Thehistoryofartisinseparablefromthehistoryofcolor.Andwhatafascinatingstorytheytelltogether:onethatbrimswithanall-starcastofcharacters,eye-openingdetails,andunexpecteddetoursthroughtheannalsofhumancivilizationandscientificdiscovery.EntercriticallyacclaimedwriterandpopularjournalistVictoriaFinlay,whoheretakesreadersacrosstheglobeandoverthecenturiesonanunforgettabletourthroughthebrillianthistoryofcolorinart.Writtenfornewcomerstothesubjectandaspiringyoungartistsalike,Finlay’squesttouncovertheoriginsandscienceofcolorwillbeguilereadersofallageswithitswarmandconversationalstyle.Herrichnarrativeisillustratedinfullcolorthroughoutwith166majorworksofart--mostfromthecollectionsoftheJ.PaulGettyMuseum.Readersofthisbookwillrevelinatreasuretroveoffun-filledfactsandanecdotes.WereitnotforCleopatra,forinstance,purplemightnothavebecometheroyalcoloroftheWesternworld.WithoutNapoleon,theblackgraphitepencilmightneverhavefounditswayintothehandsofC矇zanne.Withoutmango-eatingcows,thesunsetsofTurnermighthavelosttheirshimmeringglow.Andwereitnotforthepigmentcobaltblue,thehallsofmuseumsworldwidemightstillbefilledwithforgedVermeers.Redocher,greenearth,Indianyellow,leadwhite--nopigmentfromtheartist’sbroadanddiversepaletteescapesFinlay’sshrewdeyeinthisbreathtakingexploration.
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