art

Presents color photos of and describes one thousand works of art from prehistoric times through the twentieth century, and includes an illustrated time line.

Examines how people have been depicted working on farms, in factories and offices, and at home in works of art from different times and places.

Helps children understand the role space plays in art, with pictures of famous paintings to demonstrate how space is used to make objects look different.

Introduces children to texture, describing the role it plays in art and encouraging readers to use line, shapes, colors, and patterns to create texture it various works of art.

Presents children with ideas for art projects through descriptions of art supplies and techniques.

Introduces the life and work of Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Explores the Mexican artistic traditions that inspired these artists and presents related activities for students such as creating a mural with a social message.

The Sistine Chapel, with Michelangelo's magnificently painted, domed ceiling, is perhaps the greatest single masterpiece of the Renaissance era. In its transcendent beauty, the ceiling merges art with philosophy, religion and the spirit of brilliance emboding Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Sister Wendy Beckett has transformed public appreciation of art through her astonishing knowledge, insight and passion for painting and painters.Witness the awakening that would transform the Western world - the Renaissance, where Fra Angelico and Botticelli redefined art. See the genius of Leonardo da Vinci and discuss the sly smile on his Mona Lisa. In Rome, see masterpieces commissioned by the Popes - Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling and the works of Raphael - and in Venice, the works of Titian and Giorgione. Then follow the Renaissance north across the Alps, where religious strife brought a new purpose to painting, and where in Nuremberg, Durer redefined the role of the artist in society - even as the Inquisition forced others to flee their countries in search of artistic freedom.