Painters (Medieval Craftsmen) - Softcover

Paul Binski

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802069185 ISBN 13: 9780802069184

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 1991

Synopsis

Medieval churches glowed with the colours of painted walls, altarpieces, and screens. Although much of this art has been lost, enough survives to illuminate this fascinating account of the methods and motivation of the medieval painter.

Within the Church, the painters worked to illustrate doctrine as well as to beautify God's house, but as the medieval economy prospered they translated their skills to the adornment of domestic architecture too. Combining documentary evidence with a study of surviving paintings, the author is able to reconstruct in detail the processes involved in creating the works of art. He also examines who the painters were, how they chose their images, and the social and economic background to their creativity.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Medieval churches glowed with the colours of painted walls, altarpieces and screens. Although much of this art has been lost, enough survives to illuminate this fascinating account of the methods and motivation of the medieval painter.

About the Author:

Paul Binski is an assistant professor of the history of art at Yale University.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0802069185
• ISBN 13: 9780802069184
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 72