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Art for Children
Rembrandt
A brief biography of the seventeenth-century Dutch artist accompanies a discussion of thirteen of his works.
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First published January 1, 1970
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July 25, 2021
I really like these books a lot but this particular one loses a star for me for not acknowledging any of the amazingly gorgeous artworks Rembrandt did of many of the people from the Bible. (Save the one on the cover that is not even discussed in the book.) Fortunately I have another gorgeous Rembrandt book that does acknowledge them. Still I love this series so far.
February 20, 2017
Maybe this book was impressive when it was published in the 70's; however it is no longer a resource that should be recommended to kids being introduced to art. The layout if horrible, the text is presented in awful ALL CAPITAL UGLY TO READ SCRIPT, and most importantly the images are so dark that you can not make out much of them. Thankfully today there are much better options available for students and educators.
April 7, 2017
The Art for Children Series, now sadly out of print, includes 16 books on major artists across the spectrum, including Rembrandt, Remington, Van Gogh, da Vinci, Gauguin, Chagall, and Picasso. (Complete list here.)
What makes this series exceptional are the large, full-color reproductions of the artist’s major works, along with a simple explanation from Raboff of the way in which the artist uses color, light, and detail (or lack thereof) to draw your eye to specific elements in the painting or, in Rembrandt’s case at least, to give you insight into the sitter’s personality.
Each book begins with a very simple biography of the artist to give some context to the work, but its focus is on teaching children how to look at and, hopefully, appreciate art. In that sense, it has as much to offer parents as it does children. I don’t know about you, but once I’ve said “I like how Picasso used blue there,” I’ve pretty much exhausted my ability to comment on art. Which is why I plan to track down the rest of the books in the series.
What makes this series exceptional are the large, full-color reproductions of the artist’s major works, along with a simple explanation from Raboff of the way in which the artist uses color, light, and detail (or lack thereof) to draw your eye to specific elements in the painting or, in Rembrandt’s case at least, to give you insight into the sitter’s personality.
Each book begins with a very simple biography of the artist to give some context to the work, but its focus is on teaching children how to look at and, hopefully, appreciate art. In that sense, it has as much to offer parents as it does children. I don’t know about you, but once I’ve said “I like how Picasso used blue there,” I’ve pretty much exhausted my ability to comment on art. Which is why I plan to track down the rest of the books in the series.
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