Michelangelo for kids : his life and ideas, with 21 activities /
Carr, Simonetta,
Michelangelo for kids : his life and ideas, with 21 activities / Simonetta Carr. - Chicago, IL : Chicago Review Press, 2016. - xi, 130 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125) and index.
"Art historian Simonetta Carr draws on recent scholarship that challenges the traditional view of Michelangelo as a recluse. Readers will also learn about the complex and fluid era of the Italian Renaissance and how the times affected his life and work. Lavish photos, informative sidebars, a time line, glossary, and suggestions for further readings add value, while 21 hands-on activities help young readers identify with the artist and his work. Kids will make homemade paint, apply the cross-hatching technique used by Michelangelo, make an "antique" statue, and more"--
9781613731932 (paperback)
2015038458
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 --Juvenile literature.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 --Psychology--Juvenile literature.
Artists--Italy--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Renaissance--Italy--Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Art.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Art / History.
N 6923.B9 / .C230 2016
Michelangelo for kids : his life and ideas, with 21 activities / Simonetta Carr. - Chicago, IL : Chicago Review Press, 2016. - xi, 130 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125) and index.
"Art historian Simonetta Carr draws on recent scholarship that challenges the traditional view of Michelangelo as a recluse. Readers will also learn about the complex and fluid era of the Italian Renaissance and how the times affected his life and work. Lavish photos, informative sidebars, a time line, glossary, and suggestions for further readings add value, while 21 hands-on activities help young readers identify with the artist and his work. Kids will make homemade paint, apply the cross-hatching technique used by Michelangelo, make an "antique" statue, and more"--
9781613731932 (paperback)
2015038458
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 --Juvenile literature.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 --Psychology--Juvenile literature.
Artists--Italy--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Renaissance--Italy--Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Art.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Art / History.
N 6923.B9 / .C230 2016
