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The Usborne Book of Famous Paintings by Rosie Dickens is a terrific reference book. This lavish book provides a picture-by-picture introduction to 35 of the world's best known, best loved paintings, from oil paintings to prints, all beautifully reproduced and explained in a simple, engaging way. The book measures 9 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches, has 96 pages and is perfect for children ages 9 years and up.

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Contents of The Usborne Book of Famous Paintings

• About this book
• The Arnolfini Portrait - by Jan van Eyck (Belgium 1434)
• Spring - by Sandro Botticelli (Italy - about 1482)
• St George and the Dragon - by Raphael Sanzio (Italy - about 1503-05)
• Mona Lisa - by Leonado da Vinci (Italy - about 1505-14)
• The Sistine Chapel Ceiling - by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italy 1508-12)
• The Maids of Honor -by Diego Velazquez (Spain 1656)
• The Courtyard of a House in Delft - by Pieter de Hooch (Netherlands 1658)
• Self Portrait - by Rembrandt van Rijn (Netherlands 1661)
• Girl with a Pearl Earring - by Jan Vermeer (Netherlands - about 1665-75)
• Mr and Mrs Andrews - by Thomas Gainsborough (England - about 1750)
• The Great Wave - by Katsushika Hokusai (Japan 1829-33)
• The "Fighting Temeraire" - by J.M.W. Turner (England 1839)
• Ophelia - by John Millais (England 1851-52)
• Dance at the Moulin de la Galette - by Auguste Renoir (France 1876)
• A Bar at the Folies-Bergere - by Edouard Manet (France 1882)
• A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - by Georges Seurat (France 1884-86)
• Sunflowers - by Vincent van Gogh (Netherlands - late 1888 or early 1889)
• Blue Dancers - by Edgar Degas (France 1890)
• The Scream - by Edvard Munch (Norway 1893)
• The Kiss - by Gustav Klimt (Austria 1907-08)
• Harmony in Red - by Henri Matisse (France 1908)
• Water Lilies, Morning - by Claude Monet (France 1914-18)
• Yellow - Red - Blue - by Wassily Kandinsky (Russia 1925)
• Oriental Poppies - by Georgia O'Keeffe (America 1927)
• American Gothic - by Grant Wood (America 1930)
• The Persistence of Memory -by Salvador Dali (Spain 1931)
• Guernica - by Pablo Picasso (Spain 1937)
• Self Portrait (The Frame) - by Frida Kahlo (Mexico 1938)
• Nighthawks - by Edward Hopper (America 1942)
• Number 6 - by Jackson Pollock (America 1949)
• Relativity - by Maurits Escher (Netherlands 1953)
• Golconda - by Rene Magritte (Belgium 1953)
• Fall - by Bridget Riley (England 1963)
• Marilyn - by Andy Warhol (America 1967)
• Mr And Mrs Clark and Percy - by David Hockney (England 1970-71)

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Introduction Famous Paintings Artists Childrens Book    US $19.96

Painting Hands On 1993 Hodge Arts Crafts Famous    US $1.49

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This is a neat Usborne reference guide of how to draw Maps and how to draw Charts. This Usborne's How to Draw Series of books provide practical introductions of how to draw various pictures that look very professional. The How to Draw Maps and Charts book is an ideal starting point for anyone who would like to be able to draw maps and charts. Along with simple, step by step examples to follow there are lots of experts' tips and hints to explain the different techniques and materials used.

How to Draw Maps and Charts book is full of ideas to help you create striking pictures. Project range from accurately scaled maps of an existing area to fantasy maps, such as a pirate's treasure map. The book also explains the terms and concepts associated with real maps. It shows how to present information clearly on different sorts of charts and how to use color and design to make all your pictures look interesting.

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	A guide to drawing maps and charts. Step-by-step instructions show children how to draw professional-looking pictures, ranging from accurately-scaled maps of real places, to decorative fantasy maps. The author introduces the terms and concepts associated with real maps, and demonstrates different ways to present information clearly, covering the use of colour, design and symbols...