I have been using Volume I as the starting point for an Art Appreciation class that I am teaching as an elective in my middle school. On Mondays, we look at the art and discuss it, and we spend the rest of the week creating works in the style of (we’ve done pinch pots, plaster of Paris frescos, cola printing etc, and it is a hit). Excited to have Volume II, and thank you for creating such a beautiful resource!
As of right now, we're only set up to ship to the UK and Canada (and we also have a Canadian distributor, https://classicaleducationbooks.ca). We hope to expand further over time! Thanks so much.
Is there a place one can see what artists are included in each volume?
We should add that to the website—great idea!
Here is the list for vol 2:
1. WALL PAINTINGS IN THE HALL OF THE BULLS from the Lascaux Caves
2. NEBAMUN'S GARDEN
3. ROMAN FRESCO OF A TEMPLE COURTYARD
4. THE STORY OF CAIN AND ABEL from The Ashburnham Pentateuch
5. CHARTRES CATHEDRAL
6. THE HOLY TRINITY — by Andrei Rublev
7. MARRIAGE OF THE VIRGIN by Raphael
8. THE BATTLE OF ISSUS by Albrecht Altdorfer
9. THE AMBASSADORS by Hans Holbein the Younger
10. THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL by Caravaggio
11. DAVID by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
12. INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH OF ST. BAVO IN HAARLEM by Pieter Saenredam
13. AT THE LINEN CLOSET by Pieter De Hooch
14. THE AVENUE AT MIDDELHARNIS by Meindert Hobbema
15. THE KANGXI EMPEROR’S SOUTHERN INSPECTION TOUR by Wang Hui
16. THE LICTORS BRING TO BRUTUS THE BODIES OF HIS SONS by Jacques Louis David
17. PLUM GARDEN AT KAMEIDO by Utagawa Hiroshige
18. ABRAHAM LINCOLN WITH HIS SON TAD by Alexander Gardner
19. AMONG THE SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA by Albert Bierstadt
20. PARIS STREET, RAINY DAY by Gustave Caillebotte
21. THE OLD VIOLIN by William Michael Harnett
22. COMPOSITION 8 by Wassily Kandinsky
23. NIGHTHAWKS by Edward Hopper
24. GRANDMA MOSES GOES TO THE BIG CITY by Anna Mary Robertson Moses (Grandma
Vol 1:
Chapters
1. FOWLING IN THE MARSHES
2. ACHILLES AND AJAX PLAYING A GAME / by Exekias
3. GARDEN OF LIVIA
4. THE GOOD SHEPHERD
5. CHI-RHO PAGE / from The Book of Kells
6. AUSPICIOUS CRANES / by Emperor Huizong
7. THE LAMENTATION / by Giotto di Bondone
8. SAINT JEROME IN HIS STUDY / by Albrecht Dürer
9. THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH SAINT ANNE / by Leonardo da Vinci
10. SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON / by Peter Paul Rubens
11. THE LITTLE STREET / by Jan Vermeer
12. SELF-PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST HESITATING BETWEEN THE ARTS OF MUSIC AND PAINTING / by Angelica
Kauffmann
13. THE GREAT WAVE OFF KANAGAWA / by Katsushika Hokusai
14. PLOUGHING ON THE NIVERNAIS / by Rosa Bonheur
15. LITTLE GIRL IN A BLUE ARMCHAIR / by Mary Cassatt
16. MONT SAINTE-VICTOIRE WITH LARGE PINE / by Paul Cézanne
17. STARRY NIGHT / by Vincent van Gogh
18. THE ANNUNCIATION / by Henry Ossawa Tanner
19. THE SOUP / by Pablo Picasso
20. THE FOXES / by Franz Marc
21. CHRIST IN THE OUTSKIRTS / by Georges Rouault
22. WIND FROM THE SEA / by Andrew Wyeth
23. LA PIÑATA / by Diego Rivera
24. FRAGRANCE OF THE WASH / by Jonathan Green
Thank you! I think this would greatly help people make decisions about purchasing/using this curriculum.
Bethany! I know her!!
HA. Hi, Jem. :)
I have been using Volume I as the starting point for an Art Appreciation class that I am teaching as an elective in my middle school. On Mondays, we look at the art and discuss it, and we spend the rest of the week creating works in the style of (we’ve done pinch pots, plaster of Paris frescos, cola printing etc, and it is a hit). Excited to have Volume II, and thank you for creating such a beautiful resource!
That's a great schedule, and I'd love to see some of the things your students have created! Thanks, Sarah. :)
fantastic supplement to my failed schooling; do you ship internationally?
As of right now, we're only set up to ship to the UK and Canada (and we also have a Canadian distributor, https://classicaleducationbooks.ca). We hope to expand further over time! Thanks so much.
I’ve been telling everyone I know about these!
Thank you so much, Lara!