Vidas de Grandes Pintores

by Henry Thomas, Dana Lee Thomas, Maria Eugénia Franco (Translator)

"Vidas de Grandes Pintores" reúne, em páginas de divulgação, as biografias dos mais célebres pintores de todos os tempos permitindo uma aproximação com a génese da arte e com a razão da vida dos génios que inscreveram os seus nomes na História da Humanidade. Não é uma obra académica, mas sim um texto que nos dá o quotidiano da arte e a fábula admirável dos que lutaram por grandes ideais de beleza.

Genres: Art, Biography

362 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

1888(?)-1970

Henry Thomas Schnittkind (1886-1970) was the full name of the American author who also wrote under the pen name Henry Thomas. Highly educated, with a PhD from Harvard, his subjects ranged from mathematics and politics to biography and philosophy. In a Who's Who entry from the late 1930s, he listed his hobby as "education of the masses."

Reviews

[Summer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This gives short but impactful living biographies of each of these painters: Giotto, Michelangelo, Raphael, DaVinci, Titan, Ruebens, Rembrandt, El Greco, Velasquez, Hogarth, Reynolds, Turner, Goya, Cobot, Millet, Van Gogh, Whistler, Renoir, Cezanne and Homer.

I have never heard of a few of these guys but it was wonderful to hear about their lives and works of art. It is a bit more grown up, love lives briefly gone into and a mention of a suicide so I would imagine this would be appropriate for teens. There was a good amount of new information I learned.

[Pollopicu · Rating 3 out of 5]

My MIL gave me this book before I moved to NY. I enjoyed it very much. It was worth the read. I was surprised to find good humor in such an old biographical edition of an art book.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Lisa]

Carmon & Cindy,
Bought this one at a used book sale and then found that there is a whole series (Great Composers, Great Leaders, etc.) and that several are available on audio from Blackstone. Know anything about this author or these books, worldview, etc? My copy is from the 40's I believe. It's too musty for me to read without sneezing and watery eyes, but I'd like to have the boys read it if it's good. I may have to rent the audio and give it a listen. Blessings, have a terrific weekend.