Virgil M. Hillyer wrote this book over seventy years ago and it is still being recommended as excellent school curriculum today for Grade 5 students or above. Hillyer does a phenomenal job of making the art world interesting to children as well as to adults. He covers the major painters and art periods and then continues with sculpture and architecture. Painting—Topics include: caves, Egypt, palaces, vessels, Christian art, Renaissance, Rome, Flemish artists, portraits, the poor, impressionists, post-impressionism, Early Americans. Sculpture—Topics include: Egyptain sphinxes, Assyrain cherubs, athletic looking Greeks, natural human poses, miniatures, medals, busts, carved columns, reliefs, gargoyles, doors/gates, churches, animals, tombs, myths, Gods, heroes, symbolism, American President, memorials. Architecture—Topics include: pyramids, temples, ancient culture, arches, columns, domes, decoration, cathedrals, mosques, homes, chateaus, tombs, symmetry, eras, bridges. An adult would receive an excellent overview of the arts by reading this book and it makes an engaging book for children to be introduced to the world of the arts.
【作者简介】:
《写给学生的艺术史》 维吉尔·M·希利尔(Virgil Mores Hillyer)1875年出生于美国马萨诸塞州韦茅斯,他在华盛顿特区的“国会山”度过其童年,毕业于美国哈佛大学。他是美国著名教育家、卡尔佛特学校shou任校长、美国家庭学校(HOMESCHOOL)课程体系创建者。作为一位教育革新者,希利尔在美国国内和国际上获得了广泛声誉和影响力。他从事教育工作的同时,亲自为孩子们编写教材,在课堂上试讲并修订,受到学校和学生们的赞誉,不少教材至今仍被学校使用。如《美国学生世界地理》、《美国学生世界历史》、《美国学生艺术史》等。
【目录】:
PART I PAINTING 01 THE OLDEST PICTURES IN THE WORLD 02 WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE 03 PALACE PICTURE PUZZLES ./13 04 APRIL FOOL PICTURES /18 05 JARS AND JUGS /23 06 PICTURES OF CHRIST AND CHRISTIANS /26 07 THE SHEPHERD BOY PAINTER /30 08 THE ANGEL-LIKE BROTHER /35 09 BORN AGAIN PAINTERS /39 10 SINS AND SERMONS /43 11 A GREAT TEACHER AND A “GREATEST” PUPIL. /50 12 THE SCULPTOR WHO PAINTED PICTURES /55 13 LEONARDO DA VINCI /60 14 SIX VENETIANS /66 15 A TAILOR’S SON AND A MASTER OF LIGHT /72 16 FLEMINGS /78 17 TWO DUTCHMEN /84 18 Ü AND JR. /90 19 FORGOTTEN AND DISCOVERED /95 20 SPEAKING OF SPANIARDS. /98 21 LANDSCAPES AND SIGN-BOARDS /105 22 STIRRING TIMES /110 23 A LATE START /116 24 THREE ENGLISHMEN WHO WERE DIFFERENT /123 25 SOME VERY POOR PAINTERS . /129 26 THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON. /134 27 POST-IMPRESSIONISM /139 28 EARLY AMERICANS /144 29 MORE AMERICANS . /149 30 TWO EUROPEAN AMERICANS /154 31 REAL-MEN ARTISTS /158 PART II SCULPTURE 32 THE FIRST SCULPTURE /166 33 GIANTS AND PYGMIES. /171 34 CHERUBS AND KINGS /176 35 MARBLES /181 36 STANDING NATURALLY /186 37 THE GREATEST GREEK SCULPTOR /190 38 AFTER PHIDIAS /196 39 PLASTER CASTS /201 40 TINY TREASURES /206 41 BAKED EARTH SCULPTURE /210 42 BUSTS AND RELIEFS /213 43 STORIES IN STONES /217 44 THE GATES OF PARADISE /221 45 A TREASURE HUNTER AND A SECRET /225 46 NEXT BEST AND BEST /231 47 FOUR IN ONE /235 48 CELLINI MAKES HIS PERSEUS /239 49 A.M. — OR AFTER MICHELANGELO /243 50 AN ITALIAN AND A DANE /247 51 ON A POSTAGE STAMP /250 52 A LION, A SAINT, AND AN EMPEROR /254 53 A HANDSOME PRESENT /258 54 THOUGHTS FOR THINKERS /261 55 OUR OWN SCULPTURE /264 56 OUR BEST /270 57 DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH /275 58 WOMEN’S WORK. /278 59 THE END OF THE TRAIL /282 PART III ARCHITECTURE 60 THE OLDEST HOUSE /288 61 HOUSES FOR GODS /295 62 MUD PIE PALACES AND TEMPLES /299 63 THE PERFECT BUILDING /305 64 WOMAN’S STYLE BUILDING /311 65 NEW STYLES IN BUILDINGS /314 66 ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN A DAY /320 67 TRIMMINGS /327 68 EARLY CHRISTIAN /334 69 EASTERN EARLY CHRISTIANS /339 70 LIGHTS IN THE DARK /347 71 ROUND ARCHES /351 72 CASTLES /357 73 POINTING TOWARD HEAVEN /361 74 IN PRAISE OF MARY /365 75 COUNTRY CATHEDRALS /371 76 HERE AND THERE /376 77 OPEN SESAME /382 78 DOME TROUBLE /389 79 BACKWARD AND FORWARD /394 80 THE HOMES OF ENGLAND /399 81 TRADE-MARKS /404 82 BREAKING RULES /411 83 THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE /416 84 FROM HUTS TO HOUSES /421 85 AL AND OL /428 86 RAINBOWS AND GRAPE-VINES /433 87 THE SCRAPERS OF THE SKY /441 88 NEW IDEAS /447 89 NONS AND SURS /454 90 MORE MODERN PAINTERS /460 91 MODERN SCULPTURE /468
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