The Art of Colour (Hardback)
Grovier, Kelly (Author)
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Did you know that the ultramarine that shimmers at the centre of Vermeer's Milkmaid connects that masterpiece with 6th-century Zoroastrian paintings found on the walls of cave temples in Bamiyan, Afghanistan? Or that the surging waves that crest and curl in Hokusai's perilous Great Wave off Kanagawa owe their absorbing blue lustre to an alchemist who was born in Frankenstein's Castle in 1673? And were the Pre-Raphaelites really obsessed with a murky brown hue derived from the pulverized remains of ancient mummies? Invented by prehistoric cave-dwellers and medieval conjurers, cunning conmen and...
ISBN (SKU)
9780500024812
Pages
255
Weight
864g
Dimensions
246x182x27
Imprint
Thames and Hudson
Published
26, April, 2023
Genres
Art & Design
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