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How To Read A Painting

Lessons From The Old Masters

by Patrick de Rynck


ISBN: 0810955768
ISBN-13: 9780810955769
Format: Hardcover

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Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc
Published date: 2004
Size: 7 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 2.4 pounds
Pages: 383

Publisher's Notes

An anecdotal reference to the symbolism and themes of more than 150 key works of art shares background information about the theology, mythology, and folklore of the Renaissance era that shaped the works of such masters as Giotto, Botticelli, and Vermeer.

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Abrams , Incorporated, Harry N.. Trade Cloth. very good. Semester Rental. Clues to the meaning of many of the masterpieces of art history lie in a rich system of symbols, themes, and motifs that often eludes modern museum-goers. The intimate knowledge of Christian theology, Greek and Roman mythology, and folklore that was so vivid in the minds of viewers during the Renaissance is rarely part of the preparation the contemporary viewer brings to a painting. This insightful, anecdotal, portable book, with 1,000 gorgeous color illustrations, helps to fill in those gaps by decoding th imagery of more than 150 of the most influential and admired artworks of all time. <BR>Covering the works of the Italian, Netherlandish, German, and Spanish Old Masters, from 1450 to 1750, paintings by artists such as Giotto, Botticelli, El Greco, Bruegel, Holbein, Rubens, and Vermeer, all held in public collections, (more information)

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