The Life of Jesus in Masterpieces of Art

By Mary Pope Osborne

Book Overview

An art book depicting the life of Christ using images from old masters and manuscript illuminations. Each stage of Christ's life is brought to life by a sensitive retelling of scenes from the New Testament.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670873136
• ISBN13: 9780670873135
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Viking Juvenile
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.1" x 0.4" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

How about some art history with your Bible study?

The retelling of the Gospel stories appears to be true to the Biblical account. The uniqueness of this book comes in the visual display of art from the Renaissance period. My 10 year old found the pictures "kind of funny" and "different" which may be why she loves to study them. There is so much to find in the details of these materpieces. I especially like the references in the back that list time periods and artists for each piece. This gives my daughter the information she needs to do further research on specific artists that interests her. Plus giving us a time frame to think about art expression during that era. So, do you need another Bible picture book? I think so IF you are interested in giving your kids a history of art lesson at the same time.