How to Read a Painting: Lessons from the Old Masters
Language: English
Published by Abrams, 2004
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller
AbeBooks seller since March 19, 2001
Condition: Used - As new
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A light bump to lower corners; else in Near Fine condition. 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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- Title
- How to Read a Painting: Lessons from the Old Masters
- Author
- De Rynck, Patrick
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- Softcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0810955768
- ISBN 13
- 9780810955769
- Item weight
- 38 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6x0x9
- Seller catalogs
- Art
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-How to Read a Painting not only helps the viewer to understand the significant details of a picture but also explains the relationship with similar imagery in other works. The guide to Old Master paintings that every art lover has always wanted, this indispensable museum companion will open the reader to a whole new experience of Western art's most praised and visited paintings.
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Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller
New Castle, CO, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since March 19, 2001
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