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Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Author of Pablo Picasso (Art for Children)

17 Works 3,086 Members 27 Reviews

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Works by Ernest Lloyd Raboff

Pablo Picasso (Art for Children) (1968) 293 copies, 3 reviews
Marc Chagall (Art for Children) (1968) 247 copies, 2 reviews
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Art for Children) (1970) 246 copies, 1 review
Vincent van Gogh (Art for Children) (1975) 221 copies, 2 reviews
Leonardo da Vinci (Art for Children) (1980) 216 copies, 4 reviews
Rembrandt (Art for Children) (1970) 212 copies
Paul Klee (Art for Children) (1968) 205 copies, 2 reviews
Henri Rousseau (Art for Children) (1988) 171 copies, 4 reviews
Albrecht Dürer (Art for Children) (1982) 165 copies, 3 reviews
Paul Gauguin (Art for Children) (1974) 150 copies, 2 reviews
Raphael (Art for Children) (1988) 150 copies, 2 reviews
Henri Matisse (Art for Children) (1988) 106 copies, 1 review
Taos, 1972 (1972) 1 copy

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Good insight for both old and young.
 
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Brightman | 1 other review | Dec 29, 2019 |
I love Leonardo Da Vinci's work, both as an artist and inventor, which is why I selected this book. The font used was a bold and unique choice, it was definitely designed to draw the eye and as the author himself studied art in France and Italy this is probably no accident.
I enjoyed the depth and detail the author went into for the paintings he selected. I have never taken an art class so I do not have the trained eye necessary to pick up on some of the methods Da Vinci used, like using the strong mathematical proportions of the triangle as a tool in many of his paintings.

My only critique is the section on the Mona Lisa. I understand this is a book meant for children, but as a historian, I know that the Mona Lisa did not become "the best-known woman in the history of art" because of his genius. It was once stolen from the Louvre by an Italian immigrant. He thought France obtained the painting by looting during wartime but the painting had actually been gifted to France by Italy. While the painting was missing for over two years, pictures of the Mona Lisa circulated in newspapers around the world for months. People the world over who had never visited the Louvre now knew the Mona Lisa and it is because of that visibility, it became the most famous and recognizable piece.
I'm not saying Da Vinci was not brilliant, I am saying don't tell a half-truth if the whole truth is much more interesting.
Also, for some reason, LibraryThing has this book listed as being published in 1876 but the author wasn't born until 1921.
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JSkoros | 3 other reviews | Apr 29, 2019 |
an artistic book that discusses all the different pieces of art that Pablo Picasso produced.
1 book
 
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TUCC | 2 other reviews | Jan 17, 2017 |
an artistic book that discusses all the different pieces of art that Paul Gauguin produced.
1 book
 
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TUCC | 1 other review | Jan 17, 2017 |

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Works
17
Members
3,086
Popularity
#8,273
Rating
½ 4.3
Reviews
27
ISBNs
91
Languages
7

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