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E. H. Gombrich on fresco painting.
LIBRA ND2550 .G65 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gombrich, E. H. (Ernst Hans), 1909-2001, author.
- Series:
- Pocket perspectives
- Standardized Title:
- Means and ends
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mural painting and decoration.
- Physical Description:
- 95 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
- Other Title:
- On fresco painting
- Fresco painting
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, [2024]
- Summary:
- "The great art historian E.H Gombrich takes Leonardo da Vinci's criticisms of mural painters as a starting point for this soaring interpretation of the art of fresco painting from ancient Egypt to the twentieth century."--Back cover.
- Notes:
- Originally published in 1977 as Walter Neurath memorial lecture no. 8 with title: Means and ends : reflections on the history of fresco painting.
- "With 39 illustrations."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-93).
- ISBN:
- 9780500027448
- 0500027447
- OCLC:
- 1396252484
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