encouraging them to look closely at visual images as well as to see the variety of colors in the world around them

European sculpture occupies an important place in the Museum's acquisition efforts

explaining how the art can be dated and how it was made

winner of the 1950 Caldecott Medal for ‘most distinguished American picture book for children

1000 pages

Looking at Paintings: A Guide to Technical Terms, Revised Edition mythology encouraging them to look closelyTiarna Doherty and Anne T. Woollett What is tempera? What is foreshortening? What is fresco? These termsand more than 100 othersare explained and illustrated in Looking at Paintings. First published in 1992, Looking at Paintingsnow thoroughly revised and expandedpresents concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most often encountered by museum goers. This new edition pays special attention to the processes and methods of paintings