Unfamiliar texts from all periods are featured, from the treatise that inspired Van Gogh to physicians' scales of hair and urine colours, and fresh light is thrown on the hidden meanings of many familiar masterpieces. The 20th century is often called the period when colour has finally come into its own. This is an attempt to examine what this claim means, and to suggest answers to many perennial questions about the role of colour.
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A superb, encyclopedic exploration of colour as cultural and artistic phenomenon. This book, thirty years in the making, will delight artists, designers, historians and anyone interested in what colour means to us now and what significance it had in the past. Beginning with the ancient Greeks, once thought to be essentially colour-blind, John Gage examines the many and varied attitudes toward colour and its use. It is at the same time a philosophical book, an aesthetic book and a fascinating history lesson. Practicing artists will particularly enjoy the discussion of the various "palettes" adopted and developed by artists such as Delacroix. I particularly enjoyed the discussion of colour and alchemy, colour and music and the heraldic symbolism of colour. A rich and fascinating exploration of a hitherto overlooked thread of cultural development.
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