Methods and Materials of Painting of the Great Schools and Masters

Methods and Materials of Painting of the Great Schools and Masters

Author: Charles Lock Eastlake

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2001-03-30

Total Pages: 1041

ISBN-13: 0486417263

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Sir Charles Eastlake, a former president of the British Royal Academy and director of the National Gallery, was one of the world's foremost experts on the techniques of painting. A painter of considerable renown himself, he devoted years to traveling throughout England and Europe, where he searched through museums, monasteries, universities, and libraries, gradually amassing a collection of rare manuscripts from which he was able to reconstruct the technical secrets of the great painters of the past. In this comprehensive treasury (two volumes bound as one), Eastlake presents the results of his researches. He offers detailed discussions of Greek and Roman art methods, medieval techniques, tempera painting, the revolutionary use of oil paints by Hubert van Eyck, Flemish methods of preparing colors, and the methods of Reynolds and other 18th-century British masters. The second volume focuses on the technical secrets of members of various Italian schools, including such masters as Leonardo, Raphael, Perugino, Correggio, Andrea del Sarto, and many others. Rounding off the book are more than 100 pages of professional essays covering a wide range of subjects—from "Life in Inanimate Things" and "Neutral Tints in White and Other Draperies" to "Venetian Process" and "How to Compose and Paint a Single Head." Students, painters, art historians, and any lover of fine art will find Eastlake's work invaluable, both for its source material and its painstaking coverage of the technical evolution of painting. Dover (2001) unabridged republication in one volume of the work originally published by Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans in two volumes in 1847 as Materials for a History of Oil Painting.


Methods and Materials of Painting of the Great Schools and Masters

Methods and Materials of Painting of the Great Schools and Masters

Author: Sir Charles Lock Eastlake

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2014-02-20

Total Pages: 1044

ISBN-13: 9780486140834

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Greek and Roman art methods, medieval techniques, tempera painting, van Eyck's revolutionary use of oil paints, Flemish methods of preparing colors, methods of 18th-century British artists, technical secrets of Italian schools, including such masters as Leonardo, Raphael, Correggio, Andrea del Sarto, and more.


Methods and Materials of Painting of the Great Schools and Masters: Folco Portinari and his descendants, Hospital of S. Maria Nuova, Ancient Florentine academy of painters, Antonello da Messina, The Pollaiuoli ; Note on two copies of an inedited manuscript by Antonio Filarete

Methods and Materials of Painting of the Great Schools and Masters: Folco Portinari and his descendants, Hospital of S. Maria Nuova, Ancient Florentine academy of painters, Antonello da Messina, The Pollaiuoli ; Note on two copies of an inedited manuscript by Antonio Filarete

Author: Sir Charles Lock Eastlake

Publisher:

Published: 1960

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13:

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Unabridged and unaltered republication of the first edition originally published in 1847, under title "Materials for a history of oil painting."


The Painter's Methods and Materials

The Painter's Methods and Materials

Author: A. P. Laurie

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-03-21

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 0486146928

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Many of the valuable techniques and materials formerly used in painting have been lost or forgotten. With the convenience of the art supply store, the artist is no longer forced to acquaint himself with many of the operations performed by the great craftsmen-painters of the past. The result is that the modern painter often does not understand the chemical and physical reasons for the steps he follows. This book bridges the gap between artist and craftsman, and gives the reader insights into the classical techniques of the great masters as well as the procedures followed today. Professor Laurie has based his book on an intensive study of great master paintings and manuscripts as well as on actual experiment. He covers techniques for painting on wood panels, paper, walls, and canvas, and for dealing with watercolors, tempera, fresco, pigments and colors, balsams, resins, turpentines, varnishes, waxes, sizings, and various oils such as walnuts, linseed, and poppy. The reader will also find much information on the behavior of light through various refractions, prism effect in layers of paint, and the cleaning and preservation of pictures. The discussion is illustrated by 48 full-page plates. These reproductions of actual paintings by major and minor masters — Rembrandt, Lippi, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Rubens, Hals, and others — were selected to show specific points of painting condition or technical procedures. Microphotographs are used to show cross-sections of painting, age cracks, flaking, pigment particles, and similar material.


Classical Painting Atelier

Classical Painting Atelier

Author: Juliette Aristides

Publisher: Watson-Guptill

Published: 2011-11-15

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0823008363

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Want to paint more like Manet and less like Jackson Pollock? Students of art hailed Classical Drawing Atelier, Juliette Aristides’s first book, as a dynamic return to the atelier educational model. Ateliers, popular in the nineteenth century, teach emerging artists by pairing them with a master artist over a period of years. The educational process begins as students copy masterworks, then gradually progress to painting as their skills develop. The many artists at every level who learned from Classical Drawing Atelier have been clamoring for more of this sophisticated approach to teaching and learning. In Classical Painting Atelier, Aristides, a leader in the atelier movement, takes students step-by-step through the finest works of Old Masters and today’s most respected realist artists to reveal the principles of creating full-color realist still lifes, portraits, and figure paintings. Rich in tradition, yet practical for today’s artists, Classical Painting Atelier is ideal for serious art students seeking a timeless visual education.


Democratising Beauty in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Democratising Beauty in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Author: Lucy Hartley

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-08-03

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1107184088

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This book examines nineteenth-century interests in beauty, and considers whether these aesthetic pursuits were necessary to British public life.


Conservation and Painting Techniques of Wall Paintings on the Ancient Silk Road

Conservation and Painting Techniques of Wall Paintings on the Ancient Silk Road

Author: Shigeo Aoki

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-03-13

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9813341610

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This book presents recent research on ancient Silk Road wall paintings, providing an up-to-date analysis of their coloring materials and techniques, and of developments in efforts to preserve them. The destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001 encouraged international collaboration between conservation research institutes to study and protect the Silk Road’s painted heritage. The collaborations led to exciting new discoveries of the rich materials used in wall painting, including diverse pigments and colorants, and various types of organic binding media. In addition, comparative research across the region revealed shared painting practices that indicate the sophisticated exchange of technologies and ideas. In parallel with these advances in technical understanding, greater awareness and sensitivity has been fostered in endeavors to preserve this fragile heritage. The book offers insights obtained from conservation projects and ongoing research, that encompass the geographical regions and periods related to the Silk Road, including from Japan, China, Korea, India and Afghanistan, and countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region. It also discusses the current issues and future challenges in the field. Featuring concise chapters, the book is a valuable resource for students and professionals in the field of cultural heritage preservation, as well as those who are not familiar with the fascinating topic of Silk Road wall painting research.


The Renaissance Artist At Work

The Renaissance Artist At Work

Author: Bruce Cole

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-02-02

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 042997552X

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This book gives the necessary background for the study and appreciation of Italian painting and sculpture from about 1250 to 1550. It tells how the artists learned their craft, the organization of their workshops, and the guilds they belonged to; how their customers or patrons treated them and where their work was displayed?churches, civic buildings, or private homes. The book discusses how art was made?tempera, oil, panel, canvas, fresco; it surveys the characteristic types of Renaissance art?altarpieces, portraits, tombs, busts, doors fountains, medals, etc.