SECRET KNOWLEDGE by David Hockney ( 9780500286388 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

SECRET KNOWLEDGE
REDISCOVERING THE LOST TECHNIQUES OF THE OLD MASTERS

By:

David Hockney

Format:

Paperback

List price:

£30.00

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£21.90

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27% off

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£8.10

ISBN 10:

0500286388

ISBN 13:

9780500286388

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Publisher:

THAMES & HUDSON LTD

Pub. date:

7 September, 2006

Edition:

2nd Revised edition

Pages:

328

Description:

Demonstrates how Renaissance artists used mirrors and lenses to develop perspective and chiaroscuro challenging our view of how these two foundations of Western art were established.

Synopsis:

This is the book that turned the art world on its head, now with new and exciting discoveries. Hockney takes his thesis further, demonstrating how Renaissance artists used mirrors and lenses to develop perspective and chiaroscuro radically challenging our view of how these two foundations of Western art were established.

Illustrations:

510 illustrations, 442 in colour

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Imprint:

Thames & Hudson Ltd

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Returnable

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