The Story of Portraits

This sumptuous collection showcases some of the world's greatest portraits, from prehistoric art to modern day and from around the world. It is the perfect introduction to art history and the development of portraiture for children. Meet artists such as Vermeer, Rembrandt, Klimt, Augusta Savage, Picasso, Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman and Paula Rego.

An inspiring introduction to art history, telling the stories of the world's greatest portraits, the artists and their sitters from Picasso to Cindy Sherman

The Story of Portraits begins with an ivory sculpture of a female head carved during the last ice age, and takes the reader through to the modern day, with iconic photos, including the first ever photographic selfie, and sculpture. Mick Manning and Brita Granström take you on a tour of their personally selected gallery which showcases the work of some of the world's most famous portrait artists and a few less well-known ones. The artists featured include Rembrandt, Picasso, da Vinci, Vermeer, Kahlo, Klimt, Sekoto, Warhol and more . The friendly text and illustrations help children to appreciate the art, highlighting interesting biographical details and picking out key details to spot. The book's large format means the art is reproduced on a wonderfully impactful scale. This really is a book to treasure.

The creative team of Mick Manning and Brita Granström are well-known for their ground breaking children's information books. Their many awards range the TES Information Book Award for What's Under the Bed? and the English Association Non-fiction award for Charlie's War Illustrated.

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