Looking At Pictures With Bernard Berenson
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Jacket in mylar sleeve.
Few names in the history of art criticism carry as much weight as Bernard Berenson, whose celebrated eye and relentless pursuit of connoisseurship transformed the way the Western world understands Italian Renaissance painting. Looking at Pictures with Bernard Berenson, selected and introduced by Hanna Kiel and accompanied by a personal reminiscence from J. Carter Brown, presents a curated journey through the masterworks that captivated Berenson throughout his extraordinary life — offering readers not merely reproductions, but an intimate tutorial in the art of truly seeing. This landmark volume distills the essence of Berenson's legendary methodology, illustrating how form, line, and the concept of tactile values animate a canvas and communicate across the centuries. His prose, authoritative yet deeply personal, argues that genuine engagement with a painting is an act of intellectual and sensory discipline — a skill to be cultivated, never assumed. With Harry N. Abrams' characteristic commitment to sumptuous reproduction, this edition stands as both a collector's treasure and an indispensable companion for anyone who has ever stood before a Renaissance altarpiece and wondered what, exactly, they should be looking for.
Author: Bernard Berenson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Jacket in mylar sleeve.
Few names in the history of art criticism carry as much weight as Bernard Berenson, whose celebrated eye and relentless pursuit of connoisseurship transformed the way the Western world understands Italian Renaissance painting. Looking at Pictures with Bernard Berenson, selected and introduced by Hanna Kiel and accompanied by a personal reminiscence from J. Carter Brown, presents a curated journey through the masterworks that captivated Berenson throughout his extraordinary life — offering readers not merely reproductions, but an intimate tutorial in the art of truly seeing. This landmark volume distills the essence of Berenson's legendary methodology, illustrating how form, line, and the concept of tactile values animate a canvas and communicate across the centuries. His prose, authoritative yet deeply personal, argues that genuine engagement with a painting is an act of intellectual and sensory discipline — a skill to be cultivated, never assumed. With Harry N. Abrams' characteristic commitment to sumptuous reproduction, this edition stands as both a collector's treasure and an indispensable companion for anyone who has ever stood before a Renaissance altarpiece and wondered what, exactly, they should be looking for.