An introduction for young readers to some of thegreatest paintings of all time. Here are twenty world-famous artworks featured in easy-to-followchronological order, including: Jan Van Eyck’s The ArnolfiniPortrait, Paolo Uccello’s The Battle of San Romano, SandroBotticelli’s Primavera, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, PieterBruegel the Elder’s Children’s Games, Jan Vermeer’s The Artist’sStudio, John Constable’s The Hay Wain, Winslow Homer’s Breezing Up(A Fair Wind), Auguste Renoir’s La Loge, Berthe Morisot’s Summer’sDay, Georges Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Paul Cézanne’sMont Sainte-Victoire, and Paul Gauguin’s Where Do We Come From?What Are We? Where Are We Going? All of the works are remarkable paintings with remarkablehistories that have been chosen specifically to appeal to a youngaudience. The illustrations include a portrait or self-portrait ofeach artist, as well as a reproduction of their masterpiece, alongwith carefully selected details and other paintings by the sameartist for comparison. The entertaining and informative texts give an account of theartists at work, and extended picture captions offer furtherinformation. Each section is accompanied by a “Why Don’t You?” boxsuggesting a practical art project; a “Did You Know?” box withextra information; and a “Want to See More?” feature box withuseful Web sites. 120 color illustrations
【作者简介】
Charlie Ayres studied at the CourtauldInstitute of Art and Sotheby’s Institute in London and was aneditor of Art Review and V&A Magazine.
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