A unique introduction to the works of Impressionist and Post Impressionist masters such as Cézanne, Gauguin, Seurat and Van Gogh, reaching back as far as the later work of Monet and Degas and forward to the early work of Picasso and Matisse. The work of Toulouse Lautrec, the Nabis and British painters at the turn of the nineteenth century are also discussed.
Most European artists of significance to the history of art of the nineteenth century are considered and their works reproduced often with many details. All schools and ideas of the period are considered and the immensely powerful search facilities and flexibility of the PictureBase format makes this a fascinating and useful CD for anyone concerned with this formative period in the history of western art. As with all AVP PictureBase CDs, there are sound files throughout and in addition video clips which further animate this compelling story.
The resources in this CD-ROM may be used alongside and compared to those in any other CD in the PictureBase series because PictureBase CDs are designed so that the index of each CD integrates with all the others in the series so that you can build up an extensive multimedia database of your choice. When searching through the database the program tells you which CD to use for the subject you have chosen if it is not already loaded.
Key Stage : 3-4 5 User: Prices (In Pounds Sterling) £81.08 10 User Network Version £163.33 20 User Network Version £233.83 40 User Network Version £351.33
The art, architecture, and music of a remarkable era. You will become a visitor in Renaissance Florence, guided by the ‘eyewitness’ accounts of the 16th century author Vasari, who wrote the first book on the Renaissance and who knew many of the period’s greatest artists. With your host, you will visit the artists’ workshops and the back alleys of the Quattrocento and marvel at the great monuments and works of art. You may interrupt the narration at any point to consult the Renaissance dictionary, a reference tool that explains all terminology and that includes examples of Renaissance poetry, written on-screen in English translation, with the option of listening to a reading in the original Italian. Several video clips illustrate the city’s monuments, and the entire program is accompanied by a soundtrack of music of the era recorded on period instruments.
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A close look at the life and work of one of the most significant personalities in the history of western art. Follow Michelangelo through courts of power, artistic circles and many fascinating historical and personal events. The various facets of his biography are interwoven with profiles of his contemporaries and detailed analyses of his major works in painting, sculpture, architecture and literature. Produced in collaboration with the Vatican and under the direction of Luca De Mata, this disk features hundreds of colour images of unparalleled clarity, including exclusive photographs of the Sistine Chapel after its recent restoration. The program is accompanied by an original soundtrack prepared by the Italian composer Stevlio Cipriani. A special function turns selected masterpieces into a puzzle, allowing the user to study every angle of the work.
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This CD-ROM offers thoughtful analysis of the most important works of the Italian Renaissance painter, Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), works such as The Birth of Venus and Primavera. You can stroll through the cultural and historical events connected with his life and times in the context section, and features like the innovative layering tool allow you to explore his methods of composition. Includes 200 colour images, 30 minutes of audio, 30 minutes of classical music, biography and context timelines.
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A collection of some of the world's finest works of art taken from The National Gallery, including work by Van Gogh, Titian, Raphael, Holbein, Rembrandt and Michelangelo. In addition to the paintings, also included are more than 5,000 pages of text, 700 artist biographies, more than 50 animated illustrations to bring to life aspects of composition, perspective and painting techniques and a glossary of 500 artistic terms. The system is based on the Micro Gallery that operates in the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery.
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Produced in association with The National Gallery, Great Artists contains information about: forty major paintings exhibited in The National Gallery; the life, times and inspiration of the artists; types and themes of paintings; methods and materials; styles and movements; regions of Europe that were centres of artistic activity. A workshop facility allows users to explore and compare paintings by using electronic techniques to crop images, change colours and add perspective lines. From user-friendly visual menus the user is invited to navigate through a wealth of information which can be accessed by artist, by painting, by time and by geography. The exceptionally high quality presentation of the forty main works is supplemented by more than 1,000 other images as well as text, video and audio commentaries.
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Helping pupils to study famous artists from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century, providing a vivid introduction to the history of art. An illustrated timeline places artists in their historical context and offers important background information. Key paintings that have helped to shape culture are investigated in detail; whilst the lives of selected artists can be studied in depth. Major styles, methods, materials and techniques are all examined. A Web link provides direct access to a site on the Internet that identifies a wealth of additional material.
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The National Gallery’s new Complete Illustrated Catalogue provides concise and up-to-date information on some 2300 works owned by the Gallery including the attribution, date, support, medium, dimensions and inscriptions of each painting as well as short biographies of every artist. The CD-ROM contains the complete text of the printed Catalogue and provides a wealth of complex search and cross-indexing features as well as allowing the user to zoom in on high-resolution images of every painting. Seventy-eight new entries incorporate recent purchases and long-term loans, including paintings by artists such as Cézanne, Degas, Gauguin, Morisot and Toulouse-Lautrec. Special visual features include: scrolling smoothly across a ‘thumbnail’ image to view details of the painting with exceptional clarity. Several images can be displayed, allowing the comparison of different paintings, and by opening two or more windows for the same painting, the whole image can be viewed alongside a number of details, each at a individually selected level of magnification.
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Visit all the collections of the Louvre. Come to Paris and learn for yourself why this is the world’s greatest museum. Over 400 works of art, the most complete multimedia guide on the Louvre in a two CD-ROM set. You will discover: the Mona Lisa and other Italian Paintings; the Winged Victory and Classical antiquities; French Paintings; the Northern School; Objects d’Art; the Egyptian Collection; Prints and Drawings; Sculptures; The Medieval Gallery; Oriental antiquities.
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An exclusive visit to Europe’s oldest art museum, the Uffizi, in Florence, Italy. Prepared in collaboration with the museum’s curatorial staff, this virtual reconstruction allows you to stroll through each room, turn around towards any work that interests you and linger over your favourite painting, zooming in to study every detail. Detailed catalogue descriptions, audio commentary, artist biographies, glossaries and comparisons with other important works from other museums are included.
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The collection of the Vatican Paintings Gallery, made available for the first time on CD-ROM and prepared in collaboration with experts from the Vatican Museums, documents European art from the 11th to the 20th centuries through hundreds of masterpieces, including works by Giotto, Simone Martini, Fra Angelico, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Caravaggio, Poussin and many others. the collection may be accessed in several ways, including a thematic search function and a reference glossary.
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An artistic approach unseen previously on CD-ROM brings you the marvellous world of Giacometti, Miro, Chagall, Matisse, Calder, etc. The latest multimedia technologies have been used in this unique disk to take you on a surprising stroll in 20th century art. Let yourself be guided through a dynamic and detailed presentation of the Maeght Foundation’s enthralling works of art. The CD-ROM contains 1,000 work of art and 27 original archive films.
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Discover Europe’s finest works of art and museums. Enter the halls of Europe’s most important museums that will introduce you to a wealth of cultural and historical information. In Volume I you visit Florence, London, Vienna, St Petersburg and Munich. Stroll through 3-D rendered galleries to study hundreds of works from six museums. Study each collection’s most famous masterpieces in an animated 3-D pavilion, with fascinating anecdotes about the work, the artist and the historical period. Trace the development of artistic styles, subjects and techniques in the interactive timeline that takes you from ancient to modern art.
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Discover Europe’s finest works of art and museums. In Volume 2 you visit Paris, Rome, Florence, Moscow and Madrid to study hundreds of works from six museums. Study each collection’s most famous masterpieces in an animated 3-D pavilion, with the guidance of your personal commentator to explain the meaning and style of each work. Trace the development of artistic styles, subjects and techniques in the interactive timeline that takes you from ancient to modern art.
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A comprehensive and authoritative exposition on the works of Auguste Rodin. It offers a uniquely rich and attractive introduction to Rodin’s sculptures, drawings and photographs and throws light on the many and various aspects of his work. It is produced with the participation of the Rodin museum in Paris. Contents, in three sections: The Visit - an audio-visual guided tour presenting Rodin’s major works using video sequences and photographs, with fascinating commentaries. The Works - a stunning display of Rodin’s major works, with more than 500 images, including preparatory studies, each with its own commentary. The Book - an extensive portrait of Rodin’s life, work and inspiration. Includes a chronological guide.
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This is a completely revised version of our best-selling CD. Some of the enhancements include: a large number of additional pictures; much higher quality enlargements; new sound files; the introduction of video including full screen (MPEG). All the material is now organised into eight sections: Insects and Jungles; Costumes and Clothes; Mother, Child and the Human Face; Animals and Plants in Art; Flowers in Art and Textiles; Nature in Art; Egyptian, Greek and Assyrian Style; Sculpture.
The CD represents a systematic introduction to topics and artists concentrating on images needed to understand and appreciate the richness of our diverse cultural heritage. Pictures of flowers, animals, insects and scenery in jungles. Images of Mother and Child in art with examples by Henry Moore, Leonardo da Vinci, Mary Cassatt and in icons. Animals and plants in different times and cultures. The human face by artists down the ages from Ancient Egypt to the present day. Works by Seurat, Degas and Manet and from sixth century Ravenna to modern day India. Ways in which artists as different as Constable and Pissarro have depicted English landscapes. How subjects are illustrated in Egyptian wall painting, Greek vases and Assyrian relief panels. How nature is represented in Impressionist painting. Sculpture by Michelangelo, Epstein and Giacometti.
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Art Connections - Cultural Links features 70 works of art, past and present, Western and non-Western, from the collections of Bradford Art Galleries and Museums and supports the National Curriculum for Art. Information pages contain approximately 100 words about each work of art, using appropriate art, craft and design vocabulary. The sound is in English and Urdu. The scale of works can be understood in relation to the human figure. The main menu is themed: People and Living Things, Places, Stories, Colour and Pattern, Abstraction and Craft. Very high resolution results in amazing close-up details. Ideas for Learning pages provide an opportunity to see tried and tested practical education projects, from Early Years to Further Education Levels. Up to six works can be selected and stored in the photo album until ready to print, allowing images to be collected by theme or personal choice. The Links section enables users to relate to Western and non-Western works of art. There are games and puzzles suitable for students of all levels, providing starting points for imaginative teaching.
Key Stage : 1-3 Prices (In Pounds Sterling) £41.13
The first in a series which will provide a major resource for the Secondary art teacher, this disk has been prepared with the help of over thirty of Britain’s Museums and Galleries. The aim is to provide stimulation, demonstrate technique, explain the context and encourage students to go to see the original pictures and sculptures.
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Explore the life of Vincent Van Gogh: his art, his words and the music of his time. Follow this brilliant painter’s troubled life, on location in Holland, in Paris and especially in Provence, where he created many of his most celebrated works. Take a virtual walk through Auvers-sur-Oise, a poetic village which has changed little since Van Gogh spent his last days there in 1890. The disk contains some 200 works from collections and museums from all over the world. In addition, enjoy several video clips and original recordings of music by Debussy, Franck, Satie and Ravel. The program is ‘hosted’ by Van Gogh himself, who will share with you selections from the approximately 700 letters he wrote to his brother Theo, with additional narration by other professional actors performing the important figures from Van Gogh’s life.
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A definitive masterpiece revealing the mysterious personality and work of the Belgian surrealist artist, Magritte, packed with paintings, letters, sketches, interviews and examples of his Super 8 films. Includes a complete biography, in-depth analysis of Magritte’s techniques, theories and images; and details of his lesser known works, including his often unpublished advertisements, collages, sculptures and photographs.
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More than 500 works of art (paintings, sculptures, drawings, ceramics, photos, letters); 100 major works examined in detail; 120 photos of Picasso, his workshop and family and other famous artists’ works; archive documents such as films, music poems; QuickTime VR, with objects and panorama, zooms, etc.
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The most comprehensive CD-ROM on the art of our time - over 3,500 high quality reproductions; more than 2,500 artists, groups, movements and galleries; documentary audio and video; functionally sophisticated but easy to use. The Dictionary can be used in the following ways - alphabetically; through the slide show; via hypertext; page by page; or picture by picture. Special features: you can group and save any number of chosen entries in a personal file; you can copy illustrations into an ‘album’; you can cut and paste selected passages of text into a notebook and key in your own notes; you can re-trace all you steps in a session and make the pages. Detailed information, using animation, text and audio guides you round every feature of the CD-ROM.
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An exclusive opportunity to see the details of Michelangelo’s restored Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgement fresco on a CD-ROM edited by Vatican Museum experts. These masterpieces decorate the Chapel along with works by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Signorelli, Perugino and Pinturicchi, revealing a sacred beauty. 400 colour images, video clips, music and text.
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A thorough and thoughtful exploration of Leonardo da Vinci’s brilliance and impact as a painter. All of his painted works are included, as well as an interactive timeline and a large selection of his drawings and other reference materials. The viewer can compare different paintings and details side-by-side, hear famous 20th century artists comment on the particular genius of the selected painting and study up close using the free zoom feature. Analyses of the materials, colours, brushes and techniques used to achieve his then controversial paintings make this disk an invaluable tool in the discovery of the origins and methods of Leonard’s creativity.
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Portrait of a family and its times, centred around Lorenzo de Medici, the great patron of the arts who reigned in Florence during the peak of the Renaissance. Paintings, drawings, period maps, historical documents and data, narration, video clips of the city and period music form an encompassing presentation of the activities, art collections and artists, court life, trading and social environment of the family who set the pace of their century. You will feel at home in the Medici’s Florence and understand how in many ways this city still reflects the glorious period of Lorenzo’s reign.
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