The Encyclopedia of Great Artists, produced in association with the National Gallery in London, is an interactive exploration of the work, life and times of some of the world's most respected artists and includes all 40 key paintings from the National Gallery.
Keen artists and everyone who loves pictures can examine well known and popular paintings by date, type and content and find out exactly how they were created.
Discover the life stories and paintings of the following artists: Botticelli, Campin, Canaletto, Caravaggio, Cezanne, Chardin, Claude, Constable, David, Degas, Duccio, Van Dyck, Van Eyck, Gainsborough, Van Gogh, Goya, Hals, Hogarth, Holbein, Ingres, Leonardo, Leyster, Monet, Morisor, Piero, Poussin, Raphael, Rembrandt, Renoir, Rousseau, Rubens, Seurat, Stubbs, Tintoretto, Titian, Turner, Uccello, Velazquez, Vermeer and Wright. The unique zoom feature allows you to get as close as you like, examining every brush stroke and enabling you to explore famous works of art in a whole new and exciting way. Search the "Art Atlas" to call up historical maps of Europe showing significant places in the world of art.
Over 1,000 full colour images, 20 minutes of video highlighting painting techniques, more than 500,000 words of text and over 100 music and voice-over clips combine to make this an invaluable reference tool. And 10 periods on the Timeline each represent major art movements.
Competition
We have a copy of this CD for you to win, courtesy of Forestals Group of Companies Ltd, sole distributors of Sony PlayStation.
Just tell us the name of a famous Maltese artist.
Send your answer to Junior News together with your name, age and address, by October 12.
Keen artists and everyone who loves pictures can examine well known and popular paintings by date, type and content and find out exactly how they were created.
Discover the life stories and paintings of the following artists: Botticelli, Campin, Canaletto, Caravaggio, Cezanne, Chardin, Claude, Constable, David, Degas, Duccio, Van Dyck, Van Eyck, Gainsborough, Van Gogh, Goya, Hals, Hogarth, Holbein, Ingres, Leonardo, Leyster, Monet, Morisor, Piero, Poussin, Raphael, Rembrandt, Renoir, Rousseau, Rubens, Seurat, Stubbs, Tintoretto, Titian, Turner, Uccello, Velazquez, Vermeer and Wright. The unique zoom feature allows you to get as close as you like, examining every brush stroke and enabling you to explore famous works of art in a whole new and exciting way. Search the "Art Atlas" to call up historical maps of Europe showing significant places in the world of art.
Over 1,000 full colour images, 20 minutes of video highlighting painting techniques, more than 500,000 words of text and over 100 music and voice-over clips combine to make this an invaluable reference tool. And 10 periods on the Timeline each represent major art movements.
Competition
We have a copy of this CD for you to win, courtesy of Forestals Group of Companies Ltd, sole distributors of Sony PlayStation.
Just tell us the name of a famous Maltese artist.
Send your answer to Junior News together with your name, age and address, by October 12.