Making Masterpieces: A History of Painting
Technique
Making Masterpieces: A History of Painting Technique
This remarkable six-part series analyzes the history of painting technique in a way that
is at once both highly focused in approach and encyclopedic in content. Each video
critically examines an individual aspect of the painting process using well-known
masterpieces as examples. The sheer abundance of high-quality art images makes the series
an excellent reference work—and video special effects and scientific processes such
as infrared reflectography enable viewers to see for themselves how some of the
world’s greatest paintings were made. An outstanding asset for art history and fine
arts programs where the evolution of painting is the focus. 6-part series, 27 minutes
each.
