Hillock-Moore Sonia, Shiels Pamela. Children's Book of Art

DK Children, 2009. — 140 p. — ISBN 0756655110.An Introduction in the World's most amazing pictures and sculptures.From prehistoric to modern times, this expertly designed survey delivers a wealth of information. Much more than a mere time line, the focus shifts from artist to movement to medium with fluidity. Gallery pages examine how particular subjects are depicted in art from a variety of cultures and time periods. Hundreds of color reproductions are sure to hold readers' interest as they discover the interconnectedness of thousands of years of artistic expression. The vast amount of information presented is neither overwhelming nor superficial, due to effective design and organization. Offering more than can be absorbed in one sitting, this appealing, oversize volume will have readers poring over it again and again.Early art
Rocky beginnings
Egyptian scribes
Faces in art
How to make frescoes
Dreamtime art
How to make mosaics
Gods and heroes in art
How to create colors
Renaissance (1400s-1500s)
Landscapes in art
Leonardo da Vinci
Jan van Eyck
How to use oil paint
Children in art
Baroque (1600s)
Jan Vermeer
Still life in art
Rococo (1799s)
Francisco de Goya
How to use watercolor
Katsushika Hokusai
Modern art
Impressionism
Claude Monet
How to paint with pastels
Vincent van Gogh
Nighttime in art
After Impressionism
Henri Matisse
Pablo Picasso
Naive art
Paul Klee
Surrealism
Joan Miró
Grant Wood
Animals in art
Postwar abstract art
Jackson Pollock
Sir Sidney Nolan
War in art
Andy Warhol
Street art
Work in art
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Modern art
Sculpture
Carved in stone
The Terra-cotta Army sculptors
How th carve wood
African sculpture
How to sculpt marble
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi
Gustav Vigeland
Abstract sculpture
Henry Moore
Alberto Giacometti
How to create Land art
Sculpture NOW
Damien HirstGet up close to the real things!Index of artists and sculptors