Unlocking Paintings
Published on 8. January 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-898519-51-5 (ISBN)
Description
Unlocking Paintings is a new guide, highlighting masterpieces from the collection of Dulwich Picture Gallery while also offering universal tools to help 'unlock' the secrets behind any work of art.
This book provides an in-depth look into the mind of the artist and the unique context in which they created their art, finding new perspectives that show exactly why these works are still so powerful today.
This book provides an in-depth look into the mind of the artist and the unique context in which they created their art, finding new perspectives that show exactly why these works are still so powerful today.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
40 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 146 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-898519-51-5 (9781898519515)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Helen Hillyard is the Curator at Dulwich Picture Gallery. She has previously worked in the curatorial departments at the National Gallery, London, and Birmingham Museums, and studied at the University of Cambridge and the Courtauld Institute of Art. Jennifer Scott is the Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery. She was previously Director of the Holburne Museum, Bath, having previously worked as Curator of Paintings at Royal Collection Trust.
Content
Introduction 7
Love/Loss 19
Reality/Imagination 49
Youth/Maturity 79
Seeing/'Being Seen' 109
Stillness/Action 139
Tradition/Innovation 169
Love/Loss 19
Reality/Imagination 49
Youth/Maturity 79
Seeing/'Being Seen' 109
Stillness/Action 139
Tradition/Innovation 169