The latest book in the Enjoying Great Art series deals with a topic near and dear to most of our lives: Fathers and grandfathers. They are a part of our everyday lives. But do we think of them when we think of great art? Here is a picture book for adults and students of all ages...A picture book of fathers in art In addition to dozens of famous and (not so famous) depictions of fathers and grandfathers throughout the years, this book includes scriptures and quotes that celebrate the importance of fathers. As with the other books in the "Enjoying Great Art" series, this one contains pictures that are appropriate for adults and children of all ages.(There is one picture of a dad and son that have just finished hunting.) All of the paintings selected for the book are child-friendly - but we aren't necessarily recommending all of the other paintings by these same artists If you and your children want to go exploring after this - please exercise caution.

Scriptures and paintings that involve water - water carriers, wells, fountains, water falls, lakes, and more: Water is an important part of our everyday life. But do we think of it when we think of great art? Here is a picture book for adults and students of all ages...A picture book of water in art Different colors, shapes, sizes...Some where water is only a small part of the painting, some where it's the focus of the painting. Note to parents: All of the paintings selected for the books in this series are child-friendly - but we aren't necessarily recommending all of the other paintings by these same artists If you and your children want to go exploring after this - please exercise caution.

Maps and globes have been a big part of our everyday life, at least in the past. But do we think of them when we think of great art? Here is a picture book for adults and students of all ages...A picture book of maps and globes in art In some of the paintings the globes or maps are props, in some they are wall decorations. In some they are only small parts of the painting, and in some they are more the focus of the painting. Note to parents: All of the paintings selected for the books in this series are child-friendly - but we aren't necessarily recommending all of the other paintings by these same artists If you and your children want to go exploring after this - please exercise caution.

The latest book in the "Enjoying Great Art" series takes a look at paintings of Venice across several centuries. See this wide variety of paintings of the canals, the buildings, and the people. Enjoyed by adults and students of all ages.

Some pastimes may look a bit different today than they did years ago. But as these paintings will show - some things haven't changed over the centuries. Here is a picture book for adults and students of all ages...A picture book of pastimes in art The book consists of paintings divided into several different sections - Board Games, Winter Fun, Summer Fun, and Indoor Fun. Examine the different paintings and see the various activities - many of which remain much the same even centuries later.

This is a special book of art - one to celebrate the military - an important, but oft overlooked part of society. These paintings are all of soldiers or soldiers' gear - depicting soldiers from across the globe and down through the centuries. But they are not paintings depicting battles. Instead they are paintings that show soldiers in a variety of other activities - both in and out of camps, towns, and more.

The next book in the Enjoying Great Art series is about an usual topic for art appreciation: Necklaces may or may not be part of your day to day life. But do you think of them when you think of great art? Here is a picture book for adults and students of all ages...A picture book of necklaces in art There are more than three dozen paintings depicted on the following pages, paintings that span more than four centuries. As might be expected, most of the necklaces are worn by women - many of them women from very high positions. Note of warning to parents/teachers - the paintings chosen for this book, as with the others in this series, are intentionally chosen to be child-friendly. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for many other paintings by some of these same artists (so please go investigating their other works cautiously )

The latest book in the "Enjoying Great Art" series Adults and students of all ages can enjoy more than three dozen paintings of trees - many by artists you are probably familiar with (Monet, Renoir, Homer) and numerous others you may be less familiar with. Some of these are single trees, some include many...Some include people, many do not. But all are family-friendly (sadly we can't promise that about all the other paintings by some of these same artists).

The latest book in the "Enjoying Great Art" series: Eagles may or may not be a part of our everyday lives. But, either way, do we think of them when we think of great art? Here is a picture book for adults and students of all ages...A picture book of eagles in art (Though, maybe not the youngest - these are birds of prey, after all ) Different colors, shapes, sizes...Some that are only small parts of the painting, some which are the focus of the painting. Mostly arranged in chronological order, these paintings will show you eagles through the centuries.

This next book in the "Enjoying Great Art" series shows great art from four centuries - all around the theme of music. See musicians and instruments alone and in groups, as the focus of a painting, and as a mere prop. Enjoy these full cover copies of great art and see the similarities and differences between each. Clearly three dozen paintings can only show the tip of a theme - but they should be enough to give adults and students of all ages a nice introduction to "music in art." Note: As in all of Catherine's other "In Art" books, these paintings have all been chosen to be family-friendly (though we can make no guarantees about other paintings by the same artists )

Enjoying Great Art Series: Turkey is a land of intersections - the intersection of Asia and Europe and the intersection of a variety of people groups across a multitude of ages. A booklet this size can merely touch on the art from across such a great region - and from across more than two millennia. But maybe it will whet your appetite to investigate this historic country more. This small booklet is meant to be enjoyed by adults and students of all ages. You may enjoy finding the similarities and differences between different paintings or different artists - both topically and stylistically: Explore the different treatments of color, of landscapes, of animals, people, and more. Please pay special attention to the variety of maps included.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1900 Edition.

This little picture book brings you New York City through dozens of beautiful paintings - paintings from a variety of artists from the 19th and 20th centuries. Each painting includes the title of the painting, the artist's name, and the approximate date of its completion.

One of the many books in the new "Enjoying Great Art" series: In the past, particularly during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, religion was a common theme for paintings. So it should be no surprise that different themes of Christmas were captured often by painters of these times. Enjoy this pictorial look at different aspects of the Christmas story - the angel's proclamation to Mary, Mary and Elizabeth, the shepherds, and the Wise Men - as you've likely never seen them before.

Robert W. Burns lives in an ordinary house in Brighton, England.
Except it's not an ordinary house. Not at all. On the outside, it seems like any other dwelling, but on the inside, it's been transformed into an incredible art gallery, a shrine to and celebration of Renaissance art, containing wonderful reproductions of classic works from centuries gone by; portraits, wall frescos, lunettes and friezes alike. This picture book is packed with them.
Just turn the pages - you won't believe your eyes. The house also contains original Renaissance-style portraits of Russell Brand and Wayne Rooney.
As featured by BBC's 'The One Show', ABC, Channel 9 Australia and AFP. Certain images are from Robert W. Burns, others included by kind permission of legendary international photographer Facundo Arrizabalaga.
A treat for art connoisseurs and historians everywhere, and a real bargain, given the immense quality of the artwork on show.

One of the original books in the "Enjoying Great Art" series, but now bigger and better: Hats - ordinary things we see every day...But are they always ordinary? Here is a picture book for students of all ages...A picture book of hats and other head coverings Different styles, colors, shapes, and sizes...Some worn by men, some by women, and some by children...Many representing status or station in life...Some that look like they are just being worn for the fun of it. Look through the paintings that span many centuries and come from different parts of the globe. Notice the similarities and the differences...See the colors, the textures and patterns. Observe whether the hats seem to be a primary focus of the painting, or merely a smaller, insignificant portion. But, most of all, enjoy

Leon Battista Alberti made several references to miracoli della pittura (miracles of painting) in two of his early works, Vita (Life) and De Pictura (On Painting). After extensive research, author Jim Egan has concluded that these "miracles of painting" were the amazing full-detail and full-color images seen in a camera obscura. In Latin, camera obscura means "dark room." In a dark room with one small hole, the image of what's outside appears projected on the interior wall upside-down and reversed left-to-right. The room can be a people-sized room or a small box, like a pinhole camera. Nowadays, with slide shows, movies, TV, and computers, we're quite accustomed to seeing projected images. But over 575 years ago, back in the 1430s, a camera obscura image would have blown the socks off people. However, there was a down side: this was risky business. Creating full-color, full-motion, magical images inside a dark room might be considered heretical. You might find yourself on the wrong side of a barbecue. If you're so excited that you must share your knowledge, there's a solution: write about it cryptically. Only those "in-the-know" will catch your gist. That's what Egan thinks Alberti did. Alberti, whose books On Painting and On Architecture revolutionized these two fields, has been explored extensively by art historians for years. Surely they saw that Alberti was talking about a camera obscura. But no. Dozens of the top art historians of the 20th century write that Alberti's description of his "small box" was definitely not a reference to a camera obscura. Instead, they think it was a "show box," a small dark box with a small hole through which you viewed a picture, which was painted on glass and backlit to make it luminous, like a photographic slide. Who is Jim Egan to challenge great art historians like Kenneth Clark, Helmut Gernsheim, Samuel Edgerton, Anthony Grafton, and Robert Tavernor? For 40 years, Egan has been an in-the-trenches guy: a professional photographer, spending hours viewing upside-down images under the dark cloth of 4x5 and 8x10 view cameras. He has built dozens of pinhole cameras, camera obscura rooms, and even a camera obscura building. Plus, he's written ten books involving Renaissance optics, mathematics and architecture. How did the art historians get it wrong? The short answer is: "lost in translation" and "follow the leader." Egan thinks Alberti not only had a camera, but that he also had a lens to sharpen the image. And that Alberti had another camera obscura, which was a "Lucy" machine, used to enlarge and reduce artwork. And that Alberti hid clues expressing his understanding that "the eye is a camera obscura" in the design of his "Winged Eye" symbol and his bronze self-portrait plaque (both shown on the front cover).