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Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Great art for clever eyes and minds: famous artworks from around the world, invite young viewers on an exciting journey through centuries of colors, forms, and detailed images. The visual puzzles, games, and large pictures will delight even the youngest children, whether reading with their parents or on their own. An inspiring book of fun and discovery for art lovers of all ages."--p.4 of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Drawing upon his ground-breaking work in the psychology of happiness and mindfulness, Christophe André shares 25 paintings by a wide range of masters, including Van Gogh, Vermeer and Chagall, and invites us to consider how they capture the many colours of happiness in their art, alongside its inseparable shadow, sadness"--Back cover.
Language
English
Description
Features works from great artists through the ages including Zhang Zeduan, Rothko, and Botticelli; examines the story behind each piece; and explores the social context of each.
A sumptuous, visual guided tour of 66 of the world's greatest paintings, each examined in unrivaled depth. Ranging from works by Zhang Zeduan, a 12th-century Chinese master, to modern masterpieces by Rothko and Anselm Kiefer, this book provides an excellent visual introduction...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"We've condensed our knowledge here for you. Instead of a how-to-draw book, Anyone Can Teach Art presents the scope and sequence of a classical Christian art curriculum for K-12 students. In this book, we break it all down for you. By the end of this book you'll know: Why art should be included in everyone's education, what are the basics of art creation and art appreciation, how to use the ancient, amazingly effective, classical model of education...
10) Can you find it?
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Presents a diverse collection of well-known paintings which show how, through the centuries, artists have hidden small details to be discovered by curious eyes.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This essential companion to all the major North American museums and galleries highlights some of the world's greatest paintings, from Giotto to Robert Motherwell, on display across the U.S. and Canada. Julian Porter brings a passion for art that began with a seven-year stint as a student tour guide in Europe, followed by countless tours he has conducted at galleries in Europe and North America. His co-author, Stephen Grant, brings a wealth of expertise...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Book features paintings from: The Whitworth Gallery, Manchester; Dulwich Picture Gallery, London: Tate Britain, London: The Louvre, Paris; Galleria Janette Ostier, Paris; Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome; Museo di san Marco, Florence and many more! This exciting art title focuses on how the artists use light in their paintings. This book uses some of the most famous and best-loved artists of all time to show how their paintings reflect dramatic light,...
16) Da Vinci
Author
Pub. Date
[1989]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the Renaissance artist and analyses some of his paintings.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The art of the past can seem very far away, obscured both by time and by knotty academic theory. Foregrounding the experience of the contemporary viewer, Look Again shows how this need not be the case. Ossian Ward's simple, ten-step programme acts as an aid to looking, breaking down the often obscure strategies of the Old Masters into intuitive categories - from Art as Honesty to Art as Vision. Look Again's novel approach is influenced by John Berger's...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Enjoying art is all about responding to what you are seeing. Parents often lack confidence about how to look at art with children, however, there is no magic secret and there are no right or wrong answers. Old Masters Rock: How to Look at Art with Children demystifies western art and demonstrates that it is accessible to all of us - adults and children alike. Old Masters Rock is a book for parents and children to look at together. It introduces the...
19) Van Gogh
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
Briefly examines the life and work of the nineteenth-century Dutchman considered to be one of the greatest artists of all time.
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