THINK YOU KNOW BOSCH FROM BOTTICELLI? MONDRIAN FROM MIRO? THINK
AGAIN... Turn art history on its head by testing your brainpower and
perception on some the world's most iconic paintings. Journey from
ancient Egypt to 1980s New York solving riddles, discovering hidden
secrets and challenging your general knowledge. Esteemed art
historian Susie Hodge and leading brain trainer Dr Gareth Moore
introduce you to 36 iconic pieces of art – including Botticelli's
Primavera, Van Gogh's The Starry Night and Picasso's Guernica. For
each painting, they reveal fascinating facts about the work and artist
(and give clues on what to look for), before challenging you to
decipher the art for yourself through carefully crafted questions.
Look at art in new ways as you: Decode the hieroglyphs from the
Book of the Dead Find new symbols in The Arnolfini Portrait Solve
riddles based on The Garden of Earthly Delights Navigate M.C.
Escher's gravity-defying staircases Reassemble the Mondrian With over
300 questions, The Art Puzzle Book is designed to entertain and
perplex, whether you're an art novice or an art connoisseur.
Featuring artworks by Botticelli, Hieronymus Bosch, Michelangelo,
Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Diego Velazquez, Johannes Vermeer,
Francisco de Goya, Hiroshige, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Sonia
Delaunay, Joan Miro, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali,
Frida Kahlo, M.C. Escher, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and
more.
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ISBN
9780711252646
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Quarto Publishing Group USA
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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