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Exploring the origins, designs and themes of over one hundred pictures from different periods and places, Susan Woodford artfully expands our appreciation of pictures. Woodford's riveting prose compares different artistic approaches, questions assumptions and introduces us to a wide range of st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Woodford, Susan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Thames & Hudson, [2018]
Edition:New edition.
Series:Art essentials.
Subjects:
Art appreciation.
Painting > History.
Painting > Technique > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Ways of looking at pictures
  • Land and sea
  • Portraits
  • Everyday things
  • History and mythology
  • The Christian world
  • Creating patterns on flat surfaces
  • Tradition
  • Design and organization
  • The depiction of space
  • Formal analysis
  • Hidden meanings
  • Quality.