Wolfe, Gillian

Surveys seventeen works of art and examines the tricks artists use to make viewers see the art in different ways.

A collection of eighteen famous paintings from around the world that examines the many different ways that light is used to add drama to the picture.

Explores the techniques used by artists to puzzle, surprise, and tease those who are viewing their art.

Examines seventeen paintings from around the world that show how artists use body language to the express moods and attitudes of their subjects.

Discusses the use of various types of lines in art, including hidden, solid, facial, and disappearing, covering intention and technique across an array of periods and cultures by artists such as Picasso, Bernard Perlin, Winslow Homer, and Vincent van Gogh.

A collection of eighteen famous paintings from around the world that examines the many different ways that light is used to add drama to the picture.

Examines seventeen paintings from around the world that show how artists use body language to the express moods and attitudes of their subjects.

Presents eighteen famous paintings and zooms in on various parts of their compositions, showing readers several ways of examining a work of art. Also provides brief artist biographies and lists the paintings' locations.

Presents eighteen famous paintings and zooms in on various parts of their compositions, showing readers several ways of examining a work of art. Also provides brief artist biographies and lists the paintings' locations.

An introduction to the world of art specifically for young children, featuring reproductions of paintings, drawings, weavings, and sculptures, grouped by subject; each with a description, questions, and activities.