The living world
By: Jane Bingham
Series: Through artists' eyes; Through artists' eyes
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781406201529; 9781406201598
Subjects: Animals in art; Juvenile literature; Plants in art
Description: Each region of the world has produced artwork inspired and influenced by nature. Over thousands of years, artists have created millions of images of animals and plants. These may be sculptures, cave paintings, costumes, or other types of image, but they all express the artists' fascination with the living world around them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 52) and index.
Table of contents: title: Hunted and the hunters; title: Powerful protectors; title: Mythical creatures; title: Plants, flowers and fruit; title: Horses, dogs and cattle; title: Cats and birds; title: Images of fish; title: Exotic creatures; title: Animal stories and characters.