Uses the subjects of well-known paintings to introduce the numbers from one to twenty.

In canvases of Millet, Courbet, and Manet, observe the Realist ideals of honesty, simplicity, and descriptive colors in revealing contemporary experience. Then, explore the phenomenon of Impressionism, highlighting Renoir, Monet, and Degas - their fascination with natural light, quest to capture the moment, and iconic subject matter of middle-class leisure life.

This lecture integrates elements including color, line, shape, composition, light, symbolism, point of view, and focal point. Using the viewing tools you've developed, look deeply at four diverse masterpieces, including a sculpture by Thorvaldsen, a "vanitas" still life by Van Oosterwyck, a lithograph by Bonnard, and a painting by Van der Weyden.

In examining the diverse functions and types of portraits, study the important elements of facial presentation and the subject's position and gaze with relation to the viewer and the pictorial space. See how Rembrandt added dramatic power to his group "corporation" portraits, and how David carefully rendered Napoleon in symbolic terms.

The richness of signs (signifiers) in art includes the use of symbols, icons, and indexes as they reveal layers of meaning. See how, in different historical eras, symbolic associations change over time, how icons visually represent a subject, and how indexes exhibit direct connections with the thing signified.

Mice visit a museum and admire famous works of art in the different galleries, each of which is devoted to a specific subject or theme. Includes information about the paintings and where they may be found in real life.

Based on a manuscript and sketches by the author discovered in 2013, a horse takes readers on a tour of a museum filled with works that have the horse as their subject, with reproductions of artwork by such artists as Picasso and Jackson Pollack. "A book about looking at and thinking about Art, based on an unfinished manuscript and sketches by Dr. Seuss that was discovered twenty-one years after his death"--

A children's guide to the collection of the National Gallery, London. A large-size volume that introduces art appreciation to middle-graders and describes different types of pictures and techniques. With separate sections on such themes as portraits, landscapes, and techniques, including color and light, this is an approachable guide to art appreciation for middle school students. Bowker Authored Title code.

"Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of full color images, this family-oriented art resource introduces children to more than 50 great artists and their work, with corresponding activities and explorations that inspire artistic development, focused looking, and creative writing. This treasure trove of artwork from the National Gallery of Art includes, among others, works by Raphael, Rembrandt, Georgia O'Keeffe, Henri Matisse, Chuck Close, Jacob Lawrence,...