Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace
- Product Code:
- 102313
Description
Experience a curated selection of 65 iconic paintings from the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace in this insightful book. Featuring masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt, van Dyck, Rubens, Titian, and Canaletto, each artwork is examined with fresh perspective. Discover why these paintings have garnered such acclaim, explore their radical innovations, and appreciate the artists' techniques—from their choice of subjects and symbolic elements to their use of color and application of paint.
Desmond Shawe-Taylor, drawing on a lifetime of expertise as an art historian, offers profound insights to help readers analyze, understand, and appreciate these works of art. Isabella Manning contributes historical context, detailing the origins of the Picture Gallery and the collection amassed by British monarchs since Charles I. This collection culminates in one of the world’s foremost assemblies of Old Master paintings. The book is enriched with 85 color illustrations, bringing these magnificent artworks to life on the page.
By Desmond Shawe-Taylor and Isabella Manning.
160 pages.
Hardback.
25.5 × 20 cm.
ISBN 978 1 909741 73 7
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