A Closer Look: Deceptions and Discoveries
Published on 31. August 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-85709-486-2 (ISBN)
Description
How do experts spot masterpieces? Paintings are not always signed or noted in historical records, so how can we tell an obscure gem from an altered image? Scientists, conservators and art historians use a range of methods to examine the physical nature of pictures and unravel their hidden histories. Through a series of intriguing examples and clearly explained processes, this new addition to the National Gallery's popular Closer Look series will draw the reader into the complex issues-not all of them fully resolved-confronted by gallery professionals.
Published by the National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press
Published by the National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
90 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 146 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85709-486-2 (9781857094862)
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Person
Marjorie E. Wieseman is Curator of Dutch Painting at the National Gallery, London, and co-author of Dutch Painting, Drawn by the Brush, and Perfect Likeness.