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This monumental new book is the first to celebrate the greatest and most iconic paintings from the encyclopedic collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, one of the largest, most important, and most beloved museums in the world. This impressive volume's broad sweep of material, all from a single museum, makes it at once a universal history of painting and the ideal introduction to the iconic masterworks of this world-renowned institution. More than 1,000 lavish color illustrations and details of 500 masterpiece paintings, created over 5,000 years in cultures across the globe, are presented chronologically from the dawn of civilization to the present. These works represent a grand tour of painting from ancient Egypt and classical antiquity and prized Byzantine and medieval altarpieces, to paintings from Asia, India, Africa and the Americas, and and the greatest European and North American masters. The Metropolitan Museum of Art includes and introduction and illuminating texts about each artwork written specially for this volume by Kathryn Calley Galitz, whose experience as both curator and educator at the Met makes her uniquely qualified. European and American artists include Duccio, El Greco, Raphael, Titian, Botticelli, Bronzino, Caravaggio, Turner, Velázquez, Goya, Rubens, Rembrandt, Brueghel, Vermeer, David, Renior, Monet, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne, Degas, Sargent, Homer, Matisse, Picasso, Pollock, Jasper Johns, and Warhol. The artworks are arranged in rough chronological order, without regard to geography or culture, offering a visual timeline of the history of painting, from the earliest examples on pottery jars made over five thousand years ago to canvases on which the paint has barely dried. Freed from the constraints imposed by the physical layout of the Museum, the paintings resonate anew; and this chronological framework reveals unexpected visual affinities among the works. For those wishing to experience the unparalleled breadth and depth of the Met's collection, or study masterpieces of painting from throughout history, this important volume is sure to become a classic cherished by art lovers around the world.
Re-create 30 classical and modern painting masterpieces with this paint-by-number book! Using the color code provided for each painting, youll be able to bring to life the paintings of Degas, van Gogh, Botticelli, and other masters. The paper is thick enough to support gouache. However, you may also use watercolor pencils. (Painting with a variety of brush sizes is recommended.) Historical information for each painting is also included as well as a colored reproduction of each piece for reference.
A delightful coloring book for any age, offering a range of masterpiece paintings that any art enthusiast can bring to life. This beautiful book brings together thirty major works of art history, from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries, to discover and make one’s own through the creative and meditative act of coloring. Each artwork is accompanied by fun and interesting facts that explain the style of each painter and his or her signature techniques and trace the artistic influences and the historical context of their work and time. Painstakingly reproduced with each painting rendered in minute detail, these works invite the colorer to work on the great masterpieces of Western painting. Works include Botticelli’s Allegory of Spring, Fra Angelico’s The Annunciation, Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights, Vermeer’s The Music Lesson, Van Gogh’s Wheat Field with Cypresses, and Picasso’s Portrait of Marie-Thérèse, to name a few. Upon completion, there is a spot on the back of each colored project for the colorer to add their name to the original artist’s, and each piece is on perforated paper, so as an added feature, each reproduced painting is detachable and framable. This beautiful book is handsomely designed with sturdy binding and paper that is perfect for such mediums as colored pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor, and it makes a unique gift for both young and old.
Each reproduction is accompanied by a text that includes pertinent information about the work.
Originally published: London: Usborne, 2009.
A set of cards providing facts and figures about famous paintings.
With over 350 photos and illustrations, Painting the Great Masters by Number can help crafters re-create a masterpiece with step-by-step, carefully explained techniques plus tips and hits that make a work of art readily achievable.
An introduction to the world's famous paintings in 100 stickers. It contains information about artists and their lives. It is suitable for all ages to learn about and engage with art.
"Author Madeleine Stebbins introduces young children to the spiritual themes of Christian and secular art in Let's Look at a Masterpiece"--
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Morgan Library & Museum, June 3-September 18, 2016.