Look at Me!: Portraits for Children - Hardcover

Strand, Claudia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3791371002 ISBN 13: 9783791371009

Publisher: Prestel, 2012

Synopsis

From the time they are babies, all children are fascinated by the human face. Responding to this inherent interest, this book explores all sorts of portraits by artists ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Salvador Dali. Ancient sculptures depicting Egyptian royalty, engravings by Durer, Botticelli's paintings of women and abstract works are presented in full colour and with the kind of detail kids love. The book also teaches young readers how to paint a face, draw a cartoon and create a face-themed collage. Young readers will learn about self-portraits, double portraits and masks, and challenge themselves with quizzes, puzzles, and optical illusions. Along the way they'll develop an understanding of how and why artists continue to celebrate the human face.

About this title

About the Author

Claudia Strand is an art historian who lives with her family in Munich.

From the Back Cover

From Nefertiti to Andy Warhol, children will respond with wonder and curiosity to this introduction to portraiture in art through the ages.
From the time they are babies, all children are fascinated by the human face. Responding to this inherent interest, this book explores all sorts of portraits by artists ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Salvador Dalí. Ancient sculptures depicting Egyptian royalty, engravings by Dürer, Botticelli's paintings of women, and abstract works are presented in full color and with the kind of detail kids love. The book also teaches young readers how to paint a face, draw a cartoon, and create a face-themed collage. Young readers will learn about self-portraits, double portraits, and masks and challenge themselves with quizzes, puzzles, and optical illusions. Along the way they'll develop an understanding of how and why artists continue to celebrate the human face.

From the Inside Flap

From Nefertiti to Andy Warhol, chilren will respond with wonder and curiosity to this introduction to portraiture in art through the ages. Young readers will learn about self-portraits, double portraits, and masks and challenge themselves with quizzes, puzzles, and optical illusions. Along the way they'll develop an understanding of how and why artists continue to celebrate the human face.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prestel
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3791371002
• ISBN 13: 9783791371009
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96