Encyclopedia of Themes and Subjects in Painting

Encyclopedia of Themes and Subjects in Painting
Author: Howard Daniel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1971
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Nearly 400 of the subjects that recur most frequently in Western art - most of them mythological or religious - are arranged alphabetically and are concisely explained. Every subject is illustrated by a major work from a public gallery.

Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography

Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography
Author: Helene E. Roberts
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1072
Release: 2013-09-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1136787933

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques

The Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques
Author: Jeremy Galton
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2002
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780806989099

Find out what you can do with oil paints. Make brushwork more expressive and add shadows. Try a full complement of creative techniques. Breathtaking examples of finished paintings, analyzed in detail, guide you through a range of themes, including architecture, figures, and landscapes.

World Encyclopedia of Naive Art

World Encyclopedia of Naive Art
Author: Oto Bihalji-Merin
Publisher: Book Sales
Total Pages: 735
Release: 1984
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781555211868

Traces the evolution of modern primitive art and looks at the lives and works of more than 800 artists