How to Read Paintings - A Crash Course in Meaning and Method

Liz Rideal

Herbert Press

2014

256 páginas

8h 32m

ISBN-13: 9781912217830

This handy book is a practical introduction to painting within the Western European tradition, told through the stories of powerful and often famous artworks. each of the works presented in this guide features points of artistic grammar that, when deciphered, enable us to appreciate more fully the beauty and intrinsic qualities of the works, and understand how to read paintings in general. This is an essential resource if you are viewing the real thing on a gallery wall or just want to discover more about the history of Western art.