Presents a diverse collection of twenty well-known paintings which show how, through the centuries, artists have hidden small details to be discovered by curious eyes.

Robert Oliver, a renowned painter, has brutally attacked a canvas in the National Gallery of Art. What would compel an artist to destroy something he values beyond all else? From the confines of his hospital room, Oliver maintains a stubborn silence, offering only the briefest explanation before he stops speaking altogether: "I did it for her." But who is she?

Presents twelve works of art featuring people at play accompanied by information about the artists, their style, and the techniques displayed in each work. Includes questions to stimulate discussion.

A guide to decoding the vocabularies of 20th century art. The author guides readers step by step through the process of defining the physical properties of a work of art as well as its subject matter and its illusionary and formal properties, never losing sight of the point of view from which the work was created. The author examines works by Cezanne, Picasso, Pollock and Johns, as well as many post-modern artists.

Provides fun and unique art activities to experience the styles and techniques of the great artists, from the Renaissance to the present

Traces the life of the Impressionist painter and analyzes some of his paintings.

Looks at the artist's life and works against the background of the Victorian era and introduces some interesting figures of the period.

Examines how the four elements have been depicted in works of art from different time periods and places.

Examines the life and work of the twentieth-century artist Norman Rockwell, who painted familiar everyday scenes that people felt were part of their own lives.