Paper and Light
$42.40
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
27 February 2025
Summary
Illuminating the Masters: Light and Shadow in Drawings
This volume looks at the techniques and materials that artists have utilized since the Renaissance to create spectacular light effects in drawings.
The treatment of light and shadow is one of the building blocks of drawing. From techniques such as highlights and reserves, to material selection and the creation of translucent tracing paper, to the use of light as a medium for viewing artworks, artists for…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781606069301 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1606069306 |
| Author: | Julian Brooks, Michelle Sullivan |
| Publisher: | Getty Trust Publications |
| Imprint: | J. Paul Getty Museum |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 27 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 536g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 373mm x 219mm |
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“This book is a lit candle to accompany you through the fall as the days get darker and longer, and light becomes harder to find.”–Lakshmi Rivera Amin “Hyperallergic” (10/9/2024 12:00:00 AM)
About The Author
Julian Brooks
Julian Brooks is senior curator and head of the Department of Drawings at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Michelle Sullivan is associate conservator of drawings at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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