- Paperback: 408 pages
- Publisher: Yale University Press (May 25 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0300050828
- ISBN-13: 978-0300050820
- Product Dimensions: 28.5 x 24.8 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.9 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #73 in Books > Arts & Photography > Schools, Periods & Styles > Gothic
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superb introduction to renaissance painting,
By paedagogue "paedagogue" (Chapel Hill, NC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Giotto to Durer: Early Renaissance Painting in the National Gallery (Paperback)
We are used to looking at "old Master" painting as if it were just a matter of style, but the truth is that Renaissance art was in important respects the product of a revolution in the use of binding media (water and egg yolk for tempera; oils) for pigments, and in the prepared surfaces (wood panels, paper, canvas) to which these pigments were applied. This wonderfully illustrated book distills the knowledge gained by the restorers of the National Gallery in London, from decades of well-documented, cutting-edge restorations of the outstanding Italian and northern European Old Master paintings in their care. It is much, much more than a technical handbook. Historical essays cover the categories of Renaissance painting, 1300 to 1500, and their many uses, while the second half of the book is an informative catalogue (with gorgeous color reproductions) of individual paintings by many of the best-known Renaissance artists (Botticelli, Jan van Eyck, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Durer, to name the most obvious).
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superb introduction to renaissance painting,
By paedagogue "paedagogue" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Giotto to Durer: Early Renaissance Painting in the National Gallery (Paperback)
We are used to looking at "old Master" painting as if it were just a matter of style, but the truth is that Renaissance art was in important respects the product of a revolution in the use of binding media (water and egg yolk for tempera; oils) for pigments, and in the prepared surfaces (wood panels, paper, canvas) to which these pigments were applied. This wonderfully illustrated book distills the knowledge gained by the restorers of the National Gallery in London, from decades of well-documented, cutting-edge restorations of the outstanding Italian and northern European Old Master paintings in their care. It is much, much more than a technical handbook. Historical essays cover the categories of Renaissance painting, 1300 to 1500, and their many uses, while the second half of the book is an informative catalogue (with gorgeous color reproductions) of individual paintings by many of the best-known Renaissance artists (Botticelli, Jan van Eyck, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Durer, to name the most obvious).
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Wonderful book with necessarily limited scope,
By C. Quinn "totality denier" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Giotto to Durer: Early Renaissance Painting in the National Gallery (Paperback)
This is a beautiful, sumptuous book, crammed with detail and excellent colour reproductions. Other readers mightn't go for all the technical information but I can't get enough of it. I also prefer the discussions of individual works which occupy a large part of this volume -- its companion, 'Dürer to Veronese', takes a more synoptic view, which tends to obscure the fact that these are surveys of a collection.That's my only quibble, and it isn't really with the book, which is about as accomplished at it could be -- so good, in fact, that it's tempting to read it as a textbook of the whole period. Much of the material is of general relevance, of course; but don't forget that many of the major works from this period aren't in galleries at all: they're still in the places they were meant to be. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Great review of Renaissance painting,
By David Rourke - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Giotto to Durer: Early Renaissance Painting in the National Gallery (Paperback)
I'm a real art geek, and I've read a lot of books on this subject. This is one of the best. It provides a wonderful review of paintings and how they were made in Western Europe before the 16th century. This was a time of great transition in style, subject matter, and materials. This was when oil painting transitioned from an ancillary medium, believed useful for a few minor aspects of a painting, to the primary means of making visual art. This book lays it all out in ways that are accessible, yet thorough. If you are going to get one book about Renaissance painting, get this one.
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