"In her essay on Giorgione's The Tempest, a painting that has mystified art critics for hundreds of years, Siri Hustvedt reinterprets the canvas as a work about art and voyeurism. While looking at The Third of May, she was astonished to discover that Goya had hidden his own self…
Essays om malerier af bl.a. Jean-Baptiste Chardin, Giorgio Morandi, Goya, Joan Mitchell og Gerhard Richter
In this book, Hustvedt gives us nine essays on the significance of particular works of art, replete with original insights and a few startling discoveries. In her essay on Giorgione's The Tempest, a painting that has mystified art critics for hundreds of years, the author reinte…
In this book, Hustvedt gives us nine essays on the significance of particular works of art, replete with original insights and a few startling discoveries. In her essay on Giorgione's The Tempest, a painting that has mystified art critics for hundreds of years, the author reinte…
Explores sixty-six paintings from around the world, providing the story behind each painting, an analysis of techniques and compositions, historical features, and brief artists' biographies.
Great Paintings is a sumptuous, visual guided tour of 66 of the world's greatest paintings. Ranging from works by Zhang Zeduan, a 12th-century Chinese master, to modern masterpieces by Rothko and Anselm Kiefer, the paintings are arranged chronologically, providing an excellent v…
Features works from great artists through the ages including Zhang Zeduan, Rothko, and Botticelli; examines the story behind each piece; and explores the social context of each.
From Chagall to Renoir and from Boston to Paris, kids search famous paintings to complete a checklist of things to find in each. The book also invites children to see what they can discover when they look at art very closely. Following each close-up is an accompanying spread ful…
From Monet to Renoir and from Boston to Paris, kids search famous paintings to complete a checklist of things to find in each. Are You an Art Sleuth? You probably are. Each of the twenty full-page paintings, drawn from museums around the world, are fun, lively, and full of small…
From Chagall to Renoir and from Boston to Paris, kids search famous paintings to complete a checklist of things to find in each. The book also invites children to see what they can discover when they look at art very closely. Following each close-up is an accompanying spread ful…
