Art Investigations: Images, Symbols, and Hidden Meanings in Art
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How can we look at paintings through the eyes of an art historian? And how can we understand what the artist really meant to say?
Great masters of painting expressed a kaleidoscope of conflicting emotions, their life experiences, and the pressing issues of their era in their masterpieces, each time turning to a unique set of visual symbols. Flowers and birds, celestial bodies, musical instruments—even seemingly ordinary objects like an egg or a wheel, incorporated into a still life or landscape, can harbor a multitude of meanings. What was understandable to the artists' contemporaries has become a complex set of images for us, reminiscent of a tricky puzzle.
In this book, popular art blogger Victoria Tsibulskaya explores in detail the mysteries of paintings that adorn the world's finest museums, from London's Tate Gallery to Spain's Prado Museum. You'll discover subtle details and hidden symbols that illuminate familiar paintings, revealing new, profound meanings and revealing the personal secrets of their creators: Titian, Caravaggio, Rubens, Velázquez, Van Gogh, Monet, and other great masters. This book will transform an ordinary museum visit into an exciting game, where each painting is a puzzle for you to solve.
A large number of vibrant color illustrations will immerse you in a world of vibrant images and ideas straight from the depths of time. Take a grand journey through art history and discover the amazing secrets of masterpieces of world painting—from the genre scenes of Pieter Bruegel the Elder to the mythological images of Gustav Klimt!
Great masters of painting expressed a kaleidoscope of conflicting emotions, their life experiences, and the pressing issues of their era in their masterpieces, each time turning to a unique set of visual symbols. Flowers and birds, celestial bodies, musical instruments—even seemingly ordinary objects like an egg or a wheel, incorporated into a still life or landscape, can harbor a multitude of meanings. What was understandable to the artists' contemporaries has become a complex set of images for us, reminiscent of a tricky puzzle.
In this book, popular art blogger Victoria Tsibulskaya explores in detail the mysteries of paintings that adorn the world's finest museums, from London's Tate Gallery to Spain's Prado Museum. You'll discover subtle details and hidden symbols that illuminate familiar paintings, revealing new, profound meanings and revealing the personal secrets of their creators: Titian, Caravaggio, Rubens, Velázquez, Van Gogh, Monet, and other great masters. This book will transform an ordinary museum visit into an exciting game, where each painting is a puzzle for you to solve.
A large number of vibrant color illustrations will immerse you in a world of vibrant images and ideas straight from the depths of time. Take a grand journey through art history and discover the amazing secrets of masterpieces of world painting—from the genre scenes of Pieter Bruegel the Elder to the mythological images of Gustav Klimt!
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