The Arts: A Visual Encyclopedia of Art History (DK Children's Visual Encyclopedias)
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Open your eyes to the wonderful world of art inside this beautiful book. The entire history of the greatest works in painting, sculpture, and photography are included on this comprehensive and colourful tour through time. From the first strokes of paint on prehistoric caves to contemporary street art in the 21st century, every artistic style and movement is explored and explained in stunning detail. Special features celebrate the lives of groundbreaking painters, sculptors, and photographers, from Dutch master Johannes Vermeer to photography pioneer Julia Margaret Cameron. Many best-loved pieces of art are showcased in iconic images. Marvel at Leonardo da Vinci's mysterious Mona Lisa, the most famous painted lady. March alongside China’s statues of the Terracotta Army, and gaze in awe at Barbara Hepworth's stunning Pelagos sculpture. Packed with pictures and full of facts, Art A Visual Encyclopedia is guaranteed to become a family favourite, encouraging a love of art through the generations. Series Overview: DK's Visual Encyclopedias are the first substantial series of encyclopedias aimed at young children, designed to excite and entertain, while offering a comprehensive overview of core subjects. From science and the human body to animals, the ocean, space, and more, each book combines fun facts, amazing pictures, and crystal-clear explanations to take kids into the wonders of our world. Review: Gorgeous "overview" book! - This book is packed with amazing images depicting the evolution of of art, from painting, sculpture, photography, music, and dance - from ancient to modern times. The photographs in this book are gorgeous, but none of the topics are covered in detail (this is an "overview" book). I highly recommend this book. I hope you find my review helpful! Review: Great grade school art room resource - DK never disappoints! Vibrant illustration and thoughtful dialogue. Perfect elementary art room resource.
| Best Sellers Rank | #51,576 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Children's Art History #12 in Art Encyclopedias #121 in Art History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,634 Reviews |
P**Y
Gorgeous "overview" book!
This book is packed with amazing images depicting the evolution of of art, from painting, sculpture, photography, music, and dance - from ancient to modern times. The photographs in this book are gorgeous, but none of the topics are covered in detail (this is an "overview" book). I highly recommend this book. I hope you find my review helpful!
N**3
Great grade school art room resource
DK never disappoints! Vibrant illustration and thoughtful dialogue. Perfect elementary art room resource.
G**E
Great art book for an intelligent 12 year old and older.
Great art appreciation/history book. I bought this as a Christmas gift for a neighbor's 12 year old daughter. This book is age appropriate for an intelligent 12 year old and older. She's going to love it.
B**A
Art book review
Informational, has a ton of good history in there as well as all the famous art in the world. Engaging, but not overwhelming!
C**N
Great family book
Gorgeous book with usual clean DK layouts— love that Music and Dance are included
B**Y
High-quality but not comprehensive
I love the book. It’s beautiful. It has high-quality photos. I like how it goes through the subject matter starting with the principles of art before getting into famous work. It mostly focuses on painting, but it does have sections for sculpture, photography, music, and dance. I am however very, unhappy that they used the wave of Kanagawa as they’re back cover art, and it’s not covered once in the book. Seems like kind of a slight.
E**Y
Great for a young artist
This was a great Christmas gift for our budding artist! They love paging through it and copying artwork in their sketchbook, or just learning about the different styles of art.
E**S
The Arts
It is a beautiful Book, I purchased it for my granddaughter. She loves it. It has many photos of the Master’s art work.
M**E
A wonderful insight in Arts
Very reader friendly
A**X
Price might be steep, but worth it.
Textbooks are expensive thats no surprise. I bought this book for my art inspiration and to learn more. The colours are extremely vidid and true to the original. Very informative and I’ve learned alot already.
I**Y
Wonderful book
Very interesting illustrations and organised informations
D**J
Beautiful book but can cover more.
The book is beautiful and has a good summary of many types of art. Although it can definitely cover more types and more breadth within each art type. They did a good job for Painting, but others lack breadth such as Music, none of the modern music genres are covered. Ceramics can also be included and elaborated next to Sculpture, as it is an amazing art form. There's more to like Dance, Photography and even blacksmithing and wood-carving too.
J**O
Beautiful book
Wonderful book with lovely illustrations, also high quality
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