Featuring more than 150 iconic artworks, The National Gallery Masters of Art Puzzle Book is a visually spectacular puzzle challenge perfect for any art enthusiast.
This must-buy gift book contains 100 puzzles inspired by the world's most famous paintings, making it a truly one-of-a-kind, mind-boggling masterpiece.
From pictorial puzzles such as Fake or Fortune, Jigsaw and Scrambled Image, to cryptic puzzles like Odd One Out or The Missing Link, through logic puzzles, riddles and even a series of art history quizzes with varying difficulties, there is something for everyone, from the puzzle master to the art aficionado. Each artwork is even accompanied by a short but informative bio, allowing you to learn more about them as you pore over the puzzles.
Featured paintings include Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, The Fighting Temeraire by J.M.W. Turner, The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck, The Hay Wain by John Constable, The Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci, Bathers at La Grenouillere by Claude Monet and many, many more.
By:
Tim Dedopulos,
The National Gallery
Imprint: Welbeck
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 232mm,
Width: 154mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 620g
ISBN: 9781787399303
ISBN 10: 1787399303
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 05 January 2022
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
The National Gallery Masters of Art Puzzle Book contains more than 150 artworks that make up 100 puzzles and quizzes. It also includes information about many of the paintings featured, filled with a treasure-trove of interesting facts about the painting and the artist, making it as attractive to the art historian as it is to the puzzle lover.
Tim Dedopulos is an author, puzzle setter and editor. He has written role-playing games and fiction, as well as a number of bestselling puzzle books - most notably a whole series of Sherlock Holmes-themed titles that have sold hundreds of thousands of copies all around the world. He currently lives in Spain. The National Gallery, London houses one of the greatest collections of paintings in the world. It contains over 2,300 works, representing all major traditions of Western European painting from the 13th Century onwards. This is the first puzzle book to be associated with the institution.
