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Techniques of the World's Great Painters

Techniques of the World's Great Painters PDF Author: Waldemar Januszczak
Publisher: Oxford : Phaidon
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
This practical guide to the techniques of 50 of the world's greatest painters concentrates on one work by each artist. The book shows the develpoment of technique from the frescoes of Giotto to the acrylic paintings of David Hockney, revealing the extent to which changes of technique and the evolution of artist's materials went hand in hand. Actual size details of the works are provided to give a clear indication of the scale of the work. Over 300 explanatory color diagrams illustrate the stages of the painting process. Concise textual introductions provide outlines of the career and general technique of each artist. Each painting is produced together with a series of details, each of which is captioned and provided with a key to show exactly which area of the painting is being illustrated.