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(328 pages) demonstrates how renaissance artists used mirrors and lenses to develop perspective and chiaroscuro challenging our view of how these two foundations of western art were established. 510 illustrations, 442 in colour edition 2 rev ed (Paperback)

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New and Expanded Edition. 'Rediscovering the lost techniques of the Old Masters'. Superb. You may have seen the remarkable television programme....this is better. Beautiful book illustrated throughout in colour. 510 illustrations, 442 in colour. Recommended. 300x240, 328pages.

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Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. ISBN10: 0500600201.

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Rediscovering the lost techniques of the old masters. 296 pp. with 460 illustrations, 402 in color. Hundreds of paintings and drawings are reproduced and accompanied by accessible descriptions. Shows interesting techniques undertaken by the masters, plus more.

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Demonstrates how Renaissance artists used mirrors and lenses to develop perspective and chiaroscuro challenging our view of how these two foundations of Western art were established.

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A story of how some of the great works of Western art were created with the help of mirrors and lenses and how the optical look came to dominate painting attracted major media attention around the world and generated intense debate in the fields of sc...

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Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. Secret Knowledge created a sensation when it was first published. David Hockney's enthralling story of how some of the great works of Western art were created with the help of mirrors and lenses and how the optical look came to dominate painting attracted major media attention around the world and generated intense debate in the fields of science and art history. Now in this expanded edition, Hockney takes his thesis even further, revealing for the first time new and exciting discoveries. Hockney became gripped by a desire to find out how the artists of the past had managed to depict the world around them so accurately and vividly. As a painter faced with similar technical problems, he asked himself: 'How did they do this? ' For the next two years, he sacrificed his own time as an artist to follow this mystery trail, obsessively tracking down the hidden secrets of the Old Masters. As news of his controversial investigations spread, he enlisted the support of scientists and art historians worldwide. Hockney recounts the story of his quest as it unfolded. With the benefit of his painter's eye, he examines the major works of art history and reveals the truth of how such artists as Caravaggio, Velazquez, Van Eyck, Holbein, and Ingres used mirrors and lenses to help them create their famous masterpieces. For this new edition, Hockney demonstrates, with the aid of drawings, paintings and photographs of his own experiments, how Renaissance artists developed perspective and chiaroscuro-radically challenging our view of how these foundations of Western art were established. Hundreds of paintings and drawings-among them the best-known and best-loved works in the history of Western art-are reproduced and accompanied by Hockney's infectious and enthusiastic descriptions. His own photographs and drawings illustrate the various methods used by past artists to capture accurate likenesses, and present the results they would have achieved. In addition, extracts from the many historical and modern documents that he uncovered offer further intriguing evidence, while correspondence between himself and an array of international experts provides an exciting account of the remarkable story as it unfolded. Secret Knowledge is not just about the lost techniques of the Old Masters. It is also about now and the future. It is about how we see, treat and make images today, in an age of computer manipulation. Constantly seeking, taking nothing for granted, questioning received ideas and practice, Hockney opens our eyes to the way we perceive and represent the world. -a privileged insight into the history of art by an outstandingly prolific and original artist. David Hockney is perhaps the most critically acclaimed and universally popular artist of our age. He has produced work in almost every medium-painting, drawing, stage design, photography and printmaking-and has stretched the boundaries of all of them. ISBN10: 0500286388.

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0142005126 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes.

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