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Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters by David Hockney (Hardcover, 2001)
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David Hockney takes us on an enthralling intellectual and visual journey as he rewrites the story of how the great drawings and paintings of the last six centuries were created. He demonstrates for the first time how artists as far back as the 15th century used mirrors and lenses to project colour images onto flat surfaces and then captured these projections in pencil and paint. As well as being the presentation of more than two years' research, Secret Knowledge is an amazing detective story, as Hockney uncovers piece after piece of scientific and historical evidence, each one revealing further secrets of the past.Product Identifiers
PublisherThames & Hudson LTD
ISBN-139780500237854
eBay Product ID (ePID)90084952
Product Key Features
Book TitleSecret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters
AuthorDavid Hockney
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicArt Theory
Publication Year2001
Number of Pages296 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height300mm
Item Width237mm
Item Weight1960g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorDavid Hockney
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 13 Aug, 2020
Have some artists used optical instruments to create their masterpieces?
Wonderful book that I am so pleased to now have on my shelves. Hockney shares his thoughts on whether some artists have used camera obscura or camera lucida to make their paintings or drawings. He makes a very good case. The book is full of fabulous illustrations of very high quality and Hockney's commentary makes the paintings even more enjoyable. This is a great book for anyone studying Art History, for any art lover and for anyone wanting help on how to read paintings or look at the artist's craft.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 Jun, 2021
Seminal work
I think this is a very important research project. It’s well written and easy to follow his logic and research methodology. Hockney is wonderfully modest about himself and refreshingly candid about the historic artistic community. It’s a great book for art lovers and dare I say for ‘professionals’ in the art market. As an amateur painter I found it was fascinating and useful. He’s just such an easy person to listen to. Thank you David Hockney.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Apr, 2021
Great information for the budding Art Historian
As an art student it is a great look at how guilds and contextual technology has shaped the mark making of so called important Art History - Hockney's video of the book is also worth a watch -Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 Apr, 2020
David Hockney book
Wow. didn't know he had looked into portraiture in such detailVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Apr, 2017
Excellent book
Cramp packed with very interesting facts about artist and the art world, a must for all who are interested in art and the artist.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 31 May, 2024
Excellent - all perfect - lovely book!
Excellent - all perfect - lovely book!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Aug, 2021
Great book
My Dad loved thisVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Sep, 2023
Amazing insightful demonssstrativly beneficial.
Excellent insight into the historical aspects of masster painting with techniques.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Jun, 2024
Super - thank you
Super - thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
