in the UK, France and occasionally the USA, as well as articles and essays for art magazines and publishers.