An outstanding overview of legendary places, from paradise to Utopia. Is the new paperback edition a good choice, though?
painting
This traces the pigments, palettes and techniques used in easel paintings from Classical times to 1700.
How choice from available pigments, coupled with the way of applying the paint, relate to painting style.
Billed as reflecting the most recent research on the movement, this is a large and lavishly-illustrated book. But I had a struggle to read it.
A total of 17 paintings by 13 artists from 11 viewpoints, covering 261 years of art and parliamentary history.
Index to individual locations covered in this series.
Fifteen paintings by 11 artists showing the gardens over more than 130 years.
Why was Vermeer forgotten, or van Gogh ignored, or Western-style painting in Japan suppressed?
Even the most radical change-monger and early-adopter also seeks comfort and their security blanket at times.
When writing for this blog is far tougher than performing a tracheotomy.
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