Books with author Metropolitan Museum of Art

The works of Leonardo da Vinci, especially the Mona Lisa, the world's most famous painting, continue to draw millions of visitors to museums across the world from the Louvre in Paris to the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. But Leonardo completed remarkably few paintings. He did however leave us more than 4,000 drawings on various subjects, seamlessly merging the worlds of art and science. Included in this calendar are forty-seven of the Old Master's sketches, as well as five masterpiece paintings. " The only calendar to feature images of the artist's most legendary inventions and musings. " In the best-selling tradition of the novel The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, as well as the two books The Artist's Way and How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci (1998), both of which spurred workbook journals.

Children and adults will love this beautiful retelling of Noah’s Ark and the massive flood that destroyed the earth. The story is illustrated with paintings and drawings in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Featured artists include Gustave Courbet, Marc Chagall, John Henry Dearle, Lodewijk Tieling, Aurelio Luini, Giulio Bonasone, Jacob Bouttats, and Joseph Anton Koch. The book concludes with a note about each artwork.

DESCRIPTION: The Museum ABC Nesting Blocks introduces children to almost one hundred works of art, using the alphabet and a classic interactive format. Each block is devoted to three letters of the alphabet and three pictures illustrating that letter, allowing children to see how objects can be both the same and different in the eyes of various artists, cultures, and time periods. Stacking to three feet high, these sturdy blocks ìnestî within one another in a carrying box with a convenient rope handle. A fold-out insert provides details about each piece of art and its creator. While kids will enjoy the play value, adults will appreciate this virtual gallery of art spanning the centuries from around the world, including works by much-loved artists such as Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Roy Lichtenstein, and Jacob Lawrence.

Children and adults will love this beautiful retelling of Noah’s Ark and the massive flood that destroyed the earth. The story is illustrated with paintings and drawings in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Featured artists include Gustave Courbet, Marc Chagall, John Henry Dearle, Lodewijk Tieling, Aurelio Luini, Giulio Bonasone, Jacob Bouttats, and Joseph Anton Koch. The book concludes with a note about each artwork.