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FAMOUS PAINTINGS VOLUME 1 1913 Edition

Famous Paintings was printed by Funk & Wagnalls Company in 1913. The paintings are "Selected from the World's Great Galleries and Reproduced in Colour" The introduction to the book is by G.K. Chesterton . The pictures are in the public domain. If you choose to use one of them I would appreciate a link back to this page. A lot of time and effort has gone into making them available to you.

This Art Gallery is a companion page to

Art Appreciation Lessons

Art Gallery, Famous Paintings Volume 2

ART GALLERY

M. Bompard A Prayer to the Madonna	Botticelli The Madonna and Child	Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid	Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones The Mill
Jean Charles Cazin Ishmael	John Constable Boat-Building Near Flatford Mill	John Crome On the Skirts of the Forest	Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-Bouveret The Blessed Bread
Theophile Emanuel Duverger Alone	C.W. Furse Diana of the Uplands	W.H. Gore "'Listed"	Peter Graham A Rainy Day
Jean Baptiste Greuze The Listening Girl	Sir James Guthrie A Highland Funeral	Frans Hals A Man With a Glove In His Hand	Hans Holbein the Younger The Ambassadors
Henry Holiday Dante and Beatrice	Sir Edwin Landseer Suspense	Sir Edwin Landseer A Naughty Child	H.H. La Thangue Mowing Bracken
Sir Thomas Lawrence Caroline of Brunswick, Queen of George IV.	G.D. Leslie Sun and Moon Flowers	J. Seymour Lucas Flirtation	Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier The Print Collector
Jean Francois Millet The Angelus	Jean Francois Millet Going to Work	Sir William Quiller Orchardson The Farmer's Daughter	Ralph Peacock Ethel
Rembrandt His Own Portrait	Sir Joshua Reynolds The Infant Samuel	Sir Joshua Reynolds The Strawberry Girl	George Romney The Parson's Daughter
W. Dendy Sadler A Good Story	W. Dendy Sadler Friday	William Small The Last Match	J.M. Swan On the Alert, Lioness and Cubs
J.M.W. Turner Peace: Burial at Sea of the Body of Sir David Wilkie	J.M.W. Turner Rain Steam and Speed The Great Western Railway	Velazquez Portrait of a Spanish Lady "La Femme a L'Eventail"	Frederick Walker The Vagrants
George Frederick Watts Hope	James McNeill Whistler My Mother	Anders Zorn A Fisherman	Art Appreciation 48 Lessons for Kids Free printable worksheets and activities (Different Series)

Thanks to my cousin Brian Perkins for the use of the book Famous Paintings.
You can contact him for rare and hard-to-find books at:
Back Door Book Store
3071 Wabash
Ft. Worth, Texas 76109
817-921-3292
email: briiansr (then use the symbol for "at") yahoo.com


Thanks to my son, Elton, for help with some of the pictures.
Visit him for stock photos and inspirational pictures.

My mother, Vera Griffin was also a well-known artist in West Texas.

Masterpak: Set of 40 Art Reproductions for Use with Art Adventures at Home By At Home Publications This collection of reproductions is intended for use for the Art Adventures at Home curriculum. Reproductions are printed on 8" x 5.5" glossy sheets of paper, with most art reproductions in full color and photographs of famous architecture in black and white. Some pictures (for example Christina's World and Georgia O'Keefe's Black Iris are shown in Black and White as well). Each image has the artist, title and applicable dates listed as well. A chart shows the lessons for which each reproduction can be used. 40 reproductions for all Adventure Art levels.

Museum of Art Masterpieces By Homeschool / Running Press Book Publishers Here's the perfect primer for museum field trips---an art history survey, a miniature gallery, and a hands-on lesson in portrait restoration all in one box! Providing a behind-the-scenes look at great art works, this activity kit includes a timeline featuring artist biographies and portraits; a booklet guiding you through a mini-gallery tour; reusable stickers to mount your own exhibit; and materials to restore a miniature painting. Ages 8 and up.

Masterpiece of the Month: An Art Appreaciation Program for Grades K-5 By Jennifer Thomas / Teacher Created Resources Students learn about artistic concepts by looking at great works of art. Follow-up art activities using crayons, chalk, tempera paint, and more reinforce learning.