David Hockney - Geheime kennis - Ludion 2002

David Hockney tells the story of his research into the secrets of the Old Masters. He explains how he established scientific and visual proof. Through the painter's eyes, readers can examine the major paintings of art history and learn how artists used mirrors and lenses to create their masterpieces. Hockney's own photographs and drawings illustrate the different techniques used by painters of the past to achieve the perfect likeness, and show the results they achieved; texts both old and new provide further evidence, and Hockney's correspondence with a host of specialists traces the stages of this fascinating quest.

239p - NL - 24.5x30.8cm - hardcover - good condition