Product Description

This follow-up to the successful Art Up Close focuses on the masterpieces of Paris's renown Louvre Museum. An engaging find-the-detail game draws children into 24 works of art while lift-the-flap keys reveal the solutions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #80823 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 64 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780811855105
• Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
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Review
"Children can scrutinize many masterpieces in the oversize, paper-over-board Louvre in Close-Up by Claire d'Harcourt. This companion to Art Up Close examines 24 reproductions of art housed in the famed Parisian museum. Each spread...includes magnified details, which readers can attempt to locate within the entire piece (answers are provided in the back, along with further information about the artist or artistic media)." -Publishers Weekly

"Less a museum tour than an exercise in looking closely at art, this oversized gallery presents 34 works--all, with two exceptions, by European artists--from the Louvre, each bordered by a dozen or so enlarged details that viewers are invited to spot..." -Kirkus Reviews

Customer Reviews

Teaching children an appreciation for art
What a delightful book for teaching children (and adults, too) a deeper appreciation of art! Makes a game of observation with some exercises simple enough for children as young as 2 (my friend's 2-year-old, anyway) and some challenging adults with an experienced eye. This lovely book will provide hours of fun for the whole family and help develop art savvy. The first time you take your little one to the Louvre, he/she will be excited to see old familiar faces. Its a wonderful way for children to grow up with the arts.

Beautiful and entertaining resource
I bought this for my sister's birthday but her 13, 10, and 8 year old boys immediately took it and stared at the pages for the next 30 minutes. It's a great idea (turning great art into seek and find puzzles). And it's done so beautifully that it can still be an adult's coffee table book. We all enjoyed looking through this book this day and I'm confident it will be a treasure for years.

Louvre up close
This book is great for learning more about art. Giving to young people; great intro to art.