Bringing together Western paintings from medieval to modern times, this title takes a thematic approach to art. With topics including religious paintings, portaiture, allegory and abstract art, the paintings are located within their cultural history.
Faces are everywhere in the National Gallery’s collection: in portraits and narrative scenes, in allegories and paintings of everyday life. It is often the faces shown that communicate most directly in a picture; their expressions may reveal the drama of a story, or the character of a sitter in a portrait. A Closer Look: Faces examines a wide array of fascinating faces found in paintings at the National Gallery. It explains why artists in the past created faces to look as they do, what painters through the ages have considered the "ideal" face, how faces are painted, and the reasons for the development of portrait painting. Illustrated with seventy pictures and beautiful details, this book provides an insider's view of the many faces in Western European art.Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press
Jeff Koons is one the most famous, important, subversise and expensive artists in the world. Here he curates a range of works from his entire career, many having never been shown in the UK.
Ein Engel hilft Peter, die Sprache der Bilder zu verstehen: Peter ist gerne Detektiv. Eines Tages betritt er ein Kunstmuseum. Mit den Bildern an der Wand kann er zunächst nicht viel anfangen. Doch da verschwindet der Verkündigungsengel von Fra Angelico aus dem Bild und führt ihn durch die Museumsräume. Und Peter entdeckt: Wer ein Bild anschaut wie ein Detektiv, und einen Engel hat, der einem auf die Sprünge hilft, der versteht schon bald, was der Künstler damit sagen wollte. Eine ganze Reihe von berühmten Werken, vom 15. Jahrhundert bis in die Gegenwart, werden Kindern so nahe gebracht.