Science of Paintings

Name: Science of Paintings
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ISBN: 9780387987224

ISBN-10: 0387987223

ISBN-13: 9780387987224

Edition: 2000

Authors: W. Stanley Taft, James W. Mayer, P. I. Kuniholm, R. Newman, D. C. Stulik

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One's appreciation of a beautiful painting is enhanced by knowing about the aesthetic choices the artist made in composition and execution of the painting. It is also enhanced by knowing how the artist's selection and use of materials - and their interplay with light - affects what we see in the painting.This book discusses the physics and materials science that go into making a painting appear the way it does: the physical principles behind the colors one sees in paintings and how they change with illumination; the pigments, binders, varnish, and support materials used in both old and modern paintings; the optics and microscopic structure of paint films; and the various physical and…

Book details

List price: $84.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication date: 6/16/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 236
Size: 7.01" wide x 9.25" long x 0.28" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Peter I. Kuniholm is Professor of Archaeology and Dendrochronology and Curator of Classical Antiquities at Cornell University




The Structure and Analysis of Paintings



Paint



Organic Binders



The Painter's Color and Light



Color and Light



Optics of Paint Films



Beyond the Eye



Detection of Fakes



Object of Interaction


Appendices A-L