Looking at Pictures by Susan Woodford
Looking at pictures can be enjoyable, exciting or moving. Some pictures are easily appreciated at first glance, but others - often the most rewarding - require some explanation before they can be fully understood. This clearly written and enjoyable book is intended to increase pleasure and stimulate thought. It tackles many aspects of looking at paintings as well. Starting with familiar ideas, Dr Susan Woodford moves on to explore subtler, less obvious concepts. For example, she shows how paintings can be appreciated as patterns on a flat surface emotional effect; how ordinary objects can conceal hidden meanings and how knowledge of tradition improves our understanding of revolutionary works.
' … an eminently worthwhile book for those who know a little about art and would like to know a lot more' Book Talks
Woodford, Susan: - Susan Woodford was born and educated in the USA, where she received her BA (summa cum laude) from Harvard University, USA, and her MA and PhD from Columbia University, USA. Having moved to England with her husband and daughter in 1971, she teaches art history and lectures at the British Museum. In addition to scholarly articles, she has written five other books for the general reader: The Parthenon (1981), The Art of Greece and Rome (2004), Looking at Pictures and Images of Myths in Classical Antiquity (2002, winner of the Criticos Prize 2003), and The Trojan War in Ancient Art (Bloomsbury Academic, 1993).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521243711 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521243718 |
| Title | Looking at Pictures |
| Author | Susan Woodford |
| Series | Cambridge Introduction To The History Of Art |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1983-01-13 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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