Lavinia's Wondrous Portraits
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Author: Emanuele Lugli, Chiara Palillo
This title brings children closer to the work of Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614), a professional artist from Bologna who was famous above all as a portrait painter. Through encounters with Maestra Lavinia, we discover that portraits are not just paintings, they remind us of loved ones who are no longer with us. They watch over us, and if we pay close attention, we may even hear their stories.‘What are portraits for?’ asks Camilla, an eight-year-old girl, puzzled by her older sister’s desire to have her portrait painted for her wedding. The story follows Camilla's tireless curiosity as she seeks answers to many questions about herself and the role of art in our lives. In the book, museums play a special role, and, toward the end, there is an explicit invitation to visit them: Emanuele Lugli, professor of art history at Stanford University and Lavinia's specialist, dedicates a four-page spread to all the paintings by Lavinia that inspired the narrative, with precise indications of where to find them. Accompanying the reader are Chiara Palillo's illustrations, designed as an artist's notebook and admirably integrated with reproductions of details from Fontana's original works - a visual lesson that educates the eyes of children and adults alike.This rigour gives Lavinia’s Wondrous Portraits a unique character, setting it apart from the many introductions to art for children and making it also compelling for an adult audience of parents, teachers, and graphic designers.
ISBN 9791254931103. Edizioni Corraini. hb. 48 pages. 30.5 x 17.5 cm.
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This title brings children closer to the work of Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614), a professional artist from Bologna who was famous above all as a portrait painter. Through encounters with Maestra Lavinia, we discover that portraits are not just paintings, they remind us of loved ones who are no longer with us. They watch over us, and if we pay close attention, we may even hear their stories.‘What are portraits for?’ asks Camilla, an eight-year-old girl, puzzled by her older sister’s desire to have her portrait painted for her wedding. The story follows Camilla's tireless curiosity as she seeks answers to many questions about herself and the role of art in our lives. In the book, museums play a special role, and, toward the end, there is an explicit invitation to visit them: Emanuele Lugli, professor of art history at Stanford University and Lavinia's specialist, dedicates a four-page spread to all the paintings by Lavinia that inspired the narrative, with precise indications of where to find them. Accompanying the reader are Chiara Palillo's illustrations, designed as an artist's notebook and admirably integrated with reproductions of details from Fontana's original works - a visual lesson that educates the eyes of children and adults alike.This rigour gives Lavinia’s Wondrous Portraits a unique character, setting it apart from the many introductions to art for children and making it also compelling for an adult audience of parents, teachers, and graphic designers.
ISBN 9791254931103. Edizioni Corraini. hb. 48 pages. 30.5 x 17.5 cm.
not yet published