Inspiring Artists tells us what it is that makes some famous artists so important and memorable, not only in terms of their artistic legacy, but also as to their impact on the wider world. It explores their life and times through significant pieces of their art, looking at the work in terms of its context, from conflict (Goya), to festivities (Bruegel) to personal struggle (Van Gogh). Each work is also considered in terms of its style, technique and artistic innovation.

Pieter Bruegel is famous for his paintings of sweeping landscapes and peasant life. He created visions of harmony and horror that have dazzled artists and viewers with their detail, ambition, humour and skill, and have inspired artists as wide-ranging as LS Lowry, Gerhard Richter and Grayson Perry.

This book is part of a book series called Inspiring Artists .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Since landing on planet Earth, Paul Rockett has spent much of his time reading up on the adventures of human life, while also experiencing a few of his own. In his quest to find out more about his chosen home planet, Paul has travelled, doodled, eaten a lot of food, plundered dusty libraries and gazed out of windows. Having gathered together a vast amount of fascinating data, it is now his mission to present as much as he can in interesting ways, so that any passing Martian can see how brilliant life is on Earth.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Man of mystery
• 2: The journey begins
• 3: The power of print
• 4: Vice and virtue
• 5: World landscapes
• 6: The Fall of Icarus
• 7: Painted puzzles
• 8: Children's Games
• 9: Surreal beings
• 10: The Triumph of Death
• 11: Towers of Babel
• 12: Months (I)
• 13: Months (II)
• 14: Months (III) Hunters in the Snow
• 15: Hidden in the snow
• 16: Peasant Bruegel
• 17: Figures to the fore
• 18: War and death
• 19: Sons and heirs
• 20: Timeline
• 21: Major works
• 22: Glossary
• 23: Index and Further Information