Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Newbold, Amy
Summary: Introduces a variety of nineteenth and twentieth century painters--including Picasso, O'Keefe, Seurat, and Jacob Lawrence--and their distinctive styles, through paintings of snowmen as each artist might have portrayed them.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 759 NEWMerberg, Julie.
Summary: Provides a simple introduction to the work of French artist Claude Monet, featuring his Impressionist paintings of city and country scenes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2003
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE MERMetropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N. Y.)
Summary: Presents artworks from the Metropolitan Museum of Art arranged by such themes as animals, family, music, dance, play, and country.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books For Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709.747 ID'Harcourt, Claire
Summary: Full-color reproductions of more than twenty paintings and informative text help children learn why these paintings have intrigued art lovers for centuries and discover just what makes each work a masterpiece.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2016