What is tempera? What is foreshortening? What is fresco? These termsand more than 100 othersare explained and illustrated in Looking at Paintings. First published in 1992, Looking at Paintingsnow thoroughly revised and expandedpresents concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most often encountered by museumgoers. This new edition pays special attention to the processes and methods of paintings conservation; it also offers definitions and examples of materials and techniquessuch as color field and collagethat did not appear in the earlier volume.
At the J. Paul Getty Museum, Tiarna Doherty is associate conservator in the Department of Paintings Conservation and Anne T. Woollett is associate curator in the Department of Paintings.
Series: Looking At...
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