The Brilliant History of Color in Art

Author(s): Victoria Finlay

Art & Design

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.


Product Information

"A cracking good read."--Fine Art Connoisseur

Victoria Finlay is the critically acclaimed author of Color: A Natural History of the Palette and the former arts editor of the South China Morning Post.

General Fields

  • : 9781606064290
  • : Yale University Press
  • : Yale University Press
  • : 0.804
  • : April 2014
  • : 260mm X 229mm X 15mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Victoria Finlay
  • : Hardback
  • : 1114
  • : English
  • : 128
  • : 166 full-colour illustrations