How to Read a Painting: Lessons from the Old Masters by Patrick de Rynck

How to Read a Painting: Lessons from the Old Masters

Patrick de Rynck

384 pages paperback 2004

4 editions

nonfiction art reference informative slow-paced
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Clues to the meaning of many of the masterpieces of art history lie in a rich system of symbols, themes, and motifs that often eludes modern museum-goers. The intimate knowledge of Christian theology, Greek and Roman mythology, and folklore that w...

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