
Understanding Painting
From Giotto to Warhol
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (Publisher)
Published on 26. June 2018
Book
Hardback
399 pages
978-1-4197-3088-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is the guide to Western art that every art lover has always wanted. Great paintings, filled with complex themes and symbols, can be intimidating. Here, Patrick De Rynck and Jon Thompson explore more than 300 famous works spanning the Middle Ages to the late 20th century, unlocking each work's meaning. Today's art lovers lack the intimate knowledge of Greek and Roman mythology, folklore, and Christian theology that was so well-known to medieval and Renaissance artists and their public. Likewise, modern and contemporary art can baffle even sophisticated viewers. With brief yet illuminating explanations and more than 1,000 color reproductions-including many close-up details-of works by artists from Giotto, Botticelli, El Greco, Rubens, and Vermeer to Bonnard, Degas, Whistler, Van Gogh, Picasso, Hopper, Warhol, and Basquiat, this book provides the means to interpret and better enjoy these and many other works of art.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Abrams
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1243 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4197-3088-7 (9781419730887)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Patrick de Rynck, a classicist and translator, is the author of several books, including Abrams' How to Read a Painting and How to Read Bible Stories and Myths in Art.
Jon Thompson was emeritus professor of Fine Art at Middlesex University in England and the author of How to Read a Modern Painting, among other titles.
Jon Thompson was emeritus professor of Fine Art at Middlesex University in England and the author of How to Read a Modern Painting, among other titles.