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The Children's Book of Celebrated Pictures

Lorinda Munson Bryant

  • Children
  • Book language: English
  • 63 pages

The Children's Book of Celebrated Pictures is a children's introduction to art, presenting well-known paintings and their artists in simple language. It guides young listeners through works such as Raphael's Madonnas, Rembrandt's Night Watch, and Constable's landscapes. It is worth listening to as a gentle, informative first step into the world of famous pictures.

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Transcriber's Note.
The images in this eBook of the paintings are
from the original book. However many of
these paintings have undergone extensive
restoration.
The
restored
paintings
are
presented as modern color images with links.
THE CHILDREN'S BOOK
OF
CELEBRATED PICTURES
BY

LORINDA MUNSON BRYANT
Author of "Famous Pictures of Real Boys and Girls," "Famous
Pictures of Real Animals," etc.
Please click here for a modern color image
PUBLISHED BY THE CENTURY CO.
New York
Copyright, 1922, by
The Century Co.
To My Daughter
BERTHA COOKINGHAM BRYANT
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FIGURE
PAGE
1.   The Holy Family. Pintoricchio. Academy, Siena
3
2.   The Valley Farm. Constable. National Gallery, London
5
3.   Madonna and St. Jerome. Correggio. Parma Gallery,
Italy
7
4.   The Wood-Gatherers. Corot. Corcoran Art Gallery,
Washington, D.C.
9
5.   The Aurora. Guido Reni. Rospigliosi Palace, Rome
11
6.   Singing Boys. Franz Hals. Cassel Gallery, Germany
13
7.   St. Barbara. Palma Vecchio. Santa Maria Formosa,
Venice
15
8.   Charles I and His Horse. Van Dyck. Louvre, Paris
17
9.   The Gale. Homer. Worcester Art Museum,
Massachusetts
19
10.   Madonna del Gran' Duca. Raphael. Pitti Palace,
Florence
21
11.   Joan of Arc. Bastien-Lepage. Metropolitan Museum of
Art, New York City
23
12.   The Fates. Michael Angelo. Pitti Palace, Florence
25
13.   Madonna of the Chair. Raphael. Pitti Palace, Florence
27
14.   Wolf and Fox Hunt. Rubens. Metropolitan Museum of
Art, New York City
29
15.   The Night Watch. Rembrandt. Ryks Museum,
Amsterdam
31
16.   The Assumption. Titian. Academy, Venice
33
17.   The Melon-Eaters. Murillo. Pinakothek, Munich
35
18.   The Muses. Romano. Pitti Palace, Florence
37
19.   "Come Abide with Us." Fra Angelico. San Marco,
Florence
39
20.   The Supper at Emmaus. Rembrandt. Louvre, Paris
41
21.   Children of Charles I. Van Dyck. Dresden Gallery
43
22.   The Buttery. De Hooch. Ryks Museum, Amsterdam
45

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Contents

  1. THE CHILDREN'S BOOK
  2. CELEBRATED PICTURES

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