How to Read a Painting : Decoding, Understanding and Enjoying the Old Masters Paperback / softback
by Patrick de Rynck
Paperback / softback
Description
Clues to the meaning of the masterpieces of art history lie in a rich system of symbols, themes and motifs that often elude the modern eye.
Without the intimate knowledge of Greek and Roman mythology, folklore and Christian theology so vivid in the minds of the artists and familiar to their public, we often miss the visual hints that gave contemporary meaning to a painting. How to Read a Painting draws our attention to the imagery and the wonderful, apparently inconsequential details in paintings by Giotto, Botticelli, El Greco, Michelangelo, Rubens, Vermeer, Hogarth, Gainsborough and many more.
Brief yet illuminating explanations accompany over 900 colour illustrations, providing the means to interpret and enjoy these and many other works.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:384 pages, With over 900 colour illustrations
- Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Publication Date:06/12/2004
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- ISBN:9780500512005
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:384 pages, With over 900 colour illustrations
- Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Publication Date:06/12/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780500512005
