How to Read Paintings - Softcover

Chambers Arts Library is a new series designed to provide students and general readers with authoritative, affordable and beautifully illustrated books on a range of topics. Written by experts and featuring extensive bibliographies, this collection is an essential resource for anyone with an interest in the arts. The aim of this fascinating book is to help readers extend their appreciation of ail types of paintings, by identifying and interpreting the elements that make a painting truly memorable. Covering such topics as composition, subject matter and styles from the Gothic to Expressionism, How To Read Paintings is a useful and illuminating guide for anyone who wishes to gain insight into the creative process that underlies significant works of art. Illustrated with 274 colour plates of major works. Many close-ups on detail, and diagrams illustrating the structure of paintings. Panels highlight illustrative examples of significant works and techniques. Extensive bibliography.

Nadeije Laneyrie-Dagen is a senior lecturer at the prestigious Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris and specializes in modern painting of the 14th-16th centuries.