David Bomford Livres

Rembrandt (1606–1669) is generally regarded as the finest painter of the Dutch “Golden Age.” This new edition of Art in the Making: Rembrandt (published on the 400th anniversary of the artist’s birth) reexamines 21 paintings firmly attributed to Rembrandt and 6 now assigned to followers. It reassesses his technique, materials, and working methods in the light of significant scholarly developments over the last 20 years, addressing problems of attribution that were hardly touched on in the original, groundbreaking edition of 1988.Introductory essays by distinguished conservation, curatorial, and scientific specialists cover the artist’s studio and working methods, the training of painters in 17th-century Holland, and Rembrandt’s materials and technique. The essays are followed by handsomely illustrated catalogue entries on 27 paintings. A comprehensive bibliography provides a rich source of information about the practice of oil painting, not only for Rembrandt but for 17th-century Dutch painting in general.

Colour is so fundamental a part of the natural world that we tend to take it for granted. This is equally true of colour in paintings, where its function - as well as being descriptive - may be symbolic, emotional, a purely formal element in the design, or all of these. Yet when looking at paintings which appear to be representations of the 'real world', we may be quite unaware of the materials that make up colour, and how artists manipulate these to convey form and substance. 'A Closer Look: Colour' explores the ways in which artists have used colour, and describes the pigments characteristic of a particular period, the effect on colour of the painter's chosen medium, and how the development of new pigments dramatically extended the palette. Optics, and the comparative merits of colour and drawing, have preoccupied painters for centuries, and the authors outline the major theories expounded in artists' treatises. Detailed studies of paintings from across the National Gallery's Collection, from van Eyck to Seurat, provide vivid illustrations of the extraordinary variety of colour in the history of European painting

This volume forms part of a series exploring the work of major artists through paintings in the National Gallery. Canaletto is rightly considered the supreme chronicler of Venice, but his painted views are not dispassionate and are subject to highly refined artistic licence.

Exploration of the unfinished works of art, and how and why they became that way.

El libro explora el museo como un fenómeno multidisciplinario, abarcando la museología y museografía. Ofrece fundamentos sobre su realidad histórica y patrimonial, así como su aplicación en la sociedad actual. Incluye temas como la evolución del museo, su gestión y los diferentes tipos y funciones que desempeña.