What Great Paintings Say. 100 Masterpieces in Detail
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What Great Paintings Say. 100 Masterpieces in Detail
80100 masterpieces under the microscope
Paintings' hidden secrets revealed
Guiding our eye to the minutiae of subject and symbolism, authors Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen allow even the most familiar of pictures to come alive anew through their intricacies and intrigues. Is the bride pregnant? Why does the man wear a beret? How does the shadow of war hang over a scene of dancing? Along the way, we travel from Ancient Egypt through to modern Europe, from the Renaissance to the Roaring Twenties. We meet Greek heroes and poor German poets and roam from cathedrals to cabaret bars, from the Garden of Eden to a Garden Bench in rural France.
As we pick apart each painting and then reassemble it like a giant jigsaw puzzle, these celebrated canvases captivate not only in their sheer wealth of details but also in the witness they bear to the fashions and trends, people and politics, loves and lifestyles of their time.
The authors
Rose-Marie Hagen (1928 - 2022) was born in Switzerland and studied history, Romance languages, and literature in Lausanne. After further studies in Paris and Florence, she lectured at the American University in Washington, D.C.
Rainer Hagen was born in Hamburg and graduated in literature and theater studies in Munich. He later worked for radio and TV, most recently as chief editor of a German public broadcasting service. Together they have collaborated on several TASCHEN titles, including Masterpieces in Detail, Pieter Bruegel, and Francisco de Goya.
What Great Paintings Say. 100 Masterpieces in Detail
Hardcover with fold-outs, 24.4 x 34 cm, 4.70 kg, 636 pagesISBN 978-3-8365-7747-2
Edition: SpanishISBN 978-3-8365-7748-9
Edition: FrenchISBN 978-3-8365-7749-6
Edition: English5