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- Herausgeber: Kate'Art Éditions
- Kategorie: Bildung
- Serie: Happy museum Collection!
- Sprache: Englisch
Discover Turner's life and work as you read, draw and play
The painter of light’s travel journal
At the end of the 18th century, London was thriving.
Along the Thames factories belched smoke.
Turner saw the first appearance of steam locomotives.
Steamboats soon replaced sailing boats.
The painter was fascinated by progress and the forces of nature: storms, fires and avalanches…
Turner was an adventurer!
He travelled Europe by stagecoach and discovered the works of the great masters.
For over 60 years, risking his life, he sketched in his travel journal the many landscapes he crossed.
Discover the life and work of the Painter of Light and the revolutionary times he lived in.
Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth, The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last Berth to be broken up: share a fun moment with your family while discovering the Painter of Light's major paintings thanks to this richly illustrated book!
ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Put yourself in the shoes of an artist or an explorer and learn all there is to know about art and history!
Whether it is as a museum guide, a temporary exhibition catalog or a monograph, each book from the "Happy Museum" collection can be read while visiting a museum, an exhibition or simply at home.
The concept is entertaining and interactive so that children can learn while having fun! Throughout the pages, you will find some games, observations, thoughts, creations, drawings and art history notions. Thanks to this varied and interactive content, children will be able to assimilate technical and theoretical notions like “still life”, “watercolors” and “impressionism”, which are sometimes abstract and difficult to understand.
From 4 years old and for the whole family (parents, grandparents and teachers).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Catherine de Duve is an art historian and a painter. She worked for the Royal museums of Belgium’s educational services and created teaching workshops at the Brussels Foundation for Architecture.
In 2000, she launched her own publishing house with a brand new concept. Advised by the director of MAC (Grand Hornu), she created the international collection “Happy Museum”, dedicated to a young audience.
Catherine de Duve is also published by RMN, Hatier and Alice editions, and works with dozens of international museum curators.
Thanks to this ebook, the whole family will learn more about:
• The day and age in which lived Turner
• Turner's life
• His masterpieces
Das E-Book können Sie in Legimi-Apps oder einer beliebigen App lesen, die das folgende Format unterstützen:
Seitenzahl: 15
Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015
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For my father who opened my eyes to the beautyof Turner at the tender age of five,For my mother who at five o’clock, teatime,introduced me to the delights of tea,For Dr Toby Green who shared his lovefor the countryside and clotted creamwith me when I was barely five summers young.
Before you start reading, take a sheet of paper and several pencils.You will need them to do the exercises.
Whenever you see this pencil, it is your turn to play!
IN TURNER’S TIMES
In Turner’s day, around the time he was born, many changes and events would impact life in England and the whole of Europe.
Turner
Travelling was such an adventure! People moved around on horseback, stagecoach and sailing boat.
A stagecoach, caught in a snowstorm in the night.
London, around 1809
Sailing boat
It was the Industrial Revolution in England. Factories and machines were being built. Railway lines and steamboats made their first appearance in the landscape.
Steam engine
The French Revolution began in 1789. The king and queen were decapitated! It was also the beginning of the War of Independence in America and the war between France and England.
Steamboat
Napoleon became French Emperor in 1804 and wanted to conquer the world!
Napoleon
