Child-life in Art by Estelle M. Hurll is an appreciative study of the way painters across the centuries have depicted children. Hurll, a prolific writer of popular art guides, selects and discusses pictures by masters such as Raphael, Murillo, Reynolds, and others, drawing out the tenderness, character, and social meaning each artist found in childhood.
Illustrated with reproductions of the works discussed, the book invites general readers to look closely at familiar paintings and to understand them in their context. It is a graceful example of the late-Victorian art appreciation that brought the galleries to the home. This free EPUB download is cleanly formatted for any e-reader.