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WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY
Rainer & Rose-Marie Hagen
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Description for WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages. .
This important addition to our understanding of art history's masterworks puts some of the world's most famous paintings under a magnifying glass to uncover their most small and subtle elements and all they reveal about a bygone time, place, and culture. Guiding our eye to the minutiae of subject and symbolism, authors Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen allow even the most familiar of pictures to come alive anew through their intricacies and intrigues. Is the bride pregnant? Why does the man wear a beret? How does the shadow of war hang over a scene of dancing? Along the ... Read more
This important addition to our understanding of art history's masterworks puts some of the world's most famous paintings under a magnifying glass to uncover their most small and subtle elements and all they reveal about a bygone time, place, and culture. Guiding our eye to the minutiae of subject and symbolism, authors Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen allow even the most familiar of pictures to come alive anew through their intricacies and intrigues. Is the bride pregnant? Why does the man wear a beret? How does the shadow of war hang over a scene of dancing? Along the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taschen GmbH
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1386g
Number of Pages
788
Place of Publication
Cologne, Germany
ISBN
9783836559263
SKU
V9783836559263
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Ref
99-50
About Rainer & Rose-Marie Hagen
Rose-Marie Hagen was born in Switzerland and studied history, Romance languages and literature in Lausanne. After further studies in Paris and Florence, she lectured at the American University in Washington, D.C. Rainer Hagen was born in Hamburg and graduated in literature and theatre studies in Munich. He later worked for radio and TV, most recently as chief editor of a ... Read more
Reviews for WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY
An informative, stylish book, full of intriguing detail. The authors' sheer love of art shines through each text and the reproductions are sumptuous.