Story of Painting

Abigail Wheatley (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

96 Seiten

2013
Usborne Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4095-6631-1 (ISBN)

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An history of Western Art from cave paintings through to modern times. It includes information about the artists and their lives and techniques. It is illustrated with a combination of full colour reproductions of the original works of art and line drawings.

The Story of Painting from the first cave paintings to modern masterpieces, this book follows the story of painting from the dawn of time to the present day. Shows how the ancient Greeks made waterproof paints, who the iconoclasts were and why they smashed paintings, puzzles over Mona Lisa's mysterious smile, and lots more. Filled with fascinating facts, intriguing tales and tricks of the trade. With internet links to explore masterpieces from each era, and online art activities.

Chapters in this book include:
- Cave painting to classical
- The Middle Ages
- The Renaissance
- High drama and quiet lives
- Revolution
- Modern times
- Factfile

Abigail Wheatley (Author) Growing up in Australia and the UK, Abigail often found herself covered in paint or flour, or lost in a book. After a BA in English and a PhD on Medieval Castles, she combined her interests writing Usborne children's books - from cookery, craft and castles to science and unicorns.

Chapters in this book include:
- Cave painting to classical
- The Middle Ages
- The Renaissance
- High drama and quiet lives
- Revolution
- Modern times
- Factfile

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.8.2013
Reihe/Serie	Narrative Non Fiction
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	166 x 230 mm
Gewicht	310 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Kunst / Musik
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
ISBN-10	1-4095-6631-5 / 1409566315
ISBN-13	978-1-4095-6631-1 / 9781409566311
Zustand	Neuware