Art + travel Europe : step into the lives of five famous painters.

Format:

Book

Series:

Museyon guides.

Museyon Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Painters--Europe--Biography.

Painters.

Painters--Homes and haunts--Europe.

Painting--Europe.

Painting.

Europe--Description and travel.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Museyon Inc., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Van Gogh, Munch, Vermeer, Caravaggio, and Goya are five iconic European artists whose inspirational works have been obsessed over by art lovers and travelers for years. To see masterpieces such as Starry Night and The Scream up close is awe-inspiring, but this guide offers true devotees even more. The book provides detailed walking tours of Van Gogh's Arles, France; Munch's Oslo, Norway; Vermeer's Delft, Netherlands; Caravaggio's Rome, Italy; and Goya's Madrid, Spain; as well as meticulously researched articles on the artists' lives. It is packed with useful sidebars, suggested itineraries, mu

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Van Gogh and Arles; Introduction; Biography; Sunflowers; Timeline; Art Imitating Art; For Your Information / Access; Before You Go, Get in the Know; Calendar...Yearly Events; The Queen of Arles; Walking Tour; Where to See...The Walking Tour; Where to See...Scene Stealers; Picasso in Arles; UNESCO; L'Arlésienne; Where to...Eat and Sleep; Map of Venues and City Landmarks; Extended Travel: Saint-Rémy; Angladon Museum in Avignon; Starry Night; Nostradamus; Saint Paul de Mausole; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Artwork: The Potato Eaters, Skull of a Skeleton with Burning CigaretteSouvenirs; Anatomy of a Masterpiece; Record Prices; Vermeer and Delft; Introduction; Biography; Timeline; Han Van Meegeren; Art Imitating Art; For Your Information / Access; Before You Go, Get in the Know; Calendar...Yearly Events; Walking Tour; Where is the Little Street?; Where to See...The Walking Tour; Where to See...Scene Stealers; The Prinsenhof Museum; Where to...Eat and Sleep; Map of Venues and City Landmarks; Extended Travel: The Mauritshuis, The Hague; Extended Travel: The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; The Milkmaid

Anatomy of a MasterpieceSouvenirs; Goya and Madrid; Introduction; Biography; Timeline; Goya's Houses; The 3rd of May, 1808; Art Imitating Art; For Your Information / Access; Before You Go, Get in the Know; Calendar...Yearly Events; Walking Tour; Goya and The Prado; Souvenirs; Where to See...The Walking Tour; Where to See...Scene Stealers; Goya at the Royal Fine Arts Academy; Where to...Eat and Sleep; Map of Venues and City Landmarks; Extended: Travel Zaragoza; Anatomy of a Masterpiece; Record Prices; Caravaggio and Rome; Introduction; Biography; Timeline; Art Imitating Art

For Your Information / AccessBefore You Go, Get in the Know; Calendar...Yearly Events; Walking Tour; The Expert: David M. Stone; Where to See...The Walking Tour; Where to See...Scene Stealers; Souvenirs; Where to...Eat and Sleep; Map of Venues and City Landmarks; Extended Travel: Valletta, Malta; The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist; Anatomy of a Masterpiece; Munch and Oslo; Introduction; Biography; Timeline; The Scream; Art Imitating Art; For Your Information / Access; Calendar...Yearly Events; Before You Go, Get in the Know; Walking Tour; Munch Lived Here; Souvenirs; The Madonna

The National GalleryWhere to See...The Walking Tour; Where to See...Scene Stealers; Where to...Eat and Sleep; Map of Venues and City Landmarks; Extended Travel: Åsgårdstrand; Åsgårdstrand in Artwork; Anatomy of a Masterpiece; Index + Credits; Contributors + Acknowledgements

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 28, 2014).

"A Curated Guide To Your Obsessions"--Cover.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-938450-53-1

1-938450-13-2

OCLC:

888747664