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San Miguel Library will close temporarily for a remodel between April 8 and June 4.
La biblioteca San Miguel estará cerrada temporalmente por remodelación entre el 8 de abril y el 4 de junio.

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Nipomo Library and its bookdrop will be closed April 25-May 3 for parking lot repair.
La biblioteca Nipomo y el depósito de libros estarán cerrados 25 de abril - 3 de mayo para la construccion del estacionamiento

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1) The story of painting

Author

Beckett, Wendy

Publisher

Dorling Kindersley

2) Sister Wendy's grand tour: discovering Europe's great art

Author

Beckett, Wendy

Publisher

Stewart, Tabori & Chang

Pub. Date

1996, c1994

Physical Desc

166 p. : col. ill., port. ; 28 cm.

3) Every picture tells a story

Publisher

Distributed by Acorn Media U.S

Pub. Date

2009

Physical Desc

2 videodiscs (ca. 187 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + viewer's guide (20 p.)

Description

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Art critic Waldemar Januszczak unravels the secrets behind eight masterpieces of European painting, searching out art experts, literary and artistic allusions, and historical records to expose long-held secrets within the gilded frames.

4) The master of the Prado: a novel

Author

Sierra, Javier

Publisher

Atria Books

Pub. Date

2015.

Physical Desc

xii, 306 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Description

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"New York Times bestselling author Javier Sierra takes you on a grand tour of the Prado museum in this historical novel that illuminates the fascinating mysteries behind European art--complete with gorgeous, full-color inserts of artwork by da Vinci, Boticelli, and other master artists" --

5) Masterpieces of painting: J. Paul Getty Museum

Author

J. Paul Getty Museum

Publisher

The J. Paul Getty Museum

Pub. Date

[2019]

Physical Desc

ix, 134 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Description

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"An illustrated survey of more than one hundred masterworks in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum; includes brief summaries of each of the paintings written by the museum's curators"--Provided by publisher.