The Great Artists

Author : Charlie Ayres
Publisher : Thames and Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500238530
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lives of the Great Artists written by Charlie Ayres and published by Thames and Hudson. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original and delightful approach: imagined visits to artists' studios bring art vividly to life for children. Through the pages of this book, young readers step into a famous artist's studio in medieval Germany, Renaissance Italy, or nineteenth-century France. As the making of a particular work is described, the child smells the paint, hears the chisel chipping into marble, or experiences the wonders of a working printing press. The twenty artists are featured in easy-to-follow chronological order: Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Hans Holbein the Younger, El Greco, Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Bernini, Velázquez, Rembrandt, Goya, Jacques-Louis David, Turner, Delacroix, Manet, Monet, and van Gogh. All have remarkable life stories that will entrance any child. Beautifully produced illustrations include an introductory portrait or self-portrait of each artist, followed by reproductions of some of their greatest works. Both paintings and sculptures are represented, offering children an inspiring insight into the visual arts. The artworks—Michelangelo's colossal statue of David, van Gogh's self-portrait with bandaged ear, Velázquez's Las Meninas with little Infanta at center stage, Delacroix's dramatic Liberty Leading the People—have all been chosen specifically to appeal to a young audience. Extended picture captions offer further information, focusing on key details or telling memorable anecdotes, and the book includes a listing of where the artworks can be seen.

Author : Susie Hodge
Publisher : Quercus Books
ISBN 13 : 9781848660441
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Artists written by Susie Hodge and published by Quercus Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Artists introduces readers to 100 of the world's most important artists, from the 13th century to the present, concentrating on their lives, works, ideas, influences, artistic development, contributions, creative output and where they fit in history. Concise and readable, The Great Artists is an interesting, informative and authoritative history of 700 years of fine art for the general reader. Writing with verve and passion, Susie Hodge presents, in chronological order, elegant and often affectionate biographical profiles of 100 of the greatest artists in the history of art. The biographies not only describe the life, development and creations of each artist, but also set these visual composers and their compositions within a broader historical and cultural context. Furthermore, shortlists of 'must-see' masterpieces for each artist give the reader all the information they need to appreciate and understand great art. From the great artists of the high renaissance art to the Dutch maters, and from the rococo and neoclassical movements of the 18th century to romanticism, modernism and contemporary art, the lives of the great artists are as varied and multifaceted as the works of creative genius they produced. A selection of featured artists includes: Mantegna, El Greco, Pissarro, Turner, Seurat, Bellini, Caravaggio, Leighton, Constable, Mucha, Botticelli, Rubens, Manet, Ingres, Klimt, Bosch, Gentileschi, Degas, Géricault, Munch, da Vinci, Poussin, Whistler, Corot, Kandinsky, Grünewald, Velazquez, Homer, Hiroshige, Matisse, Dürer, Rembrandt, Cézanne, Delacroix, Mondrian, Michelangelo, Steenwyck, Monet, Millet, Malevich, Raphael, de Hooch, Rodin, Courbet, Klee, Titian, Vermeer, Renoir, Bouguereau, Marc, Holbein, Canaletto, Gauguin, Rossetti, Picasso, Bronzino, Hogarth, van Gogh, Millais, Hopper.

Author : Susie Hodge
Publisher : Great Artists
ISBN 13 : 9781788285780
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Artists: Vincent Van Gogh written by Susie Hodge and published by Great Artists. This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charlotte Gerlings
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782127895
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Great Artists written by Charlotte Gerlings and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-28 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Giotto to David Hockney, this invaluable A-Z reference guide introduces some of the most celebrated artists in history. 100 Great Artists showcases the masterworks of one hundred painters who represent eight centuries of artistic tradition, ranging from the 13th century to the 21st. Featuring spectacular full-color images and biographic timelines, this book is a wonderful resource to browse some of histories most iconic artists and why they remain influential today. Featured artists include: • Michelangelo • William Blake • Francisco Goya • Katsushika Hokusai • James McNeill Whistler The secrets of the masterpieces revealed: does Van Eyck's Arnolfini Marriage portray a secret sadness? What political purpose did Rubens' fat, rosy models serve? And did Seurat's pointillist experiment really work? A must-have collection for general readers, art students and practitioners alike.

Author : Geoff Dyer
Publisher : Apple Press
ISBN 13 : 9781845433116
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 501 Great Artists written by Geoff Dyer and published by Apple Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great art has the power to express emotions, to provoke arguments, to change the way we see the world, or simply to entertain. 501 Great Artists is a comprehensive, single-volume guide to the artists down the centuries who have influenced our world through their art and whose achievements have shaped the course of art history. Students of art and non-specialist readers alike will find 501 Great Artists an informative and entertaining read. Concise and comprehensive, the book is an accessible guide to both major and lesser-known artists from around the world. Each entry provides a concise description of a particular artist’s life and work, and assesses the nature of their creative insight and cultural impact. An insightful image of the artist accompanies the text, which is also supplemented by a galleries and museums listing of the artist’s most famous works, and an illuminating quotation by the artist or an art critic. Superb reproductions of many of the masterpieces discussed are also featured throughout the book. About the General Editor Steven Farthing is a painter and the Rootstein Hopkins Research Professor in Drawing at the University of Arts, London. He has been teaching fine art since 1977. His paintings are exhibited in galleries throughout the world.

Author : Robert Cumming
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9780756628703
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Artists Explained written by Robert Cumming and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lives of 50 painters explored through their work. This book explores the creative genius of 50 famous painters, using striking reproductions of their key works along with other images and influences that inspired them. The stylistic trademarks, favoured subjects and techniques of each artist are highlighted in their paintings, while the authoritative text provides fascinating biographical and historical details. Arranged chronologically, Great Artists Explained also looks at how the artistic development of individual artists led to the creation of distinct schools and movements. The book's large, annotated reproductions allow the reader to explore the intriguing detail of every work, while at the same time discovering the features that distinguish each artist's work.

Author : Jennie Ellis Keysor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Artists... written by Jennie Ellis Keysor and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : MaryAnn F. Kohl
Publisher : Bright Ring Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0935607285
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discovering Great Artists written by MaryAnn F. Kohl and published by Bright Ring Publishing. This book was released on 1997-05-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discovering Great Artists" has 75 great artists featured in 110 amazingly fun and unique quality art appreciation activities for children. They will experience the styles and techniques of the great masters, from the Renaissance to the Present. A brief biography of each artist is included with a fully illustrated, child-tested art activity, featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, architecture, and more. Includes such greats as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Monet, Degas, Picasso, Van Gogh, Dali, Matisse, Pollock, and O'Keeffe. 1998 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award, 2002 Practical Homeschooling Reader Award. Full "click-to" resource guide at Bright Ring's website to show each artist's most famous works. Some activity examples are: Da Vinci - Invention Art Michelangelo - Fresco Plaque Rembrandt - Shadowy Faces Monet - Dabble in Paint Degas - Resist in Motion Picasso- Fractured Friend Van Gogh - Starry Night Pollock - Action Splatter 1997 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award, Education 2003 Practical Homeschooling Award, 3rd Place 2007 Practical Homeschooling Reader Award in the art appreciation category, 3rd place. 2009 Practical Homeschooling Reader Award in the art appreciation category,1st Place

Author : Elizabeth Lunday
Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 1594747458
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secret Lives of Great Artists written by Elizabeth Lunday and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a tour through the wilder side of art history, and discover true tales of murder, forgery, and trickery—featuring jaw-dropping profiles over 30 iconic artists like Leonardo Da Vinci and Salvadori Dalí. With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Leonardo Da Vinci to Caravaggio to Edward Hopper, Secret Lives of Great Artists recounts the seamy, steamy and gritty history behind the great masters of international art. Here, you’ll learn that Michelangelo’s body odor was so bad, his assistants couldn’t stand working for him; that Vincent van Gogh sometimes ate paint directly from the tube; and Georgia O’Keeffe loved to paint in the nude. This is one art history lesson you’ll never forget!

Author : Robert Knox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Artists and Great Anatomists written by Robert Knox and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: