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Looking at Paintings
. Doherty
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Description for Looking at Paintings
Paperback. A guide to the technical terms most commonly used in painting. It presents explanations of the technical terms most often encountered by art enthusiast, visitors to galleries, and museum goers. It also pays special attention to the processes and methods of painting conservation, and offers definitions and examples of materials and techniques. Num Pages: 100 pages, 71 full-colour & 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGZ; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 232 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
Fully revised and updated, here is a concise and authoritative guide to the technical terms most commonly used in painting. What is tempera? What is foreshortening? What is fresco? These are just some 100+ terms that are explained and illustrated in this authoritative volume. Now fully revised and updated, "Looking at Paintings" presents concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most often encountered by art enthusiast, visitors to galleries, and museum goers. This new edition also pays special attention to the processes and methods of painting conservation, as well as offering definitions and examples of materials and techniques - ... Read more
Fully revised and updated, here is a concise and authoritative guide to the technical terms most commonly used in painting. What is tempera? What is foreshortening? What is fresco? These are just some 100+ terms that are explained and illustrated in this authoritative volume. Now fully revised and updated, "Looking at Paintings" presents concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most often encountered by art enthusiast, visitors to galleries, and museum goers. This new edition also pays special attention to the processes and methods of painting conservation, as well as offering definitions and examples of materials and techniques - ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
Number of Pages
100
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9780892369720
SKU
V9780892369720
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-35
About . Doherty
Tiaran Doherty is associate conservator in the Department of Paintings Conservation at the Getty. Anne Woollett is associate curator in the Department of Paintings at the Getty.
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