Brillant History of Color in Art

Brillant History of Color in Art by Victoria Finlay
120 Pages


"The history of art is inseparable from the history of colour. This book takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on a tour through the history of color in art. It aims to uncover the origins and science of colour. It is illustrated in full colour throughout with 166 major works of art."

The book is set up to travel through time as artists and civilizations discover new colors and ways to create colors.  Each color has examples of the use of it in a piece of art, sometimes more and facts about how it was created, problems with the use of that color and other historical tidbits.  Definitely interesting to read.