{"product_id":"lavinia-s-wondrous-portraits","title":"Lavinia’s Wondrous Portraits","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-top-main product_v2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-main product_v2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"show_info\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLavinia’s wondrous portraits\u003c\/em\u003e brings children closer to the work of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLavinia Fontana\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1552-1614), a professional artist from Bologna who was famous above all as a portrait painter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘What are portraits for?’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003easks 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003equestions about herself and the role of art in our lives\u003c\/strong\u003e. Through her encounters with Maestra Lavinia, she discovers that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eportraits are not just paintings\u003c\/strong\u003e, they serve to remind us of our loved ones who are no longer with us. They observe us, and if we pay attention, we can even talk to them and listen to their stories...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emuseums play a special role\u003c\/strong\u003e, and, towards the end, there is an explicit invitation to visit them:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmanuele Lugli\u003c\/strong\u003e, professor of art history at Stanford University and Lavinia's specialist, devotes a four-page spread to all the paintings by Lavinia that inspired the narrative, with precise indications on where to find them. Accompanying the reader are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChiara Palillo\u003c\/strong\u003e's illustrations, conceived as an artist's notebook and admirably combined with reproductions of parts of Fontana's original works -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea visual lesson that educates the eyes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof childrens and adults alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rigour gives\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLavinia’s wondrous portraits\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea unique character, which setting it apart from the many introductions to art for children and making it also\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecompelling for an adult audience of parents, teachers and graphic designer\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is also available in\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/corraini.com\/en\/i-ritratti-di-lavinia.html\"\u003eItalian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/corraini.com\/en\/les-portraits-de-lavinia.html\"\u003eFrench\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-social-links\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tabs-1 product info detailed\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product data items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"data item content\" id=\"additional\" data-role=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"additional-attributes-wrapper table-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"more-info-p\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eisbn: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col data\" data-th=\"isbn\"\u003e9791254931103\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"more-info-p\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eLanguages: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Languages\"\u003eEnglish (also available in Italian and French)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"more-info-p\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eBinding: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Binding\"\u003ehardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"more-info-p\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003ePages: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Pages\"\u003e48\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"more-info-p\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eWidth: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Width\"\u003e17,5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"more-info-p\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eHeight: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Height\"\u003e30,5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"more-info-p\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col label\" scope=\"row\"\u003eEdition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"col data\" data-th=\"Edition\"\u003e2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"clearfix\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Corraini Edizioni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62636136694109,"sku":"NGI-4765","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0440\/9016\/3354\/files\/Lavinia.jpg?v=1763570755","url":"https:\/\/shop.nationalgallery.ie\/products\/lavinia-s-wondrous-portraits","provider":"National Gallery of Ireland Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}