| ID | 013153 |
| Call Number | 751.09/HOC |
| Title Proper | Secret knowledge |
| Other Title Information | Rediscovering the lost techniques of the Old Masters |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hockney, David |
| Publication | New York, Penguin Books, 2006. |
| Description | 328p Black spine |
| Note | A work of art history which uncovers piece after piece of visual and scientific evidence relating to the execution of masterpieces of art, the inventive use of mirror and lenses to develop perspective and chiaroscuro which challenge common notions of how Western art actually developed.
This book is also about the future and the way in which we see, treat and make images today, in an age of computer manipulation. |
| Standard Number | 0142005126 |
| Price. Qualification | $45.00(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 751.09 |
| Key Words | IBDP ; Painting - Technique - History ; Drawing - Technique - History ; Optics and art ; Camera lucidas ; Camera obscuras |