Jan Steen : the Drawing lesson /
In The Drawing Lesson, Jan Steen celebrates the art of the painter as teacher, placing his subjects in a familiar Dutch interior. This fascinating study of the painting - a masterpiece of the Museum's collection - examines the individual parts and larger patterns of the work and also recounts S...
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| Language: | English |
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Malibu, Calif. :
J. Paul Getty Museum,
1996
Malibu, Calif. : [1996], ©1996 Malibu, Calif. : c1996 Malibu, Calif. : ©1996 Malibu, Calif. : [1996] |
| Series: | Getty Museum studies on art
Getty Museum studies on art |
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| Summary: | In The Drawing Lesson, Jan Steen celebrates the art of the painter as teacher, placing his subjects in a familiar Dutch interior. This fascinating study of the painting - a masterpiece of the Museum's collection - examines the individual parts and larger patterns of the work and also recounts Steen's career and a history of the picture itself In this fascinating exploration of Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson, John Walsh offers an explanation of the individual parts and larger patterns of the work, allowing us to see how each prop and pose contributes to the larger theme--the art of painting and the education of the artist. He also recounts Steen's career and the history of the picture itself, presenting, in sum, not only an examination of a fine painting but also a lesson in how to look at and "read" a complex work of art |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 88 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 24 cm 88 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm 88 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm 88 p. : ill.; 24 cm 88 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm 88 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm Also issued online |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-84) Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0892363924 9780892363926 |