A Child's History of Art
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A Child's History of Art

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A Child's History of Art

About this book

''A Child's History of Art'' by V.M. Hillyer and E.G. Huey is a comprehensive, chronological, and engaging introduction to art history for children, covering painting, sculpture, and architecture. It covers art from prehistoric times to modern masterpieces, often focusing on the personalities behind the works, making it suitable for homeschool curriculum and young readers, but also readers of all ages.

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Publisher
Rare Treasure Editions
Year
2026
eBook ISBN
9798902438472
Topic
Art
Subtopic
History of Art

Table of contents

  1. PART I PAINTING
  2. 01 THE OLDEST PICTURES IN THE WORLD
  3. 02 WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE
  4. 03 PALACE PICTURE PUZZLES
  5. 04 APRIL FOOL PICTURES
  6. 05 JARS AND JUGS
  7. 06 PICTURES OF CHRIST AND CHRISTIANS
  8. 07 THE SHEPHERD BOY PAINTER
  9. 08 THE ANGEL-LIKE BROTHER
  10. 09 BORN AGAIN PAINTERS
  11. 10 SINS AND SERMONS
  12. 11 A GREAT TEACHER AND A “GREATEST” PUPIL
  13. 12 THE SCULPTOR WHO PAINTED PICTURES
  14. 13 LEONARDO DA VINCI
  15. 14 SIX VENETIANS
  16. 15 A TAILOR’S SON AND A MASTER OF LIGHT
  17. 16 FLEMINGS
  18. 17 TWO DUTCHMEN
  19. 18 Ü AND JR.
  20. 19 FORGOTTEN AND DISCOVERED
  21. 20 SPEAKING OF SPANIARDS
  22. 21 LANDSCAPES AND SIGN-BOARDS
  23. 22 STIRRING TIMES
  24. 23 A LATE START
  25. 24 THREE ENGLISHMEN WHO WERE DIFFERENT
  26. 25 SOME VERY POOR PAINTERS
  27. 26 THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON
  28. 27 POST-IMPRESSIONISM
  29. 28 EARLY AMERICANS
  30. 29 MORE AMERICANS
  31. 30 TWO EUROPEAN AMERICANS
  32. 31 REAL–MEN ARTISTS
  33. PART II SCULPTURE
  34. 32 THE FIRST SCULPTURE
  35. 33 GIANTS AND PYGMIES
  36. 34 CHERUBS AND KINGS
  37. 35 MARBLES
  38. 36 STANDING NATURALLY
  39. 37 THE GREATEST GREEK SCULPTOR
  40. 38 AFTER PHIDIAS
  41. 39 PLASTER CASTS
  42. 40 TINY TREASURES
  43. 41 BAKED EARTH SCULPTURE
  44. 42 BUSTS AND RELIEFS
  45. 43 STORIES IN STONES
  46. 44 THE GATES OF PARADISE
  47. 45 A TREASURE HUNTER AND A SECRET
  48. 46 NEXT BEST AND BEST
  49. 47 FOUR IN ONE
  50. 48 CELLINI MAKES HIS PERSEUS
  51. 49 A.M. OR AFTER MICHELANGELO
  52. 50 AN ITALIAN AND A DANE
  53. 51 ON A POSTAGE STAMP
  54. 52 A LION, A SAINT, AND AN EMPEROR
  55. 53 A HANDSOME PRESENT
  56. 54 THOUGHTS FOR THINKERS
  57. 55 OUR OWN SCULPTURE
  58. 56 OUR BEST
  59. 57 DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH
  60. 58 WOMEN’S WORK
  61. 59 THE END OF THE TRAIL
  62. PART II ARCHITECTURE
  63. 60 THE OLDEST HOUSE
  64. 61 HOUSES FOR GODS
  65. 62 MUD PIE PALACES AND TEMPLES
  66. 63 THE PERFECT BUILDING
  67. 64 WOMAN’S STYLE BUILDING
  68. 65 NEW STYLES IN BUILDINGS
  69. 66 ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN A DAY
  70. 67 TRIMMINGS
  71. 68 EARLY CHRISTIAN
  72. 69 EASTERN EARLY CHRISTIANS
  73. 70 LIGHTS IN THE DARK
  74. 71 ROUND ARCHES
  75. 72 CASTLES
  76. 73 POINTING TOWARD HEAVEN
  77. 74 IN PRAISE OF MARY
  78. 75 COUNTRY CATHEDRALS
  79. 76 HERE AND THERE
  80. 77 OPEN SESAME
  81. 78 DOME TROUBLE
  82. 79 BACKWARD AND FORWARD
  83. 80 THE HOMES OF ENGLAND
  84. 81 TRADE-MARKS
  85. 82 BREAKING RULES
  86. 83 THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
  87. 84 FROM HUTS TO HOUSES
  88. 85 AL AND OL
  89. 86 RAINBOWS AND GRAPE-VINES
  90. 87 THE SCRAPERS OF THE SKY
  91. 88 NEW IDEAS
  92. 89 NONS AND SURS
  93. 90 MORE MODERN PAINTERS
  94. 91 MODERN SCULPTURE

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