Cochineal Red: The Art History of a Color

by Elena Phipps

Book Overview

From antiquity to the present day, color has been embedded with cultural meaning. Associated with blood, fire, fertility, and life force, the color red has always been extremely difficult to achieve... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300155131
• ISBN13: 9780300155136
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 10.7"