Stories of the Mona Lisa An Imaginary Museum Tale about the History of Modern Art

Name: Stories of the Mona Lisa An Imaginary Museum Tale about the History of Modern Art
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ISBN: 9781620872284

ISBN-10: 1620872285

ISBN-13: 9781620872284

Edition: 2012

Authors: Piotr Barsony

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Dad, will you tell me a story? asks a little girl. Sure, artist Piotr Barsony responds. I’ll tell you a story about a painting. And the Mona Lisa, the most beautiful painting in all the world, will be our subject. Thus begins the fascinating history of modern painting through what many consider the most famous work in the history of art: the Mona Lisa by Léonardo De Vinci. Piotr acts as the museum guide for his young daughter throughout the book, taking us on a journey through an imaginary museum. He describes famous art movements and artists, including: impressionism, cubism, expressionism, favism, minimalism, surrealism; Monet, Manet, Cézanne, Picasso, Bacon, Pollock, and more. All of the…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/30/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 56
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Piotr Barsony is a painter, illustrator, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and cartoonist. His character Mark Edito was popular with readers of The Echo Savannah in the 1980s. Barsony recently created a comic for the perfumes by Thierry Mugler. He studied art at ï¿½cole des Beaux-Arts, Paris.