Pastel Portraits: Images of 18th-Century Europe
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (886 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300169817 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 56 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorKatharine Baetjer is Curator, European Paintings, and Marjorie Shelley is Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge, Paper Conservation, both at the Metropolitan Museum.
It offers a technical discussion of the materials and explains why pastels achieved widespread popularity in the 1700s and how the fabrication of this medium intersected with Enlightenment thinking.. devoted to these intriguing and important works. Until now, there has never been an exhibition in the U.S. Pastel Portraits, the companion book to an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, presents over 40 exquisite works by French, Italian, English, Swiss, and American artists. The powdery, vibrant crayons are particularly suited to capturing the skin tones and evanescent expressions that characterize the most lifelike portraits.Pastels cannot be permanently displayed because they are susceptible to fading, and they rarely travel. Brightly hued, highly finished, and relatively large in scale, pastels
Five Stars Opiniated Great book.. Just a nibble!!!! The only downside of this book is its length.Beautiful works of art in color.A true inspiration for someone wanting to study pastel portraits!!!!. Luis Castro said Ilustrative. Elegant format and excellent content of the draws, spetialy the explanstion of the details in each one. I just suges to the editorial house a hard cover. Reccomend this item.
Katharine Baetjer is Curator, European Paintings, and Marjorie Shelley is Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge, Paper Conservation, both at the Metropolitan Museum.