painters

Introduces the reader to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

Tells the story of Clementine Hunter, an African-American folk artist from Louisiana who decided in her middle years to become a painter, documenting scenes from her life, and attracting a great following, even though she was sometimes not allowed in the galleries to view her own exhibits.

Examines the life and times of the noted Mexican muralist, discussing his art and politics.

Provides an overview of the life of Diego Rivera, discusses his work, and prompts readers to imagine what he would paint in contemporary times.

A little girl visits the home and garden of Claude Monet at Giverny, France, and learns about the artist's paintings and his life. Includes photographs of the painter and his family as well as examples of his work.

"The true story of the relationship between brothers Theo and Vincent van Gogh"--Provided by publisher.

In graphic novel format looks at the life of nineteenth-century French artist Claude Monet.

A biography of painter and scientist Leonardo da Vinci.

Presents a biography of late sixteenth-century Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, and chronicles his life, later years in exile in Naples, Malta, and Sicily, and his influence on later generations of artists.

"Florence, 1501-1505. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. After winning the commission to carve what will become a sculpture of David, Michelangelo lives at the foot of his misshapen block of marble struggling until the stone finally begins to speak. Leonardo is obsessed with his ungainly flying machine and haunted by a merchant's wife, whom he is commissioned to paint. Her name is Lisa, and she becomes his muse. Their envy, ambition, and artistic genius create a rivalry such as Florence has never seen"--OCLC.