What Great Paintings Say
Masterpieces in Detail
$41.57
- Hardcover
664 pages
- Release Date
21 March 2016
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836559263 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 3836559269 |
| Author: | Rainer & Rose-Marie Hagen, TASCHEN |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 664 |
| Release Date: | 21 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 1.02kg |
| Dimensions: | 45mm x 140mm x 195mm |
| Series: | Bibliotheca Universalis |
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Critics Review
“An informative, stylish book, full of intriguing detail. The authors’ sheer love of art shines through each text and the reproductions are sumptuous.”
An informative, stylish book, full of intriguing detail. The authors’ sheer love of art shines through each text and the reproductions are sumptuous. * The Good Book Guide *
Rainer & Rose-Marie Hagen
Rose-Marie Hagen (1928 - 2022) 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 theater studies in Munich. He later worked for radio and TV, most recently as chief editor of a German public broadcasting service.
Together they have collaborated on several TASCHEN titles, including Masterpieces in Detail, Pieter Bruegel, and Francisco de Goya.
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