The story of paintings
Subtitle: a history of art for children
By: by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom
Contributors: Granström, Brita, author
Edition: First Sterling edition.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.; Sterling Children's Books
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
ISBN-13: 9781454927020
Subjects: Art appreciation; Artists; Juvenile literature; Art; History
Description: Get ready to gaze upon a visual feast! From the prehistoric cave paintings at Lascaux to Jean-Michel Basquiat s colorful graffiti-style work, this beautiful compendium travels through the centuries to introduce kids to the world of art. Each spread showcases one of the 39 paintings, along with a profile of the artist and fun prompts that encourage children to ask questions and spot details.
Notes: Includes index.

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1090 Lexile.
Table of contents: title: Lascaux Cave paintings (c. 15,500 BCE)-- Our story begins (an introduction)-- The Lamentation (c. 1305) / by Giotto di Bondone-- The Arnolfini Portrait (1434) / by Jan van Eyck-- Appreciating Potted Chrysanthemum in Tranquility (c. 1465) / by Shen Zhou-- The Hunt in the Forest (c. 1470) / by Paolo Uccello-- The Birth of Venus (c. 1485) / by Sandro Botticelli-- Mona Lisa (c. 1503-19) / by Leonardo da Vinci-- The Sistine Chapel Ceiling (1508-12) by Michelangelo-- The Ambassadors (1533) / by Hans Holbein the Younger-- Hunters in the Snow (1565) / by Pieter Bruegel the Elder-- Vegetables in a Bowl or The Gardener (1587-90) / by Giuseppe Arcimboldo-- The Card Sharps (c. 1595) / by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio-- Self-Portrait of a Young Man (c. 1628) / by Rembrandt van Rijn-- The Maids of Honor (1656) / by Diego Vela zquez-- The Love Letter (c. 1669) / by Johannes Vermeer-- Still Life of Flowers on a Table Ledge (1700) / by Rachel Ruysch-- An Elephant and Rider Trampling a Tiger (c. 1770) / by Mir Kalan Khan-- Catfight (1786) / by Francisco Goya-- The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum (1822) / by Joh Martin-- The Fighting Temeraire (1839) / by J.M.W. Turner-- The Starry Night (1889) / by Vincent van Gogh-- Tiger in a Tropical Storm or Surprised! (1891) / by Henri Rousseau-- The Scream (1893) / by Edvard Munch-- The Water-Lily Pond (1899) / by Claude Monet-- Dance in Gopsmor (1906) / by Anders Zorn-- The Red-Checkered Tablecloth (1910) / by Pierre Bonnard-- Goldfish (1911) / by Henri Matisse-- The Birthday (1915) / by Marc Chagall-- Autoportrait (Tamara in the green bugatti) (1929) / by Tamara de Lempicka-- The Persistence of Memory (1931) / by Salvador Dali-- Summer Days (1936) / by Georgia O'Keeffe-- Portrait of Dora Maar (1939) / by Pablo PIcasso-- Take Off (1943) / by Dame Laura Knight-- Self-Portrait with Portrait of Doctor Farill (1951) by Frida Kahlo-- Blue Poles (number 11, 1952) (1952) / by Jackson Pollock-- Fun Fair at Daisy Nook (1953) / by L.S. Lowry-- In the Car (1963) / by Roy Lichtenstein-- Furious Man (1982) / by Jean-Michel Basquiat.