In the annotated mona lisa 25,000 years of art history have been condensed into 208 pages in order to quickly provide some of the necessary skills and knowledge. Leonardo da vinci, portrait of lisa gherardini known as the mona lisa, c. It provides tools and background to help readers and museumgoers. We are introduced to this world through the eyes of young lisa. A crash course in art history from prehistoric to postmodern paperback june 1, 1992. The mona lisa is perhaps the most recognizable piece of art in the world, but have you ever wondered just why the mona lisa is so famous. A crash course in art history from prehistoric to postmodern by carol strickland 19920601 paperback 1805. The annotated mona lisa, third edition by carol strickland target. A life discovered a blend of biography, history, and memoir truly is a book of discovery about the worlds most recognised face, most revered artist, and most praised and parodied painting. On stealing the worlds most famous painting, charney has created a work that is equal parts lucid art history and thrilling true crime. Featuring succinct pagelength essays, instructive sidebars, and more than 300 photographs, the annotated mona lisa. A crash course in art history from prehistoric to postmodern annotated series by carol strickland 20071105 4. What has made the mona lisa the most famous picture in the world.
We live in a culture that is so saturated with images, it may be difficult to imagine a time when only the wealthiest people had their likeness captured. Although looking at works of art is a pleasurable enough experience, to appreciate them fully requires. Mona lisa book by dianne hales official publisher page. Leonardo da vinci and the enigmatic smile of the mona lisa. In 1911, peruggia perpetrated what has been described as the greatest art theft of the 20th century. It is a short history on the mona lisa from the very beginning to 2005. The history of the worlds most famous painting story of the bestknown painting in the world sassoon, donald on. Includes a wealth of new revelations about the people behind the portrait, how leonardo painted it, and what it meant to him. John boswell presents the history of art from prehistoric times to the present day, describes major artists and movements, and details the influence of art. Vincenzo peruggia october 8,1881 october 8, 1925 was an italian thief, most famous for stealing the mona lisa on 21 august 1911. The history of the worlds most famous painting story of the bestknown painting in the world. A crash course in art history from prehistoric to the present. If the mona lisa is not his most famous work, then the sketch called. The book incorporates more than 350 illustrations half in fullcolor and.
Although looking at works of art is a pleasurable enough experience, to appreciate them fully requires certain skills and knowledge. Do you know who stole the most famous painting ever made. Crash course in art history from prehistoric to postmodern 2nd edition 9780740768729 by na for up to 90% off at. A crash course in art history from prehistoric to the present takes art education out of the realm of dreary textbooks, demystifies jargon and theory, and makes the history of art movements accessible to beginning art museumgoers even at a cursory reading. Yet, 500 years after leonardo da vinci painted the mona lisa. Mona lisa is a readable and affectionate mysearchforstory for art lovers and anyone interested in glorious and gory florence in the fifteenth to sixteenth centuries, and in the divine leonardo in particularhaless assiduous research has made it possible for us to know mona lisa just a bit, enough to wonder if this otherwise ordinary. A narrative history of how leonardo da vincis painting of the mona lisa came to be the most famous in the world and one of the most powerful cultural icons of our time.
Leonardo and the mona lisa story is a visual journey through the life of mona lisa. This week she explores some of the mysteries about the worlds most famous painting the mona lisa. Art history set 2 focuses on more modern artists in both europe and north america, but with many new exciting additions for teachers based on teacher feedback. Shapiro is a professor of physics and of history of science and technology at the university of minnesota, minneapolis. The book draws a distinction between sight and insight, between seeing and understanding. It was painted by the leonardo da vinci, the famous italian artist, between 1504 and 1519, and is a half body commission for a woman named lisa gherardini. Mona lisa the people and the painting martin kemp and giuseppe pallanti.
From stonehenge to the guggenheim and from african art to warhol, more than 25,000 years of art is distilled into. Press, 1984 and teaches a course on art and science in early modern europe. The mona lisa is quite possibly the most wellknown piece of painted artwork in the entire world. A crash course in art history from prehistoric to postmodern offers an illustrated tutorial. A crash course in art history from prehistoric to postmodern offers an illustrated tutorial of prehistoric to postmodern art, from cave paintings to video art installations to digital and internet media. It is by no means your typical art textbook, as it is more of a crash course in art history. Although looking at works of art is a pleasurable enough experience, to appreciate. These graphic device heighten the readers ability to retain an impressive amount of information, even through a cursory reading. The annotated mona lisa the bronx high school of science.
Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Mona lisa art lesson from art history for elementary. Help us 100,000 subscribers mona lisa secret behind mona lisa history channel documentary my channel doc films hd. A brief runthrough of the book s captions and sidebars provides a mini crash course in art history. He is the editor of the optical papers of isaac newton cambridge u. The annotated mona lisa takes art history out of the realm of dreary textbooks to a world of dynamic design, succinct pagelength essays, and instructive sidebars. Each page showed a version of the mona lisa as if it had been painted in that art movement. This tome can be a textbook probably teenage level rather than college or a faithful companion for the art lover. Carol strickland, from the introduction to the annotated mona lisa. This heavily illustrated crash course in art history is revised and updated from the second edition published in 2007, including a new chapter about recent artists. Donald sassoon tells the story of the painting through words and pictures.
Ready to use with personal and commercial projects. A crash course in art history from prehistoric to postmodern. Crash course in art history from prehistoric to post modern 2nd edition 9780740768729 by na for up to 90% off at. The myth of the mona lisa shes a global icon, celebrated in songs, poetry and pop art. The annotated mona lisa a crash course in art history from prehistoric to postmodern carol strickland, ph. Especially recommended to the attention of nonspecialist general readers with an interest in world war ii history and true tales of extraordinary heroism, saving mona lisa.
Sidney kirkpatrick, author of hitlers holy relics few writers have brought the issue of art theft to the fore with the fervor of noah charney. Vanished smile is a history of the theft and recovery of the mona lisa from the louvre, but it reads more like a highquality detective novel. Mona lisa, the last supper, and virgin of the rocks are all representative of leonardos great insights and inventions in art. Art lovers believe that its the paintings beauty and artistic merit that make it so popular. A laymans guide to art history provides the reader with a.
Fred bortz recommendation of math and the mona lisa. Mona in italian is a polite form of address originating as ma donna similar to maam, madam, or my lady in english. Mona lisa, oil painting on a poplar wood panel by leonardo da vinci, probably the worlds most famous painting. Carol strickland has written six books on art, architecture and literature, including the annotated mona lisa. Before reading this book, i had known the bare bones outline of the storythat the worlds most famous painting had been stolen from the wall it had graced for almost a century one day in 1911, and was. I had been looking for an art history book that spanned the beginning of time to today with out being a massive textbook. The battle to protect the louvre and its treasures during world war ii should be considered an essential, core addition to academic library 20th century european history. The sitters mysterious smile and her unproven identity have made the work a source of ongoing investigation and fascination. The title of the painting, which is known in english as mona lisa, comes from a description by renaissance art historian giorgio vasari, who wrote leonardo undertook to paint, for francesco del giocondo, the portrait of mona lisa, his wife. A research article into the construction and history of the mona lisa and a brief overview of its artist, leonardo da vinci, who would become known as the archetype of the renaissance man.
A crash course in art history from prehistoric to postmodern strickland, carol, boswell, john on. A crash course in art history from prehistoric to postmodern this heavily illustrated crash course in art history is revised and updated. Yet, even though looking at most works of art is a pleasurable enough experience, to appreciate fully whats going on requires certain skills and knowledge. An illustrated tutorial of prehistoric to contempor. Mona lisa smile by deborah chiel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. John boswell the annotated mona lisa takes art history out of the realm of dreary textbooks to a world of dynamic design, succinct pagelength essays, and instructive sidebars. For example, the mona lisa as it would have been painted by van gogh, andy warhol, etc. This popular introduction to art history is now in its 3rd, updated edition.
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