National Gallery of Art Washington

This book is the catalog of an exhibit put on by the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. As a specialized publication it may be difficult to locate. However, it is worth the search if you are interested in the bronzes of this era. Used copies may be expensive, but interlibrary loan is a possibility for those who would like to read the essays and examine the excellent photos. Because the metal could be melted down for other purposes, bronze sculptures are less common than marble or other show more stone. In addition to a description of each piece in the exhibit, grouped by various themes, the book contains essays on the techniques, history, uses and materials. I had not realized that such sculptures usually had inlaid eyes and insets of copper, silver or different bronze alloys to give color to lips, wounds or bruised, or nipples. The authors also explore the idea that Greek artists created deliberate forgeries of classic and archaic works for the Roman market. show less

Beautiful book with short chapters for each artist covering details of their life and work, examples of their art, and ending each chapter with a short exercise to engage you in the creative process.

Explore famous works of art and even create you own in the online version of the National Gallery of Art for Kids. Eight kid-friendly paintings (like Saint George and the Dragon) have been digitally formatted so that users can zoom in and click on various aspects to learn about both the objects in the paintings and the artistic techniques used in creating them. But kids will find the coolest part of this website in the Art Zone, where they can choose from a myriad of activities that allow show more them to create their own artwork. In here, users can create impressionistic line drawings with Brushter or a dancing, jumping George Washington in Faces & Places, and learn about digital photo editing in Photo Op. Also available are Family Guides and Inside Scoop, PDFs of short handbooks to various exhibits and artists. The one drawback to these extensive interactive features is that users may be asked to download plugins and drivers, though a guide on the homepage suggests which ones are needed. Recommended for grades 3-7. show less

Gorgeous pictures, scriptural texts, song lyrics, poems.