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The Story of Paintings - A history of art for children (Paperback)
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The Story of Paintings - A history of art for children (Paperback)
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Loot Price R298
Discovery Miles 2 980
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A friendly and inspiring introduction to art history, telling the
stories of the world's greatest paintings and artists from
prehistory to the modern day The Story of Paintings begins with the
cave paintings of our Stone Age ancestors and continues through to
the modern day. Mick Manning and Brita Granstroem take your on a
tour of their personally selected gallery which showcases the work
of some of the world's most famous artists and few a less
well-known ones. The artists featured include van Eyck, da Vinci,
Bruegel, Rembrandt, Velazquez, JMW Turner, Van Gogh, Monet,
Matisse, Georgia O'Keefe, Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Jackson Pollock
as well as Dame Laura Knight and Kalan Khan. The friendly text and
illustrations help children to appreciate the art, highlighting
interesting biographical details and picking out key details to
spot. The book's large format means the art is reproduced on a
wonderfully impactful scale. This really is a book to give and
treasure. The creative team of Mick Manning and Brita Granstroem
are well-known for their ground breaking children's information
books. Their many awards range the TES Information Book Award for
What's Under the Bed? and the English Association Non-fiction award
for Charlie's War Illustrated.
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