Think you know Bosch from Botticelli? Mondrian from Miró? Think again…
The Art Puzzle Book turns art history on its head by testing your brainpower and perception on some the world's most iconic paintings. Journey from ancient Egypt to 1980s New York solving riddles, discovering hidden secrets and challenging your general knowledge.
Esteemed art historian Susie Hodge and leading brain trainer Dr Gareth Moore introduce you to 36 iconic pieces of art – including Botticelli's Primavera, Van Gogh's The Starry Night and Picasso's Guernica. For each painting, they reveal fascinating facts about the work and artist (and give clues on what to look for), before challenging you to decipher the art for yourself through carefully crafted questions. Look at art in new ways as you:
- Decode the hieroglyphs from the Book of the Dead
- Find new symbols in The Arnolfini Portrait
- Solve riddles based on The Garden of Earthly Delights
- Navigate M.C. Escher's gravity-defying staircases
- Reassemble the Mondrian
With over
300 questions,
The Art Puzzle Book is designed to entertain and perplex, whether you're an art novice or an art connoisseur.
Features artworks by: Altichiero, the Limbourg Brothers, Gentile da Fabriano, Jan van Eyck, Botticelli, Hieronymus Bosch, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Bruegel the Elder, Paolo Veronese, Basawan and Chetar Munti, Caravaggio, Hendrick Avercamp, Artemisia Gentileschi, Diego Velazquez, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco de Goya, Hiroshige, Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Georges-Pierre Seurat, Vincent van Gogh, Suzanne Valadon, Sonia Delaunay, Joan Miro, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, M.C. Escher, Robert Rauschenberg, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.
PUZZLES 6
01 Last Judgement of Hunefer 8
from the Book of the Dead
Unknown artist
02 Crucifixion 12
Altichiero da Verona
03 January, from Les Trčs Riches 16
Heures du Duc de Berry
Limbourg brothers
04 Adoration of the Magi 20
Gentile da Fabriano
05 The Arnolfini Portrait 24
Jan van Eyck
06 Primavera 28
Sandro Botticelli
07 The Garden of Earthly Delights 32
Hieronymus Bosch
08 Creation of Adam 36
Michelangelo Buonarroti
09 The School of Athens 40
Raphael
10 Bacchus and Ariadne 44
Titian
11 Netherlandish Proverbs 48
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
12 The Wedding Feast at Cana 52
Paolo Veronese
13 Akbars Adventures with 56
the Elephant Hawai
Baswan and Chetar Munti
14 The Conversion of Saint Paul 60
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
15 A Winter Scene with Skaters 64
near a Castle
Hendrick Avercamp
16 Judith Slaying Holofernes 68
Artemisia Gentileschi
17 Spring Morning in the 72
Han Palace
copy after Qiu Ying
18 Las Meninas 76
Diego Velįzquez
19 The Milkmaid 80
Johannes Vermeer
20 The Third of May 1808 84
Francisco de Goya
21 Rygoku Bridge and the 88
Great Riverbank
Utagawa (And) Hiroshige
22 The Artists Garden at Vétheuil 92
Claude Monet
23 A Bar at the Folies-Bergčre 96
Édouard Manet
24 A Sunday on La Grande Jatte 100
Georges-Pierre Seurat
25 The Starry Night 104
Vincent van Gogh
26 Portrait of Marie and Gilberte 108
Suzanne Valadon
27 Composition with Large 112
Red Plane, Yellow, Black,
Grey and Blue
Piet Mondrian
28 The Tilled Field 116
Joan Miró
29 Guernica 120
Pablo Picasso
30 Metamorphosis of Narcissus 124
Salvador Dalķ
31 Rythme 38 128
Sonia Delaunay
32 Self-Portrait with Thorn 132
Necklace and Hummingbird
Frida Kahlo
33 Relativity 136
M.C. Escher
34 Skyway 140
Robert Rauschenberg
35 Furious Man 144
Jean-Michel Basquiat
36 Tree of Life 148
Keith Haring
ANSWERS 152
Index 190
About the Authors and Picture Credits 192
Susie Hodge MA FRSA is the bestselling author of Why Your Five Year Old Could Not Have Done That, The Short Story of Art and How to Survive Modern Art. She has written over 100 books on art, art history, history and artistic techniques. In addition, she hosts lectures, talks and practical workshops, and regularly appears on television and radio talks and documentaries on everything to do with art.Dr Gareth Moore is the author of over 200 puzzle and brain-training titles for both children and adults, including The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book (Trapeze), Enigma: Crack the Code (Michael OMara) and The Penguin Book of Puzzles (Michael Joseph). His books have sold in excess of 5 million copies in the UK alone, and have been published in over 35 different languages. He is also a director of the World Puzzle Federation, which oversees the World Puzzle Championships, and a director of the UK Puzzle Association. Find him online at DrGarethMoore.com.
Biežāk uzdotie jautājumi par e-grāmatām