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What Great Paintings Say: 100 Masterpieces in Detail
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Item specifics
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- ISBN
- 9783836577496
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taschen
ISBN-10
3836577496
ISBN-13
9783836577496
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11038771258
Product Key Features
Book Title
What Great Paintings Say. Masterpieces in Detail
Number of Pages
636 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
Criticism & Theory, History / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
2.2 in
Item Weight
166.2 Oz
Item Length
13.4 in
Item Width
9.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
750.1/1
Synopsis
This important addition to our understanding of art history's masterworks puts some of the world's most famous paintings under a magnifying glass to uncover their most small and subtle elements and all they reveal about a bygone time, place, and culture. Guiding our eye to the minutiae of subject and symbolism , authors Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen allow even the most familiar of pictures to come alive anew through their intricacies and intrigues. Is the bride pregnant? Why does the man wear a beret? How does the shadow of war hang over a scene of dancing? Along the way, we travel from Ancient Egypt through to modern Europe , from the Renaissance to the Roaring Twenties. We meet Greek heroes and poor German poets and roam from cathedrals to cabaret bars , from the Garden of Eden to a Garden Bench in rural France. As we pick apart each painting and then reassemble it like a giant jigsaw puzzle, these celebrated canvases captivate not only in their sheer wealth of details but also in the witness they bear to the fashions and trends, people and politics, loves and lifestyles of their time., If you thought these paintings were familiar, look again, and look closer. Part art history, part detective work, this fascinating collection explores 100 world-famous works of art through enlarged details, revealing the fashions and lifestyles, the loves and intrigues, politics and people that truly make a masterpiece., This important addition to our understanding of art history's masterworks puts some of the world's most famous paintings under a magnifying glass to uncover their most small and subtle elements and all they reveal about a bygone time, place, and culture. Guiding our eye to the minutiae of subject and symbolism, authors Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen allow even the most familiar of pictures to come alive anew through their intricacies and intrigues. Is the bride pregnant? Why does the man wear a beret? How does the shadow of war hang over a scene of dancing? Along the way, we travel from Ancient Egypt through to modern Europe, from the Renaissance to the Roaring Twenties. We meet Greek heroes and poor German poets and roam from cathedrals to cabaret bars, from the Garden of Eden to a Garden Bench in rural France. As we pick apart each painting and then reassemble it like a giant jigsaw puzzle, these celebrated canvases captivate not only in their sheer wealth of details but also in the witness they bear to the fashions and trends, people and politics, loves and lifestyles of their time.
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- 2***o (151)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseAs described in perfect condition no damage to whole lot handled with care very good price package with bubble wrap appearance fantastic very brand new quality fantastic fantastic definently recommend ships rite away no waiting AAA+++ definently coming back thank you seller
- n***h (860)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat eBay seller. Perfect transaction. Fast shipping. Expert packing job/materials. Very reasonable shipping charges. Excellent customer service and communications. Item description was/is right on. Very pleased all the way around. Five stars for sure. THANK YOU!!Strauss: Operas (#156607876078)
- m***m (119)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseShipping was fast. The game was very well packaged and wrapped with a hard cardboard to protect it during shipment. Game is as described. Manual, disc and insert are flawless. Not a single scratch on the disc. It looks brand new. Very happy with my purchase. Thank you!!!!