艺术给孩子提供心灵的寄托。《希利尔儿童史艺术史》分为绘画、雕塑和建筑三个部分，作者用简洁传神的语言，讲述了一个个与那些艺术大师和不朽杰作相关联的故事，如同一位资深的艺术导游，带领着孩子们穿行于世界艺术的殿堂之中。在参观过程中，作者随时会告诉孩子们很多好玩的细节，比如：古埃及陵墓里的画中人物都是“侧脸正眼，侧身正肩”，古埃及艺术家在画中用上下来表现人物的远近关系，而两河流域的艺术家们则用透视法表现人物的远近关系，等等。 就这样，作者陪伴孩子们游历了罗马、巴黎、雅典等著名艺术圣地，结识了梵高、罗丹、拉斐尔、米开朗基罗等艺术大师，每一幅绘画、每一件雕塑、每一幢建筑都在形象地告诉孩子们什么是美，什么是艺术。本书还配有近四百幅最具代表性的艺术家的作品图片，让人大饱眼福。

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