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Discover Great Paintings

Author : Lucy Micklethwait

Publisher :

Page : 32 pages

File Size : 24,47 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Art

ISBN : 9780751355017

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Book Description

This book introduces children to many of the world's most famous paintings. On the left-hand side of each spread, children will find a cut-out of a famous painting with questions to guide their own investigations and on the right-hand side of the spread is featured the full painting with answers to the questions as well as other facts. An introductory text and an information box about the author set the scene and allow children to recognise other paintings by the same artist or from the same period in time.



Discovering the Great Masters

Author : Paul Crenshaw

Publisher : Universe Publishing(NY)

Page : 318 pages

File Size : 17,3 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Art

ISBN :

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Discover the secret symbols and meaning behind 62 featured paintings in this unique volume. Ranging from Giotto’s 14th-century painting of the Last Judgment to the 19th-century symbolist Gustave Moreau’s depiction of Jupiter and Semele, each work has been selected for its own symbolic enigma. This book’s innovative design pairs each painting with a page of die-cut windows that help the reader focus on specific aspects of each painting and features captions that highlight the most important symbols. Other works in this unique and fascinating book include Renaissance masterpieces such as Botticelli’s Primavera and The Birth of Venus, Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment.



A Child's Book of Art

Author : Lucy Micklethwait

Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 13,98 MB

Release : 1993

Category : Art

ISBN : 9781564582034

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"An introduction to art that uses well-known works of art to illustrate familiar words" -- Title page verso.



Great Paintings

Author : Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff

Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 13,61 MB

Release : 2018-03

Category : Art

ISBN : 9780241332818

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Book Description

From works by Botticelli and Raphael to Salvador Dali and Frida Kahlo, discover the paintings that have shaken the art world through the centuries and across continents. Great Paintings presents over 60 amazing paintings - both familiar and new. It not only lists some of the greatest works of art but brings them to life with the help of more than 700 photographs and descriptive text. Understand the key features, composition, and techniques that have made these paintings stand out. The book also includes brief biographies of the artists, which provides the background to each artwork and helps readers paint their own picture of the historical and social context behind each masterpiece. Whether you are young or old, an art student or a fan, simply turn the pages of Great Paintings to go on your personal gallery tour of some of the world's best-loved paintings.



Discovering Great Artists

Author : MaryAnn F. Kohl

Publisher : Bright Ring Publishing

Page : 145 pages

File Size : 36,29 MB

Release : 1997-05-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0935607285

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"Discovering Great Artists" has 75 great artists featured in 110 amazingly fun and unique quality art appreciation activities for children. They will experience the styles and techniques of the great masters, from the Renaissance to the Present. A brief biography of each artist is included with a fully illustrated, child-tested art activity, featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, architecture, and more. Includes such greats as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Monet, Degas, Picasso, Van Gogh, Dali, Matisse, Pollock, and O'Keeffe. 1998 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award, 2002 Practical Homeschooling Reader Award. Full "click-to" resource guide at Bright Ring's website to show each artist's most famous works. Some activity examples are: Da Vinci - Invention Art Michelangelo - Fresco Plaque Rembrandt - Shadowy Faces Monet - Dabble in Paint Degas - Resist in Motion Picasso- Fractured Friend Van Gogh - Starry Night Pollock - Action Splatter 1997 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award, Education 2003 Practical Homeschooling Award, 3rd Place 2007 Practical Homeschooling Reader Award in the art appreciation category, 3rd place. 2009 Practical Homeschooling Reader Award in the art appreciation category,1st Place



The Impressionist Art Book

Author : Wenda Brewster O'Reilly

Publisher : Birdcage Press

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 19,35 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Art appreciation

ISBN : 9781889613055

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Book Description

The impressionists were born in the horse-and- buggy era but lived during the Industrial Revolution, a time -- like today -- of constant technological change. The Impressionist Art Book brings this period to life through dramatic, full-color photos of the art of such masters as Monet, Renoir, and Degas. A lively text explores photography's influence in changing the way impressionists painted and memorable quotes including Monet's statement "I want to paint the way a bird sings".



Art Masterpieces to Color

Author : Marty Noble

Publisher : Courier Corporation

Page : 138 pages

File Size : 24,16 MB

Release : 2004-08-19

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9780486433813

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Book Description

Colorists of all ages are invited to create their own versions of 60 great paintings. From masterpieces by Michelangelo and Raphael to striking creations by Paul Gauguin and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, this ready-to-color collection includes excellent renderings of Grant Wood's American Gothic, Winslow Homer's Snap the Whip, and Edward Hopper's Hotel Room, as well as compositions by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Paul Cézanne, Edward Burne-Jones, Claude Monet, John Singer Sargent, Vincent van Gogh, and 45 other great artists. Printed on one side only, the illustrations can be colored with a variety of media, including watercolors. All paintings are shown in original colors on the inside covers and notes provide information on each artist.



Let's Make Some Great Art

Author : Marion Deuchars

Publisher : Laurence King Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 39,74 MB

Release : 2011-08-17

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 9781856697866

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Book Description

In this interactive coloring and activity book, Marion Deuchars takes the broad canvas of art and fills it with drawings and activities that engage with what art can be, how it can be made, what it can mean for you and what it has meant for people through the ages. Aimed at children aged eight and older, the emphasis is on fun and making the creation of art an integral part of the way you express yourself.



Discover Her Art

Author : Jean Leibowitz

Publisher : Chicago Review Press

Page : 173 pages

File Size : 14,96 MB

Release : 2022-02-22

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1641606177

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"Discover Her Art is a brilliant guide to understanding how a painting does what it does." —Emily Eveleth, painter Discover Her Art invites young art lovers and artists to learn about painting through the lives and masterpieces of 24 women from the 16th to the 20th century. In each chapter, readers arrive at a masterwork, explore it with an artist's eye, and learn about the painter's remarkable life and the inspirations behind her work. Young artists will discover how these 24 amazing women used composition, color, value, shape, and line in paintings that range from highly realistic to fully abstract. Hands-on exercises encourage readers to create their own art! Whether you love to make art or just look at it, you will enjoy discovering the great work of these women artists.



Famous Paintings

Author : Sarah Courtauld

Publisher : Usborne Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 13,89 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Art

ISBN : 9780794529239

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Book Description

A set of cards providing facts and figures about famous paintings.