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How to read a painting
Patrick de Rynck · 2004 · 383 pages
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About this book
'How to read a painting' draws the 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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Art history: learn to really see paintings
Beginner10books85 hrs4 stages
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