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How to Read Art
How to Read Art: A Crash Course in Understanding and Interpreting Paintings | Liz Rideal
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"A valuable visual guide to Western European painting, [providing] an accessible and informative guide to art from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century for the general reader [while] enabling readers to develop the skills and knowledge to enjoy diverse paintings"--Back cover.
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“Art is a visual language, not one of words, and so conclusions about artwork based on verbal or written communication are a parallel but not a true equivalent. However, discussing painting helps us to empathize, to enjoy the image, and to learn more about the process of creating it.”

- From the Introduction — it‘s on point! 👌🏽

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Picked this book up on a whim while at the library in the hopes of being better prepared next time I visit an art museum. 🤓 I like art but I‘ve always felt I‘ve lacked vocabulary to reference when expressing my thoughts and feelings about what I see — I‘d like to better appreciate the beauty of it all.