Great Paintings Explained by Christopher P Jones

Great Paintings Explained

Imagine walking into an art gallery and looking at a painting. What does it mean? What is it trying to say? This book will help you answer these curious questions.

From paintings by Botticelli to Van Gogh, Rembrandt to Kandinsky, Great Paintings Explained explores what the pictures actually show by delving into the myths, symbolism and stories behind fifteen different works of art.

For anyone interested in art and understanding the language of visual interpretation, this book is for you. The author is a fabulous writer, and it’s as if he’s painting with words, with elegant simplicity and narrative depth.★★★★★ Amazon Reviewer

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