Discusses the nineteenth-century French art movement known as Impressionism, focusing on the works of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cassatt, Cezanne, Gauguin, and Seurat. Includes related projects and activities.

This classic study of art, life, and thought in France and the Netherlands during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries ranks as one of the most perceptive analyses of the medieval period. A brilliantly creative work that established the reputation of Dutch historian John Huizinga (1872-1945), the book argues that the era of diminishing chivalry reflected the spirit of an age and that its figures and events were neither a prelude to the Renaissance...

Introduces the life and work of Paul Cezanne, discussing his early years, life in Paris, and development as a painter.

The life and works of Artist Antoine Watteau.

Extrait: "Lorsque les soldats de Jules César étaient venus camper parmi les cabanes des pêcheurs de Lutèce , leurs chefs n'y avaient point trouvé de palais , et pour avoir des demeures semblables à celles de Rome , ils avaient été obligés de s'en construire. Ce fut alors que ce palais s'éleva sur une des collines qui avoisinent la Seine."

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis Moins connue que son œuvre littéraire, l'activité de critique d'art de Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918) occupe une place importante dans l'ensemble de son œuvre, à la fois parce qu'il a été l'un des premiers à défendre la plupart des protagonistes de l'avant-garde européenne et parce que sa démarche de critique (critique d'arts plastiques et critique littéraire) est proche...

"When fifteen-year-old Victoria grudgingly accompanies her mother to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, she has no idea her life is about to change forever. While there, she falls under the spell of the famous John Singer Sargent portrait 'The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit'. Drawn into the portrait's shadowy depths, Victoria finds herself transported back in time to the world of the four troubled Boit sisters. By the time she returns to her own...

A little girl visits the home and garden of Claude Monet at Giverny, France, and learns about the artist's paintings and his life. The illustrations include photographs of the painter and his family as well as examples of his work.

Pablo Picasso is one of the most celebrated artists in the world, and this amusing book shows his life in a remarkably original way. By featuring 100 Pablo Picassos throughout the book, young readers will explore the artist life from his childhood, to his major contributions to modern art, and from his love for pets to his endless curiosity about life. The book also invites readers to count the Picassos all the way to a 100, adding an entertaining...

Extrait : "A quoi bon ? —Vaste et terrible point d'interrogation, qui saisit la critique au collet, dès le premier pas qu'elle veut faire dans son premier chapitre. L'artiste reproche tout d'abord à la critique de ne pouvoir rien enseigner au bourgeois, qui ne veut ni peindre ni rimer, —ni à l'art, puisque c'est de ses entrailles que la critique est sortie. Et pourtant que d'artistes de ce temps-ci doivent à elle seule leur pauvre renommée...