Making Masterpieces

Neil MacGregor

ISBN 10: 1901710017 / ISBN 13: 9781901710014

Published by BBC EDUCATION PRODUCTION, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Masterpieces
• Publisher: BBC EDUCATION PRODUCTION
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1901710017
• ISBN 13: 9781901710014
• Binding: Unknown Binding
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

It accompanied a BBC documentary series of the same title - the 6 episode DVD is now in navailable for private use and is very expensive if you want to buy it for teaching purposes and pay the licence fee It aim of the series is to look at some well known and not so well known masterpieces in the National Gallery London It starts with what one can see with the painting on the wall. At times careful observers can spot some item(s) of interest in the painting The author takes you behind the scenes to the Conservation Lab and the Scientific Lab He shows how different techniques can often solve the puzzle one noted on looking at the picture on the wall Some paintings that feature include Peter Paul Rubens beautiful Portrait Susanna Lunden his sister in law Pierre - Auguste Renoir The Umbrellas Poalo Veronese The Vision of St Helena