Understanding Paintings: Themes in Art Explored and Explained
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Alexander Sturgis
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- File Size: 67.7 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 280
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Understanding Paintings: Themes in Art Explored and Explained
Understanding Paintings offers a fresh way to explore Western art. It groups paintings by theme rather than chronology. This digital edition is provided as a PDF and is available for instant download.
Written and edited by an international team of art historians, this volume covers religious painting, myth and allegory, the nude, history painting, portraiture, landscape, genre painting, still life, and abstract painting. The approach helps readers compare works across periods and countries.
Understanding Paintings: Book Overview
Understanding Paintings: Themes in Art Explored and Explained is a survey of Western painting from the past seven centuries. General Editor Alexander Sturgis and Consultant Editor Hollis Clayson lead a team of established art historians. The book is organized by genre, with each chapter introducing the type of painting and then exploring key themes.
Those themes range from self-portraits to the female nude, and from society’s vices to spiritual visions. The arrangement reveals parallels across countries and periods, and encourages a deeper understanding of familiar works.
What You’ll Discover in Understanding Paintings
- Detailed chapters on religious painting, myth and allegory, the nude, history painting, portraiture, landscape, genre painting, still life, and abstract painting.
- Thematic discussions that show connections between works created in different eras and places.
- A timeline, materials and techniques section, glossary, list of paintings, bibliography, and index.
- Contributions from art historians with expertise in different genres and periods.
- Examples of many important works of Western art, from Renaissance masterpieces to modern works by artists such as Francis Bacon.
Why This Book Matters
Understanding Paintings matters because it moves beyond the standard chronological survey. It helps museum visitors and newcomers see familiar paintings on new levels. By grouping works by theme, it emphasizes the breadth and continuity of Western art.
The book reflects careful scholarship and broad expertise. Its contributors have worked at institutions such as the National Gallery in London, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and leading universities.
Book Details
| Format | |
|---|---|
| File Size | 67.7 MB |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 280 |
| Title | Understanding Paintings: Themes in Art Explored and Explained |
| General Editor | Alexander Sturgis |
| Consultant Editor | Hollis Clayson |
| Contributors | Rachel Barnes, Linda Bolton, Michael Douglas-Scott, Mari Griffith, Frances Homan, Rebecca Lyons, Valerie Mainz |
| Publisher | Watson-Guptill Publications |
| Imprint Location | New York |
| First Published in the United States | 2000 |
| First Published in Great Britain | 2000 |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8230-5579-5 |
| Library of Congress Card Number | 00-106572 |
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