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This book's attractive combination of excellent color photographs and detailed illustrations will captivate young readers and hold their attention as they learn all about the animal kingdom. The child-friendly text highlights details that children are especially interested in to provide a thorough introduction to the major animal and insect groups. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Picasso was born a Spaniard and, so they say, began to draw before he could speak. As an infant he was instinctively attracted to artist’s tools. In early childhood he could spend hours in happy concentration drawing spirals with a sense and meaning known only to himself. At other times, shunning children’s games, he traced his first pictures in the sand. This early self-expression held out promise of a rare gift. Málaga must be mentioned, for it was there, on 25 October 1881, that Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born and it was there that he spent the first ten years of his life. Picasso’s...

"Commemorative edition celebrating the reopening in 2005 of the patrimonial building that houses the Museum of Contemporary Art in Santiago, Chile. The book examines the history of the museum and of the building, the architectonic restoration, while also is an historic document of the museum's reopening ceremony celebrated December 16, 2005. Includes brief reviews on MAC's personages, collection and historical exhibitions"--Provided by vendor.

In a profusely illustrated volume that gathers more than 150 of Diego Velázquez's most representative works, Fernando Marías describes in detail the life and work of the artist and dissects his style. The result is an accessible, erudite, and complete exploration of the work of a man who became Philip IV's favorite painter and is now considered one of the three greatest Spanish painters of all time. En un volumen profusamente ilustrada que recopila más de 150 de las obras más representativas de Diego Velázquez, Fernando Marías describe minuciosamente la vida y obras del artista y...

El autor ha pasado largos años en las escuelas de arte francesas; en la actualidad, es reputado maestro y profesor de dibujo en la Scuola del Libro della Società Umanitaria. Este volumen encierra maduras experiencias, didáctica escalonada y una claridad de conceptos y líneas que lo hacen único en el mundo de la enseñanza, a todo nivel, de las más complejas técnicas del dibujo.