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1000 Masterpieces of Decorative Art: Where Beauty Meets Craftsmanship
Victoria Charles celebrates the beauty and artistic potential behind even the most quotidian of objects. Readers will walk away from this text with a newfound appreciation for the subtle artistry of the manufactured world.
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The Enigmatic Genius of Johannes Vermeer: Unlocking the Secrets of a Master Painter
Vermeer revolutionised the way in which we use and make paint and his colour application techniques predate some of those used by the impressionists nearly two centuries later. Girl with a Pearl Earring remains to this day his greatest masterpiece.
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Canaletto – Typical strong contrast between light and shadow
Canaletto began his career as a theatrical scene painter, like his father, in the Baroque tradition. Influenced by Giovanni Panini, he is specialised in vedute (views) of Venice, his birth place. Strong contrast between light and shadow is typical of this artist. Furthermore, if some of those views are purely topographical, others include festivals or ceremonial subjects.
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Do not judge a building by its façade.
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