Maria-Christina Sayn-Wittgenstein Nottebohm (also known as 'Puppa')
is a private art dealer and agent specialising in European
paintings and drawings from the 17th to the early 20th century
(http://www.sw-fineart.com). She was brought up in Europe and her
parents took her to museums and churches from an early age. ?She
has lived in New York her entire adult life, working in the art
world. She now divides her time between Mexico City, Telluride, CO,
New York and Europe. She has had the privilege of seeing
masterpieces in museums and private collections all over the world.
Many years of dealing and thinking about art gives her a unique
view point. Her blog, Old Masters Rock is an art newsletter for
children aged 7-12 years ago (www.oldmastersrock.com).
Gary Tinterow has been Director of The Museum Of Fine Art, Houston
since January 2012. He was curator of European paintings at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art for twenty years, before becoming
curator in charge of the newly formed department of
Nineteenth-Century, Modern and Contemporary Art in 2004 and
chairman of that department in 2008.†
"The best book I've read this year. I'd recommend it to anyone
interested in the arts."
*Financial Times*
"A book designed for children and parents to explore together. A
fine introduction to Brueghel, Delacroix, Rembrandt and other
painters that actively encourages readers to develop visual
literacy through observation and imagination."
*Publishers Weekly*
"Excellent guide to classic art. The aim of the book is to make art
accessible and it certainly achieves that. It is written in an easy
and accessible style and would be a really useful addition to
either a primary or secondary school library."
*School Librarian*
"Shares a passion for art that will excite young art detectives and
adults alike."
*Armadillo*
"A refreshing look at Old Master paintings for both children and
adults."
*Leisure Painter*
"Handsomely produced . . . an immersive, insight-rich, and
accessible curator's talk."
*Kirkus Reviews*
"Would be a wonderful prelude to a museum visit or a rainy-day
excursion in itself."
*Wall Street Journal*
"Old Masters Rock is a book to look at together, and explains the
background and story behind masterpieces of the Renaissance,
Baroque, Realist and Impressionist periods, as well as offering
kids quirky facts about the artists and their work. The artwork
reproductions are gorgeous, too."
*TheSchoolRun.com*
"A delightful introduction to Old Master painting, demystifying art
history in order to make iconic pictures accessible to children and
adults who are justifiably turned off by professional jargon and
academic approaches."
*Gary Tinterow, Director, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston*
"Fresh, original, and captivating, this is a book that I'll bet
many an adult will read on the sly."
*Philippe de Montebello, Former Director of Metropolitan Museum,
New York*
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