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How to paint like the old masters  Cover Image Book Book

How to paint like the old masters / by Joseph Sheppard.

Record details

  • ISBN: 082302671X
  • Physical Description: 143 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 1983, c1979.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: Learning from the old masters. New York : Watson-Guptill, 1979.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 141) and index.
Subject: Painting > Technique.
Painting, Modern > 17th century. > Technique.
Painting, Modern > 18th century. > Technique.
Painting, Renaissance > Technique.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Evergreen Indiana.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Newburgh Chandler PL - Bell Road Library 751.45 SHE (OVERSIZE) (Text) 39206019216868 Oversized Available -

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    Generations of artists have learned from How to Paint Like the Old Masters, the classic volume that explores the techniques used by the great artists of the 16th and 17th centuries. Now Watson-Guptill proudly presents the 25th Anniversary Edition. Each chapter is devoted to a different Old Master—Dürer, Titian, Veronese, Caravaggio, Vermeer, Hals, Rubens, and Rembrandt—and is divided into two sections. The first part describes the artist’s techniques and discusses how artists can incorporate these methods within their own personal style. The second part is a full-color demonstration. Author Joseph Sheppard traces the artist’s working sequence, colors and mediums, surfaces and tools, as he creates a new painting. With today’s resurgence of interest in Old Master techniques, this unique, practical, and inspiring book is sure to teach countless artists exactly How to Paint Like the Old Masters.

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