Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters

HOCKNEY, David.

ISBN 10: 0142005010 / ISBN 13: 9780142005019

Published by Viking, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters
• Publisher: Viking
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0142005010
• ISBN 13: 9780142005019
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

The author presents detailed theories on how some of Western art's famous masterpieces by such artists as da Vinci, Caravaggio, Velßzquez, and Van Eyck were actually created while discussing how his speculations have sparked worldwide anger and astonishment.

About the Author

David Hockney was born in England in 1937 and studied at the Royal College of Art. He achieved international acclaim by his mid-twenties as part of the pop art movement and has gone on to become one of the best known artists of his generation.