Book
Discovering the Great Masters
- Published
- 2009
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Publisher
- Universe
- Pages
- 308
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6893753-discovering-the-great-masters?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=xk3jaWSCar&rank=1
Reading measures
- Suggested reading age
- ages 17–18
- Ambleside year
- Year 12 onwards · ages 17–20
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
Discover the secret symbols and meaning behind 62 featured paintings in this unique volume. Ranging from Giotto’s 14th-century painting of the Last Judgment to the 19th-century symbolist Gustave Moreau’s depiction of Jupiter and Semele, each work has been selected for its own symbolic enigma. This book’s innovative design pairs each painting with a page of die-cut windows that help the reader focus on specific aspects of each painting and features captions that highlight the most important symbols. Other works in this unique and fascinating book include Renaissance masterpieces such as Botticelli’s Primavera and The Birth of Venus, Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780789318916
- ISBN-10
- 0789318911
Tags
ArtArt HistoryDa VinciMichelangeloSymbolism