Collection Companion: : Toledo Museum of Art

Most up-to-date book available on one of the most important museums in the United States. A visitor-friendly handbook that serves as a souvenir of the collection as well as an evocation of the experience of visiting the Museum - In addition to explorations of individual works of art, also features thematic entries of three to four works using the Toledo Museum of Art's visual literacy strategies, the Art of Seeing Art The Toledo Museum of Art ranks among the finest in the United States. Its many galleries, Sculpture Garden and Glass Pavilion house one of the nation's most dazzling art collections in architecturally distinguished buildings. This beautifully illustrated handbook includes many of the most important and popular works, including outstanding paintings and sculptures by C zanne, Cole, Degas, Gainsborough, Holbein, Kiefer, Mir , Monet, Picasso, Rembrandt, Rubens, and Van Gogh; masterworks from antiquity and Asia; decorative arts; and highlights from the world-renowned glass collection. Elegantly designed with an accessible and informative text, this is an essential volume for all visitors to the museum and anyone interested in the history of art.