PATTERNS IN ART

Richly embroidered robes Intricate lace collars Elaborately laid floor tiles Delicately carved and modelled cornices and capitals These are among the details of decorative art that the Old Masters lovingly rendered in their paintings to establish a setting convey a portrait subject s social status or sometimes just enliven a scene Together these details so easy to overlook in the imposing harmony of draftsmanship colour and composition that makes up a great painting form a veritable history of ornament This inventive book plucks these decorative motifs from the background of paintings by masters like Bronzino Fra Angelico and Jacques Louis David and transforms them into vibrant two dimensional patterns Seeing these patterns side by side with the original paintings deepens our appreciation of both Patterns in Art will be a resource for graphic designers and a revelation for all art lovers