Iain Zaczek was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He has since gone on to forge an impressive career as a freelance writer on art- and Celtic-related subjects, and is interested in particular in Pre-Raphelite art and International Gothic. His publications include Essential Art Deco, Essential William Morris, The Art of the Icon, Lovers in Art and Impressionist Interiors. He is also working on a BBC website called Your Paintings.