{"product_id":"pigments-paperback","title":"Pigments - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara H. Berrie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCaroline Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKarin Leonhard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise illustrated history of one of art's most important and elusive elements\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the millennia, humans have used pigments to decorate, narrate, and instruct. Charred bone, ground earth, stones, bugs, and blood were the first pigments. New pigments were manufactured by simple processes such as corrosion and calcination until the Industrial Revolution introduced colors outside the spectrum of the natural world. \u003ci\u003ePigments\u003c\/i\u003e brings together leading art historians and conservators to trace the history of the materials used to create color and their invention across diverse cultures and time periods. This richly illustrated book features incisive historical essays and case studies that shed light on the many forms of pigments--the organic and inorganic; the edible and the toxic; and those that are more precious than gold. It shows how pigments were as central to the earliest art forms and global trade networks as they are to commerce, ornamentation, and artistic expression today. The book reveals the innate instability and mutability of most pigments and discusses how few artworks or objects look as they did when they were first created. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom cave paintings to contemporary art, \u003ci\u003ePigments\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how a material understanding of color opens new perspectives on visual culture and the history of art.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara H. Berrie\u003c\/b\u003e is senior conservation scientist and head of the Department of Scientific Research at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. \u003cb\u003eCaroline Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e is Starr Director of the Research and Academic Program at the Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts. \u003cb\u003eKarin Leonhard\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of art history at the University of Konstanz in Germany. \u003cb\u003eIttai Weinryb\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of art history at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695379386431,"sku":"9780691223711","price":35.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cab2ecdcac4ddcba597eb56912d97f11.webp?v=1765003618","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pigments-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}