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Dickins, Rosie.

The Usborne book of famous paintings / Rosie Dickins ; with pictures by 35 famous artists plus drawings by Philip Hopman. - London : Usborne, 2009. - 79 pages; illustrations (chiefly color), 2 folded sheets (some color); 28 cm. - Internet-linked reference .

Includes index.

The Arnolfini Portrait -- Spring -- St. George and the Dragon -- Mona Lisa -- The Sistine Chapel ceiling -- The Maids of Honour -- The Courtyard of a House in Delft -- Self Portrait -- Girl with a Pearl Earring -- Mr. and Mrs. Andrews -- The Great Wave -- The "Fighting Temeraire" -- Ophelia -- Dance at the Moulin de la Galette -- A Bar at the Folies-Bergiere -- A Sunday on La Grande Jatte -- Sunflowers -- Blue Dancers -- The Scream -- The Kiss -- Harmony in Red -- Water Lilies, Morning -- Yellow -- Red -- Blue -- Oriental Poppies -- American Gothic -- The Persistence of Memory -- Guernica -- Self Portrait (The Frame) -- Nighthawks -- Number 6 -- Relativity -- Golconda -- Fall -- Marilyn -- Mr and Mrs. Clark and Percy.

Provides an introduction to 35 well-known paintings, arranged in order of date and spanning a range of periods and styles. Paintings include: "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci; "Girl with a pearl earring" by Jan Vermeer; "Sunflowers" by Vincent van Gogh; "The scream" by Edvard Munch; and, "Marilyn" by Andy Warhol. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.

ISBN: 9780746099971 0746099975

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA951804 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015265802 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Painting--History --Juvenile literature.
Painting--Appreciation--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

Dewey Class. No.: 759