An introduction for young readers to some of the
greatest paintings of all time.
Here are twenty world-famous artworks featured in easy-to-follow
chronological order, including: Jan Van Eyck’s The Arnolfini
Portrait, Paolo Uccello’s The Battle of San Romano, Sandro
Botticelli’s Primavera, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Pieter
Bruegel the Elder’s Children’s Games, Jan Vermeer’s The Artist’s
Studio, John Constable’s The Hay Wain, Winslow Homer’s Breezing Up
A Fair Wind, Auguste Renoir’s La Loge, Berthe Morisot’s Summer’s
Day, Georges Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Paul Cézanne’s
Mont 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 remarkable
histories that have been chosen specifically to appeal to a young
audience. The illustrations include a portrait or self-portrait of
each artist, as well as a reproduction of their masterpiece, along
with carefully selected details and other paintings by the same
artist for comparison.
The entertaining and informative texts give an account of the
artists at work, and extended picture captions offer further
information. Each section is accompanied by a “Why Don’t You?” box
suggesting a practical art project; a “Did You Know?” box with
extra information; and a “Want to See More?” feature box with
useful Web sites. 120 color illustrations
關於作者：
Charlie Ayres studied at the Courtauld
Institute of Art and Sotheby’s Institute in London and was an
editor of Art Review and VA Magazine.
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