Famous Paintings

Author : Rosie Dickins
Publisher : Educational Development Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780794525422
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Usborne Book of Famous Paintings written by Rosie Dickins and published by Educational Development Corporation. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: London: Usborne, 2009.

Author : John Nici
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442249552
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Works of Art—And How They Got That Way written by John Nici and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world filled with great museums and great paintings, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is the reigning queen. Her portrait rules over a carefully designed salon, one that was made especially for her in a museum that may seem intended for no other purpose than to showcase her virtues. What has made this portrait so renowned, commanding such adoration? And what of other works of art that continue to enthrall spectators: What makes the Great Sphinx so great? Why do iterations of The Scream and American Gothic permeate nearly all aspects of popular culture? Is it because of the mastery of the artists who created them? Or can something else account for their popularity? In Famous Works of Art—And How They Got That Way, John B. Nici looks at twenty well-known paintings, sculptures, and photographs that have left lasting impressions on the general public. As Nici notes, there are many reasons why works of art become famous; few have anything to do with quality. The author explains why the reputations of some creations have grown over the years, some disproportionate to their artistic value. Written in a style that is both entertaining and informative, this book explains how fame is achieved, and ultimately how a work either retains that fame, or passes from the public consciousness. From ancient artifacts to a can of soup, this book raises the question: Did the talent to promote and publicize a work exceed the skills employed to create that object of worship? Or are some masterpieces truly worth the admiration they receive? The creations covered in this book include the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, Raphael’s Sistine Madonna, El Greco’s The Burial of Count Orgaz, Rodin’s The Thinker, Van Gogh’s Starry Night, and Picasso’s Guernica. Featuring more than sixty images, including color reproductions, Famous Works of Art—And How They Got That Way will appeal to anyone who has ever wondered if a great painting, sculpture, or photograph, really deserves to be called “great.”

Author : Sarah Courtauld
Publisher : Usborne Books
ISBN 13 : 9780794529239
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Paintings written by Sarah Courtauld and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A set of cards providing facts and figures about famous paintings.

Author : Rockwell Kent
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781494105891
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Famous Paintings written by Rockwell Kent and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1939 edition.

Author : Megan Cullis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781409550075
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Paintings Sticker Book written by Megan Cullis and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the world's famous paintings in 100 stickers. It contains information about artists and their lives. It is suitable for all ages to learn about and engage with art.

Author : Frances Cavanah
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258521783
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Paintings written by Frances Cavanah and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mark Churchill
Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN 13 : 9780806937687
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Painting Masterpieces written by Mark Churchill and published by Sterling Publishing (NY). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walk through any museum gallery, and you'll find art students improving their own technique by copying works of the great masters. Now, do the same at home. A team of contemporary artists have chosen and reproduced 30 of the world's greatest paintings. The works include examples from the Renaissance to the present day, and differ widely in approach, style, and subject matter, encouraging versatility in the imitator. An amazing array of illustration show the re-creations at various stages, while detailed captions explain how you can copy the work exactly. Start with choosing the fight equipment, then try painting the classics, including van Eyck's Man in a Turban, Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, Durer's Young Hare, Titian's Mother and Child, Matisse's Lady in Blue, Hockney's A Bigger Splash, and of course the most imitated painting of all, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

Author : Svetlana Petrova
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698195159
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fat Cat Art written by Svetlana Petrova and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It’s official. That thing that classic art has been missing is a chubby reclining kitty.” —The Huffington Post Internet meme meets classical art in Svetlana Petrova’s brilliant Fat Cat Art. Featuring her twenty-two-pound, ginger-colored cat Zarathustra superimposed onto some of the greatest artworks of all time, Petrova’s paintings are an Internet sensation. Now fans will have the ultimate full-color collection of her work, including several never-before-seen pieces, to savor for themselves or to give as a gift to fellow cat lovers. From competing with Venus’s sexy reclining pose (and almost knocking her off her chaise lounge in the process) in Titian’s Venus of Urbino, to exhibiting complete disdain as he skirts away from God’s pointing finger in Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam, Zarathustra single-handedly rewrites art history in the way that only an adorable fat cat can.

Author : Rosie Dickins
Publisher : Magic Painting Books
ISBN 13 : 9781474986243
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magic Painting Famous Paintings written by Rosie Dickins and published by Magic Painting Books. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create your own masterpieces as you discover famous works of art Fun, educational and easy, this latest addition to the best-selling series features 16 fabulous paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet and more. Just brush water over the black-and-white outlines to make each picture burst magically into colour. Published with London's world-famous National Gallery.

Author : Sheila Dunn
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530874200
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Paintings Adult Coloring Book written by Sheila Dunn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-03 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique coloring book features some of the greatest paintings of all time. This Light Grayscale Edition has lighter grayscale images to give the colorist more flexibility in which coloring mediums to use. The original edition with dark gray scale images is still available for people who like the darker backgrounds and use gel pens or other mediums that work well on dark paper. - Full-color photograph of famous paintings on the left. - Black and white version of the painting on the right. Use the black and white (grayscale) image as a guide to color exactly as the original artist or make it your own. -New, lighter grayscale images for coloring with colored pencils or other coloring mediums. - Color lightly over the grayscale image to allow the shading to show which adds depth to your work. If you prefer, use markers, gel pens, or other opaque coloring mediums to cover the black and white photo completely. - For dramatic emphasis, experiment with selectively coloring a focal point of the image and allow the rest of the black and white photo to show. - Includes title, date, and original artist for each painting - Each page has a glossy finish. Pages can be photocopied if a matte finish is preferred.