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SISTER WENDY BECKETT THE STORY OF PAINTING
AUTHORS: SISTER WENDY BECKETT, PATRICIA WRIGHT
TITLE: THE STORY OF PAINTING
PUBLISHER: VLAEBERG
THIS EDITION: 1994
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: LONDON
BINDING: HARD COVER
DUSTJACKET: YES
NUMBER OF PAGES: 400
CONDITION: MILD SELF WEAR, OLD LIBRARY BOOK WITH CARD HOLDER AND STAMPS - SEE PICTURE.
MORE THAN 450 MASTER PIECES - ALL REPRODUCE IN SUPERB FULL COLOUR - CHRONICLE THE MOVEMENTS, DEVELOPMENTS, AND MAJOR ARTISTS IN WESTERN PAINTING FROM THE DAWN OF PAINTING TODAY.
A COLLECT OFF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS PAINTINGS ANALYSED IN DETAIL WITH SISTER WENDY'S UNIQUE OBSERVATION ON EACH WORK'S INFLUENCES, SYMBOLISM, HIDDEN MEANINGS, AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES.
OVER 200 SUPPORTING IMAGES SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS, AND DOCUMENTS PLACE PAINTINGS IN THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND REVEAL THE INFLUENCES THAT SHAPED THE WORK OF GREAT ARTISTS.
POSTAGE R60-00