From ancient Egyptian papyrus scrolls to 20th century works: painting’s hidden secrets revealed
What is Jesus doing beside Lake Geneva? What is a monk doing on the Ship of Fools? What Great Paintings Say has the answers to these and many other burning questions asked about the most important and famous paintings of all time. Each chapter focuses on one painting, with enlarged details and in-depth texts describing their significance. Volume I featued masterpieces by the likes of Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Breughel, Rembrandt, Goya, Courbet, Degas, Renoir, Chagall. Its brand new companion, Volume II features all new material including more paintings by artists featured in Volume I, as well as works by Bellini, Dürer, Rubens, Tiepolo, Caspar David Friedrich, Delacroix, Monet, Caillebotte, Kirchner, and many others. Taking apart each painting and then reassembling it again like a huge jigsaw puzzle, the authors reveal the history of art as a lively panorama of forgotten worlds.
The authors:
Rose-Marie Hagen was born in Switzerland and studied History and Literature in Lausanne.
Rainer Hagen studied Literature and Theatre Science in Munich. Together, the two authors have produced 15 television films in the series "History in Pictures" and have published over 140 sequels to the series "Examining Paintings" in the arts magazine art, a selection of which makes up the contents of this publication.
What is Jesus doing beside Lake Geneva? What is a monk doing on the Ship of Fools? What Great Paintings Say has the answers to these and many other burning questions asked about the most important and famous paintings of all time. Each chapter focuses on one painting, with enlarged details and in-depth texts describing their significance. Volume I featued masterpieces by the likes of Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Breughel, Rembrandt, Goya, Courbet, Degas, Renoir, Chagall. Its brand new companion, Volume II features all new material including more paintings by artists featured in Volume I, as well as works by Bellini, Dürer, Rubens, Tiepolo, Caspar David Friedrich, Delacroix, Monet, Caillebotte, Kirchner, and many others. Taking apart each painting and then reassembling it again like a huge jigsaw puzzle, the authors reveal the history of art as a lively panorama of forgotten worlds.
The authors:
Rose-Marie Hagen was born in Switzerland and studied History and Literature in Lausanne.
Rainer Hagen studied Literature and Theatre Science in Munich. Together, the two authors have produced 15 television films in the series "History in Pictures" and have published over 140 sequels to the series "Examining Paintings" in the arts magazine art, a selection of which makes up the contents of this publication.
The authors:
Rose-Marie Hagen was born in Switzerland and studied History and Literature in Lausanne. Rainer Hagen studied Literature and Theatre Science in Munich. Together, the two authors have produced 15 television films in the series "History in Pictures" and have published over 140 sequels to the series "Examining Paintings" in the arts magazine art, a selection of which makes up the contents of this publication.
Rose-Marie Hagen was born in Switzerland and studied History and Literature in Lausanne. Rainer Hagen studied Literature and Theatre Science in Munich. Together, the two authors have produced 15 television films in the series "History in Pictures" and have published over 140 sequels to the series "Examining Paintings" in the arts magazine art, a selection of which makes up the contents of this publication.
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