How Long to Read Understanding Painting: From Giotto to Warhol

How Long Does it Take to Read Understanding Painting: From Giotto to Warhol?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Understanding Painting: From Giotto to Warhol by Patrick De Rynck

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

- Spans seven centuries of masterpiece paintings from major museum collections - Accessible and informative for general art lovers and those looking to learn, but interesting enough to be enjoyed by scholars and experts - More than 600 superb color reproductions accompanied by brief yet illuminating explanations - Includes paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, and Rembrandt, to Monet, Matisse, and Pollock Great paintings, filled with complex themes and symbols, can be intimidating. Here, Patrick De Rynck and Jon Thompson explore more than 300 famous works spanning the Middle Ages to the late 20th century, unlocking each work's meaning. Today's art lovers lack the intimate knowledge of Greek and Roman mythology, folklore, and Christian theology that was so well-known to medieval and Renaissance artists and their public. Likewise, modern and contemporary art can baffle even sophisticated viewers. With brief yet illuminating explanations and more than 600 color reproductions - including many close-up details - of works by artists from Giotto, Botticelli, El Greco, Rubens, and Vermeer to Bonnard, Degas, Whistler, Van Gogh, Picasso, Hopper, Warhol, and Basquiat, this book provides the means to interpret and better enjoy these and many other works of art.

How long is Understanding Painting: From Giotto to Warhol?

Understanding Painting: From Giotto to Warhol by Patrick De Rynck is 400 pages long, and a total of 100,000 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Understanding Painting: From Giotto to Warhol Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read Understanding Painting: From Giotto to Warhol aloud.

What Reading Level is Understanding Painting: From Giotto to Warhol?

Understanding Painting: From Giotto to Warhol is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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