Techniques Of The Great Masters Of Art

/edited Although vital, painting techniques have often been ignored in art history. This book offers the methods of 77 of the world's greatest painters illustrated with actual-

Painting technique is a relatively neglected aspect of art history, although technique is vitally important in the development of painting styles and movements. In this volume, the techniques of 77 of the world's greatest painters are examined in over 100 of their finest paintings. This comprehensive study shows the development of technique from the frescoes of Giotto to the acrylic paintings of David Hockney, revealing the extent to which changes of technique and the evolution of artist's material went hand in hand. Some of the unique features of the book are: -- A concise description of the career and general technique of the artist -- Actual size details indicating the scale of the work -- Diagrams showing the unpainted blank surface and subsequent sizing stages -- Illustrations demonstrating the underdrawing of the work -- Reproductions of the whole painting and a series of details -- Extensive captions to explain the relevance of each detail This book, compiled with the aid of a team of 14 technical consultants, experienced as either picture conservators or art historians, is an invaluable tool for the appreciation and understanding of the great paintings of the past and the present.

Giotto Duccio de Buoninsegna. Jan van Eyck. Piero della Francesca. Leonardo da Vinci. Hieronymous Bosch. Titian. Nicholas Hilliard; Caravaggio. El Greco. Diego Velazquez. Peter Paul Rubens. Rembrant van Rijn. Jan Vermeer. Antoine Watteau. Joshua Reynolds. Thos Gainsboroug; William Blake. John Constable. Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Eugene Delacroix. William Turner. Jean Millet. William Holman Hunt. Gustave Corbet.; Edouard Manet. Claude Monet. Pierre Auguste Renoir. Edgar Degas. Georges Seurat. Vincent van Gogh. Edward Munch. Paul Cezanne. Paul Gauguin.; Henri Matisse. Pablo Picasso. Wassily Kandinsky. Pierre Bonnard. Fernand Leger. Edward Hopper. Salvador Dali. Paul Klee. Piet Mondrian. Ernst; Jackson Pollock. Jaspar Johns. Frank Stella. Richard Hamilton. Roy Lichenstein. David Hockney._____________

Greek and Roman art methods, medieval techniques, tempera painting, van Eyck's revolutionary use of oil paints, Flemish methods of preparing colors, methods of 18th-century British artists, technical secrets of Italian schools, including such masters as Leonardo, Raphael, Correggio, Andrea del Sarto, and more.

A revised and enlarged edition of Painting lessons from the great masters.

"Discovering Great Artists" has 75 great artists featured in 110 amazingly fun and unique quality art appreciation activities for children. They will experience the styles and techniques of the great masters, from the Renaissance to the Present. A brief biography of each artist is included with a fully illustrated, child-tested art activity, featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, architecture, and more. Includes such greats as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Monet, Degas, Picasso, Van Gogh, Dali, Matisse, Pollock, and O'Keeffe. 1998 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award, 2002 Practical Homeschooling Reader Award. Full "click-to" resource guide at Bright Ring's website to show each artist's most famous works. Some activity examples are: Da Vinci - Invention Art Michelangelo - Fresco Plaque Rembrandt - Shadowy Faces Monet - Dabble in Paint Degas - Resist in Motion Picasso- Fractured Friend Van Gogh - Starry Night Pollock - Action Splatter 1997 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award, Education 2003 Practical Homeschooling Award, 3rd Place 2007 Practical Homeschooling Reader Award in the art appreciation category, 3rd place. 2009 Practical Homeschooling Reader Award in the art appreciation category,1st Place

This collection offers field-defining work from 43 master book artists.