What Great Paintings Say: Vol. 3
Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen put questions to world-famous masterpieces. They show what painters were allowed to portray and what their clients demanded. They tell of love, money, politics, suffering,... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:3822882704
ISBN13:9783822882702
Release Date:December 1997
Publisher:Taschen
Length:200 Pages
Weight:2.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 9.5" x 11.9"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I pick up this book when I want a few minutes off in another world. The authors give a social history of the paintings, and gently explain details that I otherwise never would ahve noticed, let alone understood. It enriches my senses, strengthens my eyes. The paintings are chosen from many museums around the world. Now that I'm living in London, I read up on one painting before going to the corresponding museum. I get so annoyed with museum placards, telling you only when the painting was painted, who by, and maybe who commissioned. This book brings the paintings to life. I wish there were a book like this for every museum collection.
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