Description
In Book 2 of Museum Masterpieces, composer Catherine Rollin presents musical interpretations inspired by renowned artworks housed in museums worldwide. A stunning four-page color insert at the book's center showcases these paintings alongside historical insights about each piece. Featured works include Umberto Boccioni's "Car and Hunting Fox," Henri Rousseau's "La charmeuse de serpents," Georges Seurat's "Cirque," Johannes Vermeer's "The Girl with a Pearl Earring," Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Jeunes filles au piano," Edward Hicks' "Noah's Ark," James Abbott McNeill Whistler's "Nocturne in Black and Gold—The Falling Rocket," Sandro Botticelli's "Primavera," Albert Bierstadt's "Sunrise on the Matterhorn," and Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze's "Washington Crossing the Delaware." Notably, "Cirque" and "Nocturne in Black and Gold—The Falling Rocket" are included in the Federation Festivals for 2016-2020.
