Masterpieces Up Close

Western Painting from the 14th to 20th Centuries By Claire d'Harcourt

10-1/2 x 14-1/2 in; 64 pp ; full color throughout, ages 5 and up
Hardcover
Published in April, 2006
ISBN 0811854035
ISBN13 9780811854030

$22.95

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Masterpieces Up Close -- Masterpieces Up Close will send readers on a journey through the world's most famous paintings from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. They will see some familiar faces, like Leonardo's Mona Lisa and Warhol's Marilyn, and meet some that may be new to them, like the princess in Velázquez's Las Meninas and the mysterious little girl in Rembrandt's Night Watch.

Full-color reproductions of over 20 paintings provide the perfect hunting ground for over a hundred details. Lift-the-flap keys at the end of the book provide the answers. Informative text helps children learn why these paintings have intrigued us for centuries and discover just what makes each work a masterpiece.

Claire d'Harcourt is a children's book editor and the author of many books about art and history, including Art Up Close and Louvre in Close-Up. She lives in France.

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"A visually striking volume for browsers and art education." -School Library Journal

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