A follow-up to Making Masterpieces: A History of Painting Technique (item #33419), this six-part series explores major ideas, themes, and motifs that have driven the development of Western art. Renowned examples of still life, portraiture, and landscape painting are showcased, along with the manipulation of chiaroscuro, the narrative power of pictures, the ancient connection between artist and model, and the use of scientific analysis to study a painting’s hidden past. The result is a set of outstanding instructional tools for both studio art and art history courses. 6-part series, 27 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : Light, Shadow, and Reflection: Painting with Light | Landscape: The Invention of Nature | Portrait/Self-Portrait: The Conquest of the Human Figure | The Artist and the Model: An Age-Old Couple | The Scenario: Telling a Story Through Painting | Under the Image: The Secrets of a Picture's Layers

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