Ways of Seeing: Based on the BBC Television Series“The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled” -- so opens John Berger’s revolutionary million-copy bestseller on how to look at art John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and the most influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the Sunday Times critic commented: "This is an eye-opener in more ways than one: by concentrating on how we look at paintings . . . he will almost certainly change the way you look at pictures." By now he has. |
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... Louvre is a replica of the National Gallery version . NATIONAL GALLERY VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS BY LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452-1519 LOUVRE French art historians try to prove the opposite . THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH ST ANNE AND ST JOHN. 22.
... Louvre is a replica of the National Gallery version . NATIONAL GALLERY VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS BY LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452-1519 LOUVRE French art historians try to prove the opposite . THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH ST ANNE AND ST JOHN. 22.
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... Louvre , Paris 50 Susannah and the Elders by Jacopo Tintoretto , 1518-94 , Kunsthistorisches Museum , Vienna 51 Vanity by Hans Memling , 1435-94 , Strasbourg Museum 51 The Judgement of Paris by Lucas Cranach the Elder , 1472-1553 ...
... Louvre , Paris 50 Susannah and the Elders by Jacopo Tintoretto , 1518-94 , Kunsthistorisches Museum , Vienna 51 Vanity by Hans Memling , 1435-94 , Strasbourg Museum 51 The Judgement of Paris by Lucas Cranach the Elder , 1472-1553 ...
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... Louvre , Paris 66 ( top left ) Virgin Enthroned by Cimabué , Louvre , Paris , c.1240-1302 ? 66 ( top right ) Virgin , Child and Four Angels by Piero della Francesca , 1410 / 20-92 , Williamston , Clark Art Institute 66 ( bottom left ) ...
... Louvre , Paris 66 ( top left ) Virgin Enthroned by Cimabué , Louvre , Paris , c.1240-1302 ? 66 ( top right ) Virgin , Child and Four Angels by Piero della Francesca , 1410 / 20-92 , Williamston , Clark Art Institute 66 ( bottom left ) ...
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