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Looking At Pictures
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Looking At Pictures
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Susan Woodford
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Series | Art Essentials |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:176 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
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Category/Genre | The arts - general issues Art History Painting and paintings |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780500293218
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Classifications | Dewey:750.118 |
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Illustrations |
103 Illustrations, color
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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Imprint |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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Publication Date |
26 April 2018 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Looking at pictures can be a delightful, exciting or moving experience, but some pictures - and these are often the most rewarding - require some explanation before they can be fully understood. Delving into the origins, designs and themes of over 100 pictures from different periods and places, this book illuminates the art of looking at - and talking about - pictures. Woodford shows how you can read a picture by examining the formal and stylistic devices used by an artist, and explores popular themes and subject matters, and the relationship of pictures to the societies that produced them. The book is supplemented by a glossary of key terms, ranging from art movements and technical terms to religious and classical terminology, to give readers all the information they need at their fingertips.
Author Biography
Susan Woodford was born and educated in the USA (BA Harvard; MA and PhD Columbia). Since moving to London, she has taught art history and lectured at the British Museum. She has published many books and articles on Greek and Roman art and has also written Looking at Pictures in the Art Essentials series.
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