If the Paintings Could Talk

Informationen zum Autor Michael Wilson; With a foreword by Andrew Marr Klappentext "If the Paintings Could Talk "reveals the hidden histories of paintings in the National Gallery, London. With a treasury of fascinating facts, discoveries, and tales, this book describes the flight a work took down a mountainside and the portrait that appeared in a James Bond film, among many other entertaining events and stories. An engaging, accessible, and highly original gallery guide that cross-references entries throughout, the book provides a unique tour of this remarkable collection. Zusammenfassung If the painting could talk... what tales would they tell? This art book is designed to be read like a novel. It gets you up close and personal to individual masterpieces in the National Gallery! London. It unlocks the paintings' hidden histories! which have often been buried in articles! archives or reports.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Wilson
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.11.2008
• EAN: 9781857094251
• ISBN: 978-1-85709-425-1
• No. of pages: 196
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm
• Series: National Gallery of London (Pa; National Gallery London Publications; National Gallery of London (Pa
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art