art

Examines, in simple terms, the nature of imaginary and realistic places created by such modern artists as Hopper, Munch, and Shahn.

Looks at some of the many different materials and techniques used to create works of art, and features examples of artworks made with paint, clay, ink, natural objects, and other media.

Examines how families have been depicted in works of art from different time periods and places.

Seventeen-year-old Julien falls in love with the muse, Clio, as he tries to save her and the Mus?e D'Orsay's collection of Impressionist art after learning the paintings are reacting to a curse set by Renoir that trapped Clio in his painting.

Amateur sleuth Bianca Balducci has her hands full dealing with high school, Christmas shopping, party planning, bickering friends, and a boyfriend whose attention seems to be wandering, but that does not keep her from jumping into the fray when several paintings go missing from the local art museum and forgeries are hung in their place.

Provides a chronicle of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, looking at the achievements realized in the areas of art, architecture, design, invention, and exploration, which began in Italy and spread throughout Europe.

A history of late-modern and postmodern art since World War II, reviewing American and European painters, sculptors, and artists.

When Robert Oliver, a famous painter, attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and is hospitalized, psychiatrist Andrew Marlow tries to help the artist by coaxing him into providing answers about his past, including his old lovers, while delving into the history of French Impressionism.