Even though most artists down through the ages have found painting children a daunting challenge, there are a few more satisfying results than the innocence, the joy and often the mischief of childhood captured for all time.
Showcases eighteen works of art to illustrate a specific activity in a child's day, such as reading and writing, swinging, and making music. Features easy-to-read text and full-color illustrations.
Organized around key subjects, presents examples from every era and form of art worldwide to show the range and scope of art as it has been practiced around the world and throughout history.
Examines Pablo Picasso's depictions of children in relation to the rest of his oeuvre, discussing such topics as the child as symbol, the Rose period, primitivism, cubism, and the limits of representation.
