Nestof3 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) Edit: I received mine just now. It is fantastic! There are some images that are 8x10! It has a nice timeline at the front. Warnings: There is a scene Judith beheading Holofernes. A picture of a murder. And a few breasts. I highly recommend this book! This book received one great review and one negative (the negative for violence in paintings). I tend to cover up images I don't want my children to see with mailing labels or temporarily with index cards pieces and removable tape. Mine comes today, so I will let you know what I think of it when it comes. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0500238537/ref=oss_product Through the pages of this book, young readers step into a famous artist's studio in medieval Germany, Renaissance Italy, or nineteenth-century France. As the making of a particular work is described, the child smells the paint, hears the chisel chipping into marble, or experiences the wonders of a working printing press. The twenty artists are featured in easy-to-follow chronological order: Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Hans Holbein the Younger, El Greco, Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Bernini, Velázquez, Rembrandt, Goya, Jacques-Louis David, Turner, Delacroix, Manet, Monet, and van Gogh. All have remarkable life stories that will entrance any child. Edited August 26, 2010 by nestof3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melora in NC Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Just what I needed (I think!), and what a great price! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Thank you! Can't wait to read your review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 This one looks great, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Looks nifty. Thanks! I ordered this one :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbsweetpea Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Thanks I ordered one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) I got mine today! :) I like it because it has some explanation about artists like Caravaggio, Bernini and Artemsia (they don't mention the rape, though). Edited August 26, 2010 by nestof3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Yet another awesome find! I just ordered this one too, thank you so much for sharing these! Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imhim Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 That negative review does not sound good for children. Unless the whole page can be torn without losing something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Ooh, M loves books like this. Thanks for another great find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) That negative review does not sound good for children. Unless the whole page can be torn without losing something else. I completely understand being cautious about things like this. I have many stickered books around my house. LOL I am impressed with the book because it mentions artists that aren't exactly mainstream for children's books, and it really does have nice information and a great sampling for each artist. For those who are concerned about the images mentioned below, I have found that mailing label stickers can serve as permanent censoring while index cards taped on with removable tape can help with borrowed books or books you plan to resell. The following is a list of artists covered and possible objections. Total # of pages = 79 Artist covered: Giotto Leonardo da Vinci Albrecht Durer (Adam and Eve -- naked except for fig leaves) Michelangelo (Creation of Adam; scuplture of David -- male nudity) Raphael Titian (Bacchus and Ariadne -- part of breast showing) Hans Holbien the Younger El Greco Caravaggio Artemesia Gentileschi (Judith Slaying Holofernes -- blood/violence; Madonna and Child -- part of breast exposed while breastfeeding) Gian Lorenzo Bernini Diego Velazquez Rembrandt Francisco de Goya (The Third of May -- portrays executions that took place in Madrid after the French invaded Spain) Jacques-Louis David (The Death of Marat -- journalist Jean-Paul Marat was killed by someone opposing him in the French Revolution; blood) J. M. W. Turner Eugene Delacroix (you could adhere these pages together to ignore his images completely -- disturbing for young children; violence, blood) Edouard Manet Claude Monet Vincent van Gogh Edited August 27, 2010 by nestof3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imhim Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Thank you for the detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 It will arrive on Saturday. Today my Da Vinci box came. Yesterday the inexpensive calendars. :) I won't be covering anything up. My daughter isn't as sensitive as some children. And breastfeeding is natural and beautiful and I wouldn't want my daughter thinking it's a shameful act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achristean Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Thanks. I'm checking it out now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyBee Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Thanks! I just ordered this. I also ordered the Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! book from another post. Love it. How do you find all these great deals on such great books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 By wasting time browsing through Amazon. Pathetic huh? Seriously, I've been a planning maniac all summer, and I've been nearly on strike these last few days just hanging out. :lol: After no enthusiasm over Pioneer Woman's Chicken with Lemon pasta, side salad and oranges and grapes, I am very close to passing out TV dinners tonight. http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/07/grilled-chicken-with-lemon-basil-pasta/ PS -- I did use spinach instead of fresh basil, added carrots, used mozzarella instead of romano, and half/half and 1% milk in place of the cream. Yes, I actually squeezed three fresh lemons -- I've never done that before. But, I thought it was great. :tongue_smilie: Thanks! I just ordered this. I also ordered the Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! book from another post. Love it. How do you find all these great deals on such great books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 By wasting time browsing through Amazon. Pathetic huh? Totally pathetic. And greatly appreciated by those of us who don't have the items in the cart to watch shipping changes (dratted Oxford Ancient Times series isn't budging). :D Or cursed for having to figure out where to put another book in this house... Clearly we must move. I need another room for a library. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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