Looking at pictures

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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 stimulating ideas.

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Art appreciation

Painting History

Painting Technique History

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Art essentials

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ISBN:

9780500293218
050029321X

Edition:

New edition

Description:

175 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 22 cm

Notes:

First published in 1983 by Cambridge University Press
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172) and index

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

Control Number:

2727292

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