The back of the book contains thumbnails of the paintings from which the details have been culled, and in most cases they are much larger, more complex compositions. This may have the subtle effect of teaching both babies and parents to scrutinize paintings even the most devoted art lovers sometimes pass by--yet another 18th-century family portrait, a big Renaissance cityscape, a Dutch still life of flowers. For it turns out, of course, that these fancy old warhorses are filled with exciting little passages of drama, charm, and great beauty. --Peggy Moorman
This charming book provides a unique opportunity to help children learn the ABCs while teaching them to look closely at great works of art.
The other artists are:
Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708-1787), Jan van Huysum (Dutch, 1682-1749), Luca Carlevarijs (Italian, 1663-1730), Hendrick ter Brugghen (Dutch, 1588-1629), Francesco Salviati (Francesco de'Rossi) (Italian, 1510-1563), Bartolommeo Vivarini (Italian, about 1432-1499), Dosso Dossi (Giovanni de'Luteri) (Italian, active 1512--died 1542), Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919), Jean-Simeon Chardin (French, 1699-1779), Jan Brueghel the Elder (Flemish, 1568-1625), Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659-1734), Carlo Dolci (Italian, 1616-1686), Jean-Etienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702-1789), James Ensor (Belgian, 1860-1949), Lawrence Alma Tadema (Dutch/English, 1836-1912), Georges de La Tour (French, 1593-1652), Pieter de Hooch (Dutch, 1629-1684), Pier Francesco Mola (Italian, 1612-1666), Joseph Ducreux (French, 1735-1802), and Joachim Wtewael (Dutch, 1566-1638)